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Northern brown snake

Pseudonaja nuchalis
Mayelana negama: The name gwardar comes from an Aboriginal language and means "go the long way around", which is advice for anyone who meets one in the wild.1
KungabulalaKungakubulala uma ungelashwa. Uma sikuluma, thola usizo ngokushesha.
Izinyoka zase-Australia UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.

The northern brown snake is a fast, highly venomous snake found across the north of Australia. It lives in dry country, woodlands and grasslands, and sometimes near towns. It matters because its bite can be deadly, so it is important to know what it looks like and to keep your distance.1

Ihlala
Across the north of the Australian continent, including the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia1
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ekhaya
It prefers drier habitats but is also found in coastal eucalypt forests, woodlands and grasslands. It hides in crevices and under rocks, and in urban areas it can be found under rubbish or tin piles.1
Ubude
1.8 m (5.9 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 7.5 km/h (4.7 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It preys on small mammals and reptiles, including lizards and mice. It kills its prey with a combination of venom and constriction, which means squeezing the prey in its coils.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Northern brown snake
Northern brown snake. Isithombe: coenobita. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Its back can be shades of orange-brown with flecks and bands, or it can be plain.1
  • Its belly is cream to orange with pink blotches.1
  • Some individuals have jet black heads.1
  • Others have a black 'V' shape on the back of the neck, just below the head.1
  • It grows up to 1.8 m in total length, including the tail.1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: Some northern brown snakes have jet black heads, which can cause them to be confused with the black-headed python.1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, nephrotoxins, which damage the kidneys, and a procoagulant, which affects blood clotting. Although its venom is not the most toxic in the brown snake genus, each bite can deliver a relatively large amount, so it has a high potential to cause a deadly bite. Human symptoms include headache, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, severe coagulopathy (serious blood clotting problems) and sometimes kidney damage.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.

The northern brown snake has a high potential to deliver a deadly bite. The bite is usually painless and is difficult to see because the fangs are small, so a bite can go unnoticed. In dogs and cats, paralysis is also likely to occur.1

Senzani uma sesabile?

It usually prefers to retreat from danger, but it is very aggressive when disturbed or threatened and will defend itself if cornered.1

Uma siluma

  • Ukubopha ngokucindezela nokuvimba ukunyakaza (pressure immobilisation): bopha ibhandeshi elinwebekayo eliqinile phezu kwenxeba bese ukhuphuka nesitho sonke, usiqinise nge-splint, futhi ugcine umuntu engashukumi nhlobo kuze kufike usizo.
  • Ungaligezi inxeba lokulunywa: izibhedlela zingahlola ubuthi obusele esikhumbeni ukuze zikhethe i-antivenom efanele.

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?

Northern brown snake ubude obucishe bube ngu-1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ibhayisikili lomuntu omdala cishe 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Imoto cishe 4.5 m (15 ft)
side njengamakati asekhaya angu-4 kusuka ekhaleni kuya emsileniside njengobhanana abangu-10 abalandelanayosingahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-48 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Northern brown snake mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Although it is generally shy, it has been known to practise cannibalism, though this is not common.1

2

It can climb small shrubs or trees, although it is not a tree-dwelling species.1

3

Its name, gwardar, is an Aboriginal word meaning "go the long way around".1

4

It may become active at night during the warmer months, but it is otherwise active during the day and enjoys sunlight.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: Snakes like this one always attack people.

Iqiniso: The northern brown snake is generally cautious and shy, and it usually retreats rather than attacks. It only defends itself strongly when it is cornered or threatened.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Pseudonaja nuchalis
Iqembu
Izinyoka zase-Australia
Umndeni
Elapidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Izinsana
The mating season is roughly from September to November, and the female usually produces around 11 to 14 eggs, but may produce up to 38.1
Ingozi ebantwini
4 / 5: Kuyingozi kakhulu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Pseudonaja nuchalis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudonaja nuchalis (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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