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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Nípa orúkọ náà: The genus name Ophiophagus means 'snake eater', which comes from its habit of eating snakes.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 king cobra is a large venomous snake of tropical Asia. It is the world's longest venomous snake, and it mostly eats other snakes. It is widely spread across its range, but people do not often see it.1

Ó ń gbé ní

Tropical Asia, from India and Nepal through Southeast Asia to southern China and the Philippines1

Éṣíà

Ilé

It lives across many tropical Asian habitats and is found at elevations up to 2,000 m.1

Gígùn

3.2 m sí 5.8 m (10 ft sí 19 ft)1

Ìwúwo

10 kg (22 lb)1

Ìyára gíga jùlọ

nǹkan bí 10 km/h (6.2 mph)

Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù

Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?

It mainly hunts other snakes, including its own kind, and also eats lizards and rodents now and then. After it bites its prey, it swallows the animal whole, and its flexible jaws let it swallow prey much larger than its head.1

Fọ́tò King cobra — King cobra. Fọ́tò: Michael Allen Smith from Seattle, USA. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

Adults are olive green with black and white bands across the trunk that run towards the head.1
The head has 15 drab-coloured shields that are edged in black.1
The hood is oval, with two black spots between the two lowest scales.1
Juveniles are black with chevron-shaped white, yellow or buff bars that point towards the head.1
The tail is yellowish green and marked with black.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Despite its common name and some resemblance, it is not a true cobra: it belongs to its own genus.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?

The venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. Symptoms can start rapidly after a bite. The cobra can strike at a considerable range and height, and it has an immense venom yield.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

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

The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. Attacks usually happen when an individual is cornered or accidentally exposes itself, or when people come close by chance.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?

When threatened, it spreads its neck flap, raises its head, hisses or growls loudly, and sometimes charges.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

After a bite, prompt antivenom is needed, so get to medical care as fast as possible.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 tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?

ó wúwo tó ológbò ilé 2.5

ó gùn tó ajá 6 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 32 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 36 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni King 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?

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

King cobra nǹkan bí 10 km/h (6.2 mph)

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

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

Its growl is much lower than most snakes' hisses, with a dominant frequency near 600 Hz, which is closer to a human voice.1

It is dominant over all other snakes except large pythons.1

It can swallow prey much larger than its head because of its flexible jaws.1

It can go many months without another meal after a large meal because its metabolism is slow.1

It is considered the national reptile of India and has an important place in the mythology and folk traditions of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.1

Its common name 'hamadryad' is still used in older books.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: King cobras are aggressive and attack people on sight.

Òtítọ́: The king cobra is not considered aggressive and usually avoids humans. It defends its eggs fiercely and may strike if it is cornered or accidentally exposed.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì: Ophiophagus hannah
Ẹgbẹ́: Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
Ìdílé: Elapidae2
Ètò: Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì: Éṣíà
Àwọn ọmọ: It lays eggs. The female builds a nest of dry leaf litter and guards the eggs through the incubation period.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó: Vulnerable (IUCN Red List, since 2010)1
Ewu fún ènìyàn: 5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

King cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Ophiophagus hannah (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
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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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