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Zebra spitting cobra

Naja nigricincta

Malunga negama: The name 'nigricincta' comes from Latin words meaning 'black-banded', which fits its dark crossbars.1

SinokubulalaSinokukubulala ukuba awunyangwanga. Ukuba siyakuluma okanye sitshica ityhefu emehlweni akho, fumana uncedo ngokukhawuleza.

Amaphimpi, iimamba nee-krait

Siyafafaza okanye sitshica

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

The zebra spitting cobra is a venomous snake with dark stripes across its body. It lives in the deserts and drier parts of southern Africa, and it is often found near people, including inside homes. It can spit venom at its enemies, which makes it a snake to respect.1

Sihlala

Southern Africa: southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa1

IAfrika

Ekhaya

It lives in deserts and drier regions. It frequents human homes, both in towns and in rural areas, and is commonly found inside dwellings. It is often seen crossing roads at night.1

Ubude

1,5 m (4,9 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Ifoto ka-Zebra spitting cobra — Zebra spitting cobra. Ifoto: Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Dark brown to black body with zebra-like vertical whitish or light yellow stripes along the back1
The stripes are generally evenly spaced and may be complete or broken into pieces1
Head and hood are uniformly dark brown or black1
Scales on the underside range from white to orange1
Young snakes are lighter in colour than adults1

Sidla ngokubhidaniswa no: It was long thought to be a subspecies of the black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis), but differences in body shape and genes led to it being recognised as a separate species. Both of its subspecies are smaller than the black-necked spitting cobra. The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Siyafafaza okanye sitshica

Sifafaza okanye sitshica ulwelo oluhlabayo kwabo basihlaselayo.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

Its venom can cause massive bleeding inside the body, tissue death (necrosis) and paralysis. The snake can also spit its venom with great accuracy, which can cause temporary or permanent blindness if it hits the eyes.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

Most bites happen at night, while victims are asleep, because the snake often enters homes. Its spitting can cause blindness.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

It spits venom at enemies with great accuracy, and like other cobras it can flatten its head and neck into a hood.1

Ukuba siyaluma okanye sitshica

Gcina umntu engashukumi kwaye ezolile, susa imisesane nezinto eziqinileyo, uze umse esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza: i-antivenom lunyango.
Ukuba ityhefu itshicelwe emehlweni, wahlambulule ngamanzi amaninzi acocekileyo ngoko nangoko.

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Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuluma okanye sitshica ityhefu emehlweni akho: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

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Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

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U-Zebra spitting cobra mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Zebra spitting cobra malunga ne-7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)

Umntwana okhwele ibhayisekile malunga ne-12 km/h (7,5 mph)

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Iinyaniso

It can spit venom accurately enough to hit an enemy's eyes from a distance.1

The subspecies known as the black spitting cobra is solid black, with no stripes.1

It is mostly active at night, which is why it is often seen crossing roads after dark.1

Its young are lighter in colour than the adults.1

It is smaller than its close relative, the black-necked spitting cobra.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Naja nigricincta
Iqela: Amaphimpi, iimamba nee-krait
Usapho: Elapidae2
Ucwangco: Squamata
Amazwekazi: IAfrika
Iintsana: It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 4 / 5: Siyingozi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

Naja nigricincta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Naja nigricincta (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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