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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus

Nípa orúkọ náà: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1

Ó nílò dókítàKì í sábà pani, ṣùgbọ́n ìbùjẹ nílò dókítà.

Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait

ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

Ó ń gbé ní

Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1

Áfíríkà

Ilé

It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1

Gígùn

49 cm sí 76 cm (1.6 ft sí 2.5 ft)1

Ìyára gíga jùlọ

nǹkan bí 6.2 km/h (3.9 mph)

Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù

Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?

It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1

Fọ́tò Cape coral snake — Cape coral snake. Fọ́tò: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

Bites to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

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

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.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.

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: 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

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Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

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Báwo ni Cape coral snake 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?

Ènìyàn tó ń rìn nǹkan bí 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

Cape coral snake nǹkan bí 6.2 km/h (3.9 mph)

Ọmọdé lórí kẹ̀kẹ́ nǹkan bí 12 km/h (7.5 mph)

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì: Aspidelaps lubricus
Ẹgbẹ́: Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
Ìdílé: Elapidae2
Ètò: Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì: Áfíríkà
Àwọn ọmọ: It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó: Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn: 3 / 5: Ó le gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Aspidelaps lubricus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
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