Banded water cobra
The banded water cobra is a large, heavy snake that lives mostly in the water. It is found in parts of central and western Africa, along lakes, rivers and streams. It is one of only two water cobra species in the world.1

毒液之力
它咬的时候,毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。
它的毒液会造成什么?
Its venom has not been well studied, but it is believed to be dangerously neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves, as most elapids' venoms do. Laboratory tests on mice showed that its venom is very potent, with some of the lowest lethal doses recorded for any African cobra studied so far.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。It is secretive and seldom met by people. It is generally not aggressive and bites only when provoked.1
好消息:医生有药(抗毒血清)或治疗方法。1
它害怕时会做什么?
On land, when threatened, it rears up, spreads its hood and may hiss loudly, but it tends not to lunge forward. In water, it swims away quickly.1
注意安全
- 永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物,即使是很小的,即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
- 给它留出空间。如果遇到它,保持冷静,慢慢后退,让它走自己的路。
- 如果被它咬了:保持冷静,保持不动,拨打你的急救电话(112、000、911)或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样,拍张照片会有帮助。
它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己,而且它更愿意躲起来。 更多安全知识
它有多大?
它有多长?
和 3 只狗鼻子接尾巴一样长
和 16 根香蕉首尾相接一样长
43 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Banded water cobra和你比起来有多大?
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它有多快?
事实
It is an excellent swimmer and can stay underwater for up to 10 minutes.1
It can dive to depths of 25 m.1
It is one of only two water cobra species in the world; the other is the Congo water cobra (Naja christyi).1
It is a slow mover on land, so it usually heads for water to escape.1
A polyvalent antivenom made by the South African Institute of Medical Research neutralised its venom in laboratory tests.1
事实的来源
- Naja annulata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja annulata (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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咬伤

怎样认出它
如果它咬人