Zibalelwa ku-270 izinhlobo zezinyoka emhlabeni, okuhlanganisa imfezi nezihlobo zazo ama-add, mamba, taipan nezinye. Okubizwa ngokuthi ama-cobras eqiniso amelelwa yizinhlobo ezingu-28. Ngokuvamile, indawo yazo iyindawo eshisayo eshisayo, kodwa ingatholakala nasezindaweni ezishisayo, emahlathini nasezindaweni zokulima zase-Afrika naseNingizimu Asia. Izimfezi zincamela ukuba ngaphansi komhlaba, ngaphansi kwamadwala nasezihlahleni. 1. Izimfezi eziningi zinamahloni futhi zivame ukucasha lapho abantu beseduze. Okuhlukile yi-king cobra, enolaka uma ibhekene nayo. 2. Imfezi iyodwa inyoka emhlabeni ekhafula ubuthi bayo. 3. Izimfezi “zinesitho sikaJacobson” (njengezinye izinyoka), ngenxa yalokho umuzwa wazo wokuhogela uthuthuke kakhulu. Ziyakwazi ukuzwa ushintsho oluncane lokushisa, okuzisiza ukuthi zilandelele inyamazane yazo ebusuku. 4. Isisindo sazo siyahlukahluka kuye ngohlobo lwezinhlobo - kusuka ku-100 g kumakholomu ajwayelekile ase-Afrika, kufika ku-16 kg kuma-king cobras amakhulu. 5. Endle, izimfezi zinesilinganiso sokuphila kweminyaka engama-20. 6. Yona ngokwayo le nyoka ayinabo ubuthi, kodwa imfihlo yayo inobuthi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi imfezi iyadliwa kulabo abadla isibindi sokuyihlasela. Yonke into ngaphandle koshevu osesikhwameni sayo. 7. Izimfezi zijabulela ukushwabadela izinyoni, izinhlanzi, amaxoxo, amaselesele, izibankwa, amaqanda namatshwele, kanye nezilwane ezincelisayo njengonogwaja, amagundane. 8. Izilwane ezidla ezinye zemvelo ze-cobra zihlanganisa ama-mongoose nezinyoni eziningana ezinkulu njengenyoni enobhala. 9. Izimfezi zihlonishwa eNdiya naseNingizimu-mpumalanga Asia. AmaHindu abheka imfezi njengokubonakaliswa kukaShiva, uNkulunkulu wokubhubhisa nokuzalwa kabusha. Ngokomlando wobuBuddha, imfezi enkulu enembokodo yavikela uBuddha elangeni lapho ezindla. Izithombe zemfezi nezithombe zingabonakala phambi kwamathempeli amaningi amaBuddha namaHindu. Izimfezi zenkosi nazo zihlonishwa njengeNkosi yeLanga futhi zihlotshaniswa nemvula, ukuduma nokuzala. 10. Inkosi imfezi inyoka enobuthi ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ubude bayo obujwayelekile bungamamitha angu-5,5.
2022-11-11