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Black-necked spitting cobra

Naja nigricollis
Nípa orúkọ náà: The scientific name comes from Latin: 'niger' means black and 'collis' means neck. The genus name Naja comes from the Sanskrit word for cobra.1
Ó lè paniÓ lè pa ọ́ bí kò bá sí ìtọ́jú. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ tàbí tu oró sí ojú rẹ, wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá.
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait Ó ń fọ́n tàbí tuOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

The black-necked spitting cobra is a venomous snake found mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. It can squirt venom from its fangs at a threat, and that venom can cause permanent blindness if it gets into the eyes. Its colours vary a lot from place to place.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Mostly sub-Saharan Africa, in western, eastern, central and parts of southern Africa. Absent from the Congo Basin rainforests.1
Áfíríkà
Ilé
It usually lives in savanna and semi-desert, up to 1,800 metres, and also in moist savanna and cleared former forest, especially near rivers and streams. It is often met in villages and small towns, where it may come into direct contact with people. It hides in tree trunks, termite mounds and rodent holes.1
Gígùn
1.2 m sí 2.2 m (3.9 ft sí 7.2 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 7.8 km/h (4.8 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It feeds mainly on small rodents such as small rats and mice. It also eats birds, fishes, lizards, eggs and other snakes.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Black-necked spitting cobra
Black-necked spitting cobra. Fọ́tò: Nigel Voaden. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Moderately sized, with a moderately distinct head, and grows to 1.2 to 2.2 metres.1
  • Many specimens have a broad black neck band, often with an orange or pinkish bar on the neck.1
  • Colours vary by region: black or pale grey, yellowish-brown, deep reddish-brown, olive brown, striped black and white, or totally white with dark eyes.1
  • Some have a yellow or reddish belly, while others lack the neck bands and belly colour.1

Agbára oró

Ó ń fọ́n tàbí tu

Ó ń fọ́n tàbí tu omi tó ń ta ni sí àwọn tó bá kọlù ú.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is mostly cytotoxic, meaning it destroys cells, and it also has typical elapid neurotoxic (nerve-attacking) effects and cardiotoxic (heart-damaging) components. A bite causes severe bleeding from the wound, tissue death around the bite, and difficulty breathing. Venom in the eyes causes extreme burning pain, loss of coordination, partial loss of vision, and permanent blindness.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

Its venom is medically significant. The death rate for untreated bites is about 5 to 10%, and under 1% in areas where it is common. When death occurs, it is usually from paralysis of the diaphragm, the muscle used for breathing.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

It spits venom from its fangs at a threat, reaching up to 7 metres with good accuracy. It also bites readily, even with only slight provocation.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ tàbí tu oró

  • If venom gets into the eyes, it should be washed off, because permanent blindness can follow if it is not. Anyone bitten should get medical treatment, as untreated bites carry a much higher risk of death.1
  • Jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira kí ó sì farabalẹ̀, yọ òrùka àti àwọn nǹkan tó há, kí ẹ sì lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá: oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) ni ìtọ́jú rẹ̀.
  • Bí ó bá tu oró sí ojú, fi omi mímọ́ púpọ̀ fọ ojú náà lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ tàbí tu oró sí ojú rẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Níbo ní ayé?

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Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Black-necked spitting cobra gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 2.2 m (7.2 ft)Kẹ̀kẹ́ àgbàlagbà nǹkan bí 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ kan nǹkan bí 4.5 m (15 ft)
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 4 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 12 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 46 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Black-necked spitting cobra ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

It can spit venom accurately more than 7 metres away.1

2

In 1944, a British eye surgeon, Major Harold Ridley, described eye damage from a spit from this cobra in Ghana. He treated the man and followed his case until the eye fully recovered.1

3

A single bite can deliver 200 to 350 mg of venom (dry weight), according to a 1974 study by Minton.1

4

It is an excellent tree climber and can live in trees at times.1

5

Wild-caught individuals tend to be nervous and spit readily, while captive-bred animals are much calmer.1

6

It can be active at night or during the day, depending on the season, location and temperature.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Spitting cobras only spit venom and do not bite.

Òtítọ́: The black-necked spitting cobra also bites, and it will do so with only slight provocation.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Naja nigricollis
Ẹgbẹ́
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
Ìdílé
Elapidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Áfíríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Females usually lay 10 to 15 eggs, though they can lay between 8 and 22. The young are about 20 to 25 cm long at birth and are fully independent.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
4 / 5: Ó léwu gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Black-necked spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja nigricollis (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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