Goldie's tree cobra
Goldie's tree cobra is a large, glossy black snake that lives in the trees, on the ground and in water across Central and Western Africa. It is one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, so it is important to know what it looks like and to keep well away from it.1

Indlela yokusibona
- Its dorsal (upper) body colour is glossy black.1
- It is a long, slim snake, measuring 2.2 to 2.7 m including the tail.1
- It has a small head with exceptionally large eyes.1
- It has a long, spiky tail, which helps it move through trees.1
- When threatened, it rears up and spreads a cobra-like hood, which is much narrower than that of Naja naja.1
Amandla obuthi
Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.
Ubuthi baso benzani?
Its venom is mainly a neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, as in most cobras. It acts quickly and is extremely potent. Bite symptoms include swelling and stinging pain around the wound, numbness of the limbs and lips, severe difficulty breathing, heavy sweating and blurred vision. Victims may die of respiratory failure, which means the lungs stop working properly.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.It is one of the most toxic and deadly snakes in Africa. Its venom can easily kill a person, and a number of people are killed by this species each year.1
Senzani uma sesabile?
When threatened it rears up and spreads its narrow hood, and if provoked further it may bite; if restrained, it may also use its tail spike to defend itself.1
Uma siluma
- Gcina umuntu engashukumi futhi ezolile, khipha izindandatho nezinto eziqinile, bese umusa esibhedlela ngokushesha: i-antivenom iyikhambi.
Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala
Hlala uphephile
- Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
- Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.
Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
side njengezinja ezingu-2.5 kusuka ekhaleni kuya emsileni
side njengobhanana abangu-15 abalandelanayo
singahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-40 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)Goldie's tree cobra mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?
Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.
Sishesha kangakanani?
Amaqiniso
It is one of the largest venomous snakes in Africa.1
Despite its size, it is very agile and moves as easily on the ground and in water as it does in trees.1
It cannot spit its venom, but its bite is very potent.1
It is one of the few snakes considered aggressive, and it is reputed to be ill-tempered.1
Its large eyes give it excellent eyesight.1
Umqothuli wezinganekwane
Inganekwane: It is often called "Gold's tree cobra".
Iqiniso: That spelling is an error. The species is named after George Taubman Goldie, so the correct name is Goldie's tree cobra.1
Lapho amaqiniso evela khona
- Goldie's tree cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudohaje goldii (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
- Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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