Mozambique spitting cobra
The Mozambique spitting cobra is a highly venomous snake from southern and eastern Africa. It lives mostly in savanna, the open grassy country of hot regions. It is special because it can spit its venom accurately, and its bite and venom are very dangerous.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Above, it is slate, blue, olive or tawny black, and many scales have black edging.1
- Below, it is salmon pink to purplish yellow, with black bars across the neck.1
- Young snakes sometimes have pink or yellow bars on the throat.1
- Adults are usually 90 cm to 105 cm long.1
- When threatened, it can rear up and spread a long, narrow hood.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 a postsynaptic neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, and a cytotoxin, which destroys cells. Its bite causes severe destruction of the tissue around the wound. Venom that gets into the eyes can cause impaired vision or blindness. Its venom is about as toxic as that of the Mojave rattlesnake.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa. Only a few people have died from its bites, but survivors are mostly left disfigured.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
When confronted at close range, it rears up, spreads its hood and spits, usually from a raised position. It may also bite, or feign death to avoid further disturbance.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 3 láti imú dé ìrù
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 9 tí a tò tẹ̀léra
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 52 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Mozambique 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 immune to the venom of the black mamba, and it sometimes eats black mambas.1
It can spit its venom 2 to 3 metres with great accuracy.1
It can spit without rearing up or spreading its hood, and it can spit from very tight spaces.1
It can rear up to two-thirds of its own length when confronted.1
Hatchlings are already about 23 cm to 25 cm long.1
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Mozambique spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja mossambica (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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