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Red spitting cobra

Naja pallida
Ó lè paniÓ lè pa ọ́ bí kò bá sí ìtọ́jú. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ tàbí tu oró sí ojú rẹ, wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá.
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait Ó ń fọ́n tàbí tuOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
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The red spitting cobra is a medium-sized cobra found in East Africa. When threatened, it can spray venom into an attacker's face, which can cause burning pain and blindness. It is often considered an attractive snake, usually bright salmon-red with a black throat band.1

Ó ń gbé ní
East Africa, including Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, southern Egypt, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan and Kenya1
Áfíríkà
Ilé
It mainly lives in dry savanna and semidesert up to about 1,200 metres above sea level, and can usually be found near water holes. By day, adults hide in termite mounds, old logs, holes and brush piles. It is known to raid chickens in the region.1
Gígùn
70 cm sí 1.2 m (2.3 ft sí 3.9 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 6.8 km/h (4.2 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It has a wide range of prey but prefers amphibians such as toads and frogs when they are available. It also eats rodents, birds and probably other snakes.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Red spitting cobra
Red spitting cobra. Fọ́tò: Steven G. Johnson. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Usually bright salmon-red, with a broad black throat band and teardrop markings below the eyes1
  • Colour varies by region: specimens from southern Kenya and northern Tanzania are orange-red with a dark blue or black throat band1
  • The throat band often fades or disappears in larger adults, and true red specimens turn reddish-brown with age1
  • Adults typically measure 0.7 to 1.2 metres1
  • When threatened, it rears up, shows a cobra hood and hisses loudly1

Agbára oró

Ó ń fọ́n tàbí tu

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 mixture of neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and cytotoxins, which damage cells. A bite causes slight pain around the wound and numbness of the lips, fingers and tongue. Venom sprayed into the eyes causes burning pain and can cause blindness.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

It seldom causes human deaths, but survivors of its bites are usually left disfigured. In September 2011, a snake keeper from South Africa died shortly after venom was sprayed into his face while he was photographing the snake. The venom is thought to have entered his nasal passages and caused anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and his asthma may have contributed.1

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

When threatened, it rears up, displays its hood and hisses loudly, and if the intruder does not retreat, it may spray venom at the face. In very rare cases it sprays without first rearing up.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

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Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Red spitting cobra gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 1.2 m (3.9 ft)Ajá kan nǹkan bí 1 m (3.3 ft)Àgbàlagbà kan nǹkan bí 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 2.5 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 7 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 53 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Red 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?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Young red spitting cobras spit more venom, relative to their body size, than adults do.1

2

It is thought to be cannibalistic, which may explain why adults are night-active and smaller snakes are day-active.1

3

Adults are mainly active at night, while juveniles are more active during the day.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Naja pallida
Ẹgbẹ́
Ṣèbé, mamba àti krait
Ìdílé
Elapidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Áfíríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
It lays eggs (it is oviparous), with a clutch of 6 to 21 eggs.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
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Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Red spitting cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Naja pallida (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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