Snouted cobra
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

Indlela yokusibona
- 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
Amandla obuthi
Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.
Ubuthi baso benzani?
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
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.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
Senzani uma sesabile?
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
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-14 abalandelanayo
singahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-43 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)Snouted cobra mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?
Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.
Sishesha kangakanani?
Amaqiniso
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
Lapho amaqiniso evela khona
- Snouted cobra (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Naja annulifera (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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