Mexican jumping pitviper
ByteThe Mexican jumping pit viper is a short, stout snake with a patterned body of dark blotches. It lives only in eastern Mexico, mostly in forests and lowlands. It is a pit viper, a group of snakes that includes many venomous species.1

Hoe om dit te herken
- Adults are short and very stout, usually 46 to 61 cm in total length.1
- The body is tan, light brown or grey, with about 20 dark brown or black diamond-shaped (rhomboid) blotches along the back.1
- The lower tips of the blotches often join spots on the sides to form narrow crossbands.1
- The top of the head is dark, with dark stripes running back from the eyes, and the side of the head is lighter.1
- The belly is whitish, sometimes with dark brown blotches.1
Word dikwels verwar met: Young bushmasters (Lachesis muta) have been mistaken for this snake. The Mexican jumping pit viper can be told apart because it lacks the specialised tail tip of the bushmaster.1
Gifkrag
Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.
Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?
Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.
As dit byt
- Hou die persoon stil en kalm, hou die gebyte arm of been op hartvlak, haal ringe en stywe goed af, en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit.
Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels
Bly veilig
- Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
- Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
- As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.
Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly
Waar in die wêreld?
Hoe groot is dit?
Hoe lank is dit?
so lank soos 3 piesangs punt aan punt
kan 100 meter in 110 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)Hoe groot is Mexican jumping pitviper in vergelyking met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig is dit?
Feite
Its body is covered with strongly keeled scales, which have a raised ridge along the middle; in large individuals the scales are tubercular, meaning they have small bumps.1
The species has been known from cloud forest as well as rain forest, which makes it one of the more varied habitats for a pit viper in this region.1
Mite-breker
Mite: It is a young bushmaster.
Waarheid: It is a separate species. It has been mistaken for young bushmasters, but it lacks the bushmaster's specialised tail tip.1
Vir gifkenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Metlapilcoatlus nummifer
- Groep
- Groefkopadders
- Familie
- Viperidae2
- Orde
- Squamata
- Kontinente
- Noord-Amerika
- Hoe dit in die natuur gaan
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List, assessed March 2007, marked as needing updating); classed as threatened by the government of Mexico1
- Gevaar vir mense
- 3 / 5: Ernstig3
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Metlapilcoatlus nummifer (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Metlapilcoatlus nummifer (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
- Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.
Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dierfanatici, nie 'n wetenskaplike joernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.