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Snouted cobra

Naja annulifera

名字的由来： It is also called the banded Egyptian cobra, because it was once thought to be a close relative of the Egyptian cobra.1

可致命不治疗可能会要你的命。如果它咬了你，赶快求助。

眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。

The snouted cobra is a large, highly venomous snake that lives in southern Africa. It is a night hunter that often makes its home in old termite mounds. Because it can deliver a dangerous bite, it is important to know what it looks like and where it lives.1

生活在

Northeast South Africa, southern Mozambique, eastern Botswana, Malawi, throughout Zimbabwe and parts of Eswatini1

非洲

首页

It lives in dry and moist savanna, especially bushveld and lowveld areas, but not in forests. It often uses an abandoned termite mound as a permanent lair, where it may stay for years if left undisturbed. It also raids poultry runs and can become a nuisance to farmers.1

长度

1.2 m到2.5 m (3.9 ft到8.2 ft)1

最高速度

约 8.3 公里/小时（5.2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It eats toads, rodents, birds and their eggs, lizards and other snakes, especially puff adders. It hunts mainly at night, from dusk onwards.1

Snouted cobra的照片 — Snouted cobra。照片：sheilapic76。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Adults usually measure 1.2 to 1.8 metres, and can reach 2.5 metres1
Body colour ranges from yellowish to greyish-brown, dark brown or blue-black1
The banded form is blue-black with 7 to 11 yellow to yellow-brown cross bars1
The underside is yellow, mottled with black, with a darker throat band that is more obvious in juveniles1
When disturbed, it raises the front third of its body and spreads a hood while hissing1

毒液之力

咬伤

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 is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. A bite can affect breathing, and if untreated it may cause respiratory failure and death. Early symptoms include pain and local swelling, which may lead to blistering.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 a highly venomous species. Victims are typically bitten on the lower leg, usually at night. Without treatment, a bite can be fatal.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It is nervous and will strike to defend itself if threatened, but given the chance it will escape into a hole or crevice. Rarely, it may pretend to be dead.1

如果它咬人

让人保持安静不动，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院：抗毒血清是治疗方法。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

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

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 2.5 只狗鼻子接尾巴一样长和 14 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）

Snouted cobra和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

Snouted cobra 约 8.3 公里/小时 (5.2 mph)

一个骑自行车的孩子 约 12 公里/小时 (7.5 mph)

值得了解

事实

It hunts other snakes, especially puff adders.1

Very large adults can lift up to 0.5 metres of their body off the ground while spreading a wide hood.1

It often makes its home in an abandoned termite mound, where it may live for years.1

Its young are already 22 to 34 cm long when they hatch from eggs.1

给毒液专家

学名: Naja annulifera
类别: 眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: It lays between 8 and 33 eggs in early summer. The young average 22 to 34 cm long.1
对人的危险: 4 / 5: 非常危险3