Javan spitting cobra
The Javan spitting cobra is a venomous snake that lives on the islands of Java, Bali and other Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is named for its habit of spraying venom at a threat instead of only biting. It is a medium to large snake, and adults can grow to nearly 2 metres long.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Adults are usually a uniform yellowish, brown or blackish colour.1
- Juveniles often have throat bands and lateral throat spots.1
- When a hood mark is present, it is most often chevron-shaped (V-shaped).1
- It has smooth, very oblique dorsal scales and expands a hood when threatened.1
- The average adult length is 1.3 metres, with a maximum of around 1.85 metres.1
Agbára oró
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 contains mainly cardiotoxins, which act on the heart, and smaller amounts of neurotoxins, which act on the nerves. Its venom has a strong anticoagulant effect, meaning it weakens the blood's ability to clot. The venom may be potent but may not be particularly rapid-acting.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.Very few human deaths are attributed to this species.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
It is very defensive and readily spits venom when it feels threatened, and its hood expands as a warning.1
Bí ó bá bùjẹ tàbí tu oró
- 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
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 4 láti imú dé ìrù
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 10 tí a tò tẹ̀léra
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 48 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Javan 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?
Òtítọ́
It is one of the few cobras that can spit venom at a threat, and it does so readily.1
Cardiotoxins make up about 60% of its venom by dry weight, while neurotoxins make up only about 4.5%.1
The Komodo dragon preys on this cobra, which makes it easy prey for that lizard.1
Hatchlings are completely independent from birth, so no parent cares for them.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: Komodo specimens are reluctant to spit.
Òtítọ́: Field observations suggest the opposite: they do spit.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Naja sputatrix
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
- Ìdílé
- Elapidae2
- Ètò
- Squamata
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Éṣíà
- Àwọn ọmọ
- Females lay about 16 eggs on average, with clutches of 13 to 19 eggs, and the incubation period is about 88 days. Hatchlings are completely independent from birth.1
- Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
- CITES Appendix II (not threatened with extinction now, but may become so unless trade is strictly regulated; commonly harvested for skins and occasionally found in the pet trade)1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 4 / 5: Ó léwu gan-an3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Javan spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja sputatrix (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
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