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Àwòrán kátúùnù Mangrove snake
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Mangrove snake

Boiga dendrophila
Nípa orúkọ náà: Its common name comes from mangrove swamps, although it is found more often in lowland rainforests.1
Ó kàn ń dunniÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.
Ejò oníyín ẹ̀yìn ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

The mangrove snake is a large, tree-climbing snake with yellow and black bands. It lives in Southeast Asia and is one of the biggest cat snake species. It is mildly venomous, and it is often mistaken for a much more dangerous snake, the banded krait.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Southeast Asia and Indochina: Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam1
Éṣíà
Ilé
It is found more often in lowland rainforests than in mangrove swamps. It is mostly active at night.1
Gígùn
2.4 m sí 2.7 m (7.9 ft sí 8.9 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 6.7 km/h (4.2 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats reptiles, such as green sea turtle hatchlings, birds, possibly including milky storks, and small mammals, possibly including large treeshrews.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Mangrove snake
Mangrove snake. Fọ́tò: Cymothoa exigua. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Black above, with yellow bands across the back1
  • Yellow lips with black edges1
  • Black or bluish underside, sometimes speckled with yellow, and a yellow throat1
  • Can grow to about 240 to 270 cm long1
  • Has a triangular body cross-section1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: The mangrove snake can be confused with the banded krait, which has alternating black and yellow crossbands and a triangular body. The banded krait is extremely venomous, so treat any black and yellow banded snake with caution.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 snake has rear fangs and a venom gland linked to them. It has to chew to release the venom, which is released gradually. Its venom is weak, and the rear fangs are small, so it is hard for the snake to sink them into a person's arm or leg. Moderate bites have caused intense swelling.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

It is considered mildly venomous. Moderate bites have caused intense swelling, but there has never been a confirmed death, as of 2016.1

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

It is a potentially defensive snake that may strike repeatedly, even when captive bred.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà, jẹ́ kí ẹni náà farabalẹ̀, kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn. Àwọn irú kan (bí boomslang) lè pani ní wákàtí púpọ̀ lẹ́yìn náà.

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

Níbo ní ayé?

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Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Mangrove snake gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 2.7 m (8.9 ft)Kẹ̀kẹ́ àgbàlagbà nǹkan bí 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ kan nǹkan bí 4.5 m (15 ft)
ó gùn tó ajá 2.5 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 15 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 54 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Mangrove 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?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Its venom contains denmotoxin, a three-finger toxin that is the first fully characterised bird-specific toxin.1

2

It is one of the biggest cat snake species.1

3

Despite its name, it is found more often in lowland rainforests than in mangrove swamps.1

4

It may refuse food for long periods if it is disturbed.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: It is a dangerous killer because it looks like the banded krait.

Òtítọ́: It is mildly venomous, and there has never been a confirmed death from its bite. Its look can be confused with the extremely venomous banded krait.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Boiga dendrophila
Ẹgbẹ́
Ejò oníyín ẹ̀yìn
Ìdílé
Colubridae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Éṣíà
Ewu fún ènìyàn
2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Boiga dendrophila (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Boiga dendrophila (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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