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Caspian cobra

Naja oxiana
Nípa orúkọ náà: Naja is a Latin form of the Sanskrit word for cobra, and oxiana comes from Oxus, the ancient name of the Amu Darya river.1
ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko apani jùlọ ní ayé. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.Ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá àti oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) ń gba ẹ̀mí ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn là. Pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

The Caspian cobra is a highly venomous snake that lives in Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. Many scientists consider it the most venomous cobra in the world. It is also a strong swimmer and a good climber.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Central Asia, Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, Pakistan and far northern India1
Éṣíà
Ilé
It lives in dry, rocky or stony foothills covered with shrubs or scrub, up to about 3,000 m above sea level. It is often found near water and rarely far from it, and it lives in holes in embankments or in trees.1
Gígùn
1 m sí 1.7 m (3.3 ft sí 5.6 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 7.5 km/h (4.7 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It feeds mostly on small mammals and amphibians, and sometimes on fish, birds and their eggs. It also reportedly eats other snakes.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Caspian cobra
Caspian cobra. Fọ́tò: Omid Mozaffari. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Adults are light to chocolate brown or yellowish, with no hood marks and no spots on the throat.1
  • Juveniles are pale and faded, with dark and light cross-bands of about equal width around the body.1
  • The hood is long and tapers gradually, unlike the rounder hood of some other cobras.1
  • It has several dark bands under the throat.1
  • It is never fully black, although some individuals can be quite dark.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: The Caspian cobra is often confused with the Indian cobra, and the two live side by side in Pakistan and northern India. Indian cobras without a hood mark look similar. In the black form of the Indian cobra from Pakistan, almost the whole throat is black, while the Caspian cobra has several dark throat bands and is never fully black.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 mainly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, and most of the venom is made of short neurotoxins. It also contains cytotoxins, which can kill cells, and enzymes called nucleases, which damage tissue at the bite. Severe pain and swelling appear quickly, and weakness, drowsiness and paralysis of the throat and limbs can appear within an hour. The venom can also affect the heart during the first few hours, and at least one heart attack after a bite has been recorded.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

It is regarded as the most dangerous snake in Central Asia and has a high death rate. Between 1979 and 1987, 136 confirmed bites were attributed to it in the former Soviet Union. Of these, 8 people died after receiving antivenom, and 11 of the 15 who did not receive antivenom died. In Iran, it causes more deaths from snakebite than any other snake in the country. Without treatment, death can come in as little as 45 minutes or be delayed for up to 24 hours.1

Ìròyìn ayọ̀: àwọn dókítà ní oògùn (antivenom) tàbí ìtọ́jú fún èyí.1

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

It tends to avoid people, but when cornered or provoked it spreads its hood, hisses, sways from side to side and strikes repeatedly.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Medical treatment with antivenom is essential, because untreated bites are often fatal. Symptoms can worsen rapidly without treatment, so urgent medical care is needed.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

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Caspian cobra gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 1.7 m (5.6 ft)Àgbàlagbà kan nǹkan bí 1.7 m (5.6 ft)Kẹ̀kẹ́ àgbàlagbà nǹkan bí 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 3 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 9 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 48 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Caspian 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

Many toxinological studies suggest that the Caspian cobra is the most venomous cobra in the world.1

2

A ribonuclease called ribonuclease V1, purified from its venom, is used as a laboratory reagent in molecular biology because it can break down structured RNA.1

3

It cannot spit venom, but it is a good climber and an able swimmer.1

4

It is the westernmost species of Asiatic cobra, and it can be found at heights of up to about 3,000 m.1

5

For most of the twentieth century it was treated as a subspecies of the Indian cobra, until genetic analysis showed it was a separate species.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Caspian cobras are always black, like some Indian cobras.

Òtítọ́: The Caspian cobra is never fully black. Adults are light to chocolate brown or yellowish, and it has several dark bands under the throat.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Naja oxiana
Ẹgbẹ́
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
Ìdílé
Elapidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Éṣíà
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Caspian cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja oxiana (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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