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Snouted night adder

Causus defilippii

Oor die naam: The species name defilippii honours Italian zoologist Filippo De Filippi.1

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Adders & vipers

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The snouted night adder is a venomous snake with an upturned, pointed snout. It lives in parts of East and Southern Africa, in savanna, forest edges and rocky hillsides. Its venom is not lethal to humans, but doctors still treat its bites as medically significant.1

Leef in

East Africa and Southern Africa, from Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo south to South Africa and Eswatini1

Afrika

Tuis

It lives in moist and dry savanna, coastal thickets and forests, from sea level up to about 1,800 m. It favours moist areas but is also found on dry, rocky hillsides and escarpments. When not basking, it hides in ground cover, brush piles and holes.1

Lengte

20 cm tot 35 cm (7,9 in tot 1,1 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 3,1 km/h (1,9 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It feeds mainly on small amphibians, such as frogs. It is mostly terrestrial but sometimes climbs into low vegetation to hunt them, and it is also a good swimmer.1

Foto van Snouted night adder — Snouted night adder. Foto: Ryanvanhuyssteen. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Short, wide head with a prominent, pointed snout that turns upwards1
Light brown, pinkish brown, grey or grey-green body with 20 to 30 dark crescent-shaped markings running down the back, though these can be faint1
A V-shaped marking on the top of the head and a dark streak running backwards from behind the eye1
Yellowish or whitish belly, plain or with small grey-brown spots1
Young snakes are often glossy black or grey1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Little is known about its venom. Reported cases describe rapid swelling, fever, sometimes intense pain and occasionally swelling of the lymph glands. The swelling usually goes down after 2 to 3 days, and no cases of tissue death (necrosis) have been reported.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Its venom is not lethal to humans, but it is still considered medically significant. Only a few case histories exist.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When disturbed, it inflates its body and hisses, and it can strike quickly if threatened.1

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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 11 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 120 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Snouted night adder in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Snouted night adder omtrent 3,1 km/h (1,9 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It is a good swimmer as well as a mostly ground-living snake.1

In captivity it soon becomes tame and unwilling to strike.1

Its common name refers to its prominent, upturned snout.1

It is nocturnal in general, but not entirely, so it can also be active by day.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Causus defilippii
Groep: Adders & vipers
Familie: Viperidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: It lays eggs (oviparous). A clutch has six to eight eggs, and each hatchling is about 10 cm long including the tail.1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Causus defilippii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Causus defilippii (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.

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