Ukubetha kweenyoka ezinetyhefu kuyingozi kubantu. Ingongoma enkulu kakhulu yi-Central African cobra, giurzy kunye ne-efs. Ukufa emva kokubamba ezinye iintlobo zeenyoka, ezinjengeempiri okanye ama-mushroom, azifani kangako, kodwa kwezinye iimeko zingaphukisa ukuvela kwemiphumo emibi. Yingakho kubalulekile ukwazi ukuba benzani emva kwenyoka.
Iimpawu zeenyoka ziyaluma
Sekude kusekwa ukuba, kungekho sizathu, akukho nyoka ihlasela umntu. Kwakhona abanako ukuxhoma kunye nokuqhuba. Kuzo zonke iimeko, iinyoka zilunywa, zizivikela, oko kukuthi, umntu ngokwakhe ugosa lwezenzo ezinjalo zezi zilo. Ininzi inyoka iyaluma ngexesha lokuqokelela ama-mushroom, i-brushwood, amajikijolo kunye nexesha lokuqhwala. Ngamanye amaxesha kukho iziganeko zokubetha ngexesha leenkampu ngobusuku, apho iinyoka zikhangwa ngumlilo nokukhanya.
Xa uhamba kwiindawo eziyingozi, uhlale uguqa iidonti kunye neebhoti eziphezulu. Awudingi ukucinga malunga nento oyenzayo ngenyoka, ukuba uthatha umqeshwa omude kunye nawe. Ngokuncediswa, uya kususa iinqaba okanye uhlolisise imfumba ezintabeni. Xa ubona inyoka, kungcono ukubuyela, ngoko ke ukuba amathuba okuluma ayancitshiswa kakhulu.
Ukuba usalumkile le mpuhla, uya kuziva iimpawu. Impawu zokuqala zokuluma zi:
- Ukuziva unxweme okanye i-paresthesia (i-goose bumps), leyo leyo isasazeka ngokukhawuleza kuwo wonke umntu.
- Ubuhlungu.
- Ukuxakeka, utyhafa.
- Ukunciphisa uxinzelelo lwegazi.
- Ukuphululwa kwentetho nokugwinya ngokusela.
- I-gait engazinzileyo, kwaye kwiminithi embalwa kwaye ukukwazi ukuhamba kunye nokuma ezinyaweni.
- Ukuphefumula ngokukhawuleza kunye nentliziyo ephukileyo.
Nangona ungaboni indlela inyoka ekuluma ngayo, kodwa uziva unomdla ongathandekiyo, kwaye wambona omnye okanye amabini amanxeba aqondakalayo (ngamanye amaxesha ukukrakra), qiniseka ukuphulaphula umzimba wakho. Ufuna uncedo lokuqala nge-snake bite, xa ubona ukuvuvukala, uzivaleleke, uguqe, umkhuhlane, unamehlo aphindwe kabini kunye nokukhupha okubandayo.
Ukuncedisa ngenyoka
Wonke umntu uyayazi imiphumo emibi yenyoka, kodwa xa kuvela imeko enjalo kubalulekile ukuhlala uxolo. Ukuba umntu unani, thumela kuye ngoncedo lwezonyango okanye ubizele iqela loogqirha. Ukunciphisa ukusasazeka kwesetyhefu , kuyimfuneko:
- ukunciphisa ukuhamba kwexhoba (inkululeko yokuzimela ayinqatshelwe);
- ukuqinisekisa uxolo olugcweleyo olusisigxina kwisimo esinqamlekileyo, ukulungelelaniswa ngokupheleleyo kwilungu elithintekayo;
- qalisa ukunyamezela ngamandla kwilonda lesetyhefu ngomlomo (kufuneka ufeze izicubu ezijikeleza ukuluma, ukucwenga nokutshiza, kunye nokukhawuleza ukukhupha umbane okhatywayo imizuzu eyi-15-20);
- oluhlaza okanye iodode ukutshatyalaliswa kwesilwanyana kwindawo yokuluma;
- sebenzisa ibhanji yokucinezelwa.
Emva kokuba wenze le ntshukumo ngenyoka, vumela ixhoba ukusela amanzi okanye itiye. Isiselo esininzi sinceda ukususa ubuthi emzimbeni ngokukhawuleza.
Yintoni engenakuyenza?
Ngethuba lokuncedwa ngenyoka, ayinqatshelwe ukugqithisa indawo yokuluma okanye ukucima indawo echaphazelekayo, oku kungakhokelela ekusulelekeni. Kwakhona, ungatshisi isilonda ngamalahle emlilweni okanye kwezinye izinto ezivuthayo ngomlilo. Uncedo olukhawulezileyo ngenyoka ye-snake akufanele ifake isicelo se-tourniquet, oku kwandisa ingozi yokufa. Ukwandisa le meko kunokwakheka kotywala, kuba utywala kukhulisa umphumo wobuthi.