Inyoka yaseMalay (iCaloselasms rodostoma) ingabizwa ngokuthi inyoka eyingozi kunazo zonke eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Le nyoka itholakala eVietnam, eBurma, eChina, eThailand, eMalaysia, naseziqhingini: iLaos, iJava neSumatra, ehlala emahlathini asezindaweni ezishisayo, amahlathi oqalo namasimu amaningi.
Kusemasimini lapho abantu bavame ukuhlangana nale nyoka. Ngesikhathi somsebenzi, abantu bavame ukungayiboni inyoka elele buthule bese bezithola belunywa. Ubude balenyoka abudluli imitha, kepha ungakhohliswa ngosayizi wayo, njengoba inyoka encane futhi ekhanyayo ifihla emlonyeni wayo amazinyo anobuthi namasentimitha amabili anezinhlungu ezinamandla ze-hemotoxic. Kubulala amangqamuzana egazi futhi kudle izicubu. Ubuthi buncolisa kancane izisulu zomlomo (amagundane, amagundane, izibankwa ezincane namaxoxo) kusuka ngaphakathi, ngemuva kwalokho inyoka igwinya inyamazane eqediwe.
Ayikho ikhambi elithile lobuthi benyoka yaseMalay, ngakho-ke odokotela bangajova into efanayo futhi bathembe impumelelo. Ubungozi buxhomeke enanini lobuthi, ubudala kanye nezici zomzimba womuntu, nokuthi uzothathwa ngokushesha kangakanani esibhedlela. Ukonga impilo yomuntu, usizo kufanele lunikezwe kungakapheli imizuzu engama-30 kusukela ngesikhathi sokulunywa. Ngaphandle kosizo lwezokwelapha, umuntu kungenzeka afe.
Esinye isizathu sobungozi besifonyo ukuthi akulula ukusibona. Le nyoka encane ingahluka ngombala kusuka kokuphinki okukhanyayo kuya kokusobala okukhanyayo nge-zigzag emnyama ngemuva, okuyivumela ukuthi ihlangane ehlathini lamaqabunga awile. Kodwa-ke, lenyoka inenye into eyenza ingabonakali: inyoka ilele inganyakazi, noma umuntu esondela kuyo. Izinyoka ezinesihlungu ezinjengezimfezi, izinyoka nezinyoka zixwayisa umuntu ngobukhona bazo ngokubhodla isigqoko, ukuqhaqhazela noma ukuhayiza kakhulu, kodwa hhayi inyoka yaseMalay. Le nyoka ilele inganyakazi kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina, bese iyahlasela.
Izikelemu zemilomo, njengezinyoka, zaziwa ngamaphaphu ashesha njengombani nangomoya othukuthele kalula. Isongwe ngohlamvu "s", inyoka idubula iye phambili njengentwasahlobo bese iluma kabi, ngemuva kwalokho ibuyele esimeni sayo sokuqala. Ungalibukeli phansi ibanga inyoka engaligaxa. Isifonyo sijwayele ukubizwa ngokuthi "yinyoka evilaphayo" ngoba imvamisa ngemuva kokuhlaselwa abasuki ngisho nokukhasa, futhi ngemuva kokubuya emahoreni ambalwa kamuva ungaphinda uhlangane endaweni efanayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu base-Asia bavame ukuhamba ngezinyawo, okwenza isimo sibe nzima. EMalaysia kuphela, kwaqoshwa izinyoka ezingama-5 500 ngo-2008.
Zisebenza ikakhulukazi ebusuku, lapho zikhasa zifuna amagundane, kuthi emini zivame ukulala phansi, zigeza ngelanga.
Izinsikazi zekhanda lenyoka laseMalay zizalela cishe amaqanda ayi-16 bese zigada ibamba. Isikhathi sokufukamela sihlala izinsuku ezingama-32.
Amagundane asanda kuzalwa asevele enobuthi futhi angaluma.
