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Terciopelo

Bothrops asper

Oor die naam: Terciopelo is Spanish for 'velvet'.1

DodelikEen van die dodelikste diere op aarde. As dit jou byt, roep dadelik hulp.Vinnige hulp en teengif red die meeste mense. Bel dadelik jou noodnommer.

Groefkopadders

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

The terciopelo is a large pit viper, one of the biggest vipers in the world. It lives from north-east Mexico through Central America to northern South America. It is important to know because it causes more envenomated snakebites than any other snake in its range.1

Leef in

North-east Mexico, Central America and northern South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad1

Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It likes moist places at low to middle elevations, mostly tropical rainforest and evergreen forest, and it is often found near rivers and streams. It is most often met near people, livestock and pets, where it lives close to homes and farms.1

Lengte

1,2 m tot 2,5 m (3,9 ft tot 8,2 ft)1

Gewig

6 kg (13 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is a generalist that eats a wide range of animals, including rats, mice, frogs, lizards, birds, opossums and insects. It waits in leaf litter or under forest cover to ambush prey that come within range at night.1

Foto van Terciopelo — Terciopelo. Foto: thibaudaronson. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Broad, flattened head that is clearly set apart from the neck1
Light to dark brown, olive, grey or nearly black body1
Often a yellowish zig-zag line on each side of the body1
Dark triangles with pale edges along the sides of the body1
Pale yellow, cream or whitish grey underside with dark blotches1

Word dikwels verwar met: Bothrops atrox is similar in colour, but it usually has yellow or rust-like tones and rectangular or trapezoidal blotches. The terciopelo is often more uniformly brown or grey, with the zig-zag pattern on its sides.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in its range because it is large, has big fangs and a potent venom, and lives close to people. It is responsible for the most envenomated snakebites within its range. Bites usually happen only when the snake is cornered, pursued or threatened.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When cornered or threatened, it may perform an S-shaped coiled display and can be very defensive, sometimes suddenly reversing direction to attack.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?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 1,5 huiskatte

so lank soos 2,5 honde neus tot stertso lank soos 14 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatkan 100 meter in 86 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Terciopelo 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)

Terciopelo omtrent 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Juveniles can lure prey by waving brightly coloured tail tips. Only males have bright tail tips, though both sexes show this behaviour.1

It is one of the largest vipers in the world, and it is often called 'the ultimate pit-viper' by herpetologists.1

Females are much bigger than males. The two sexes are born the same size, but females grow much faster from about 7 to 12 months of age.1

Its home range is small for a pit viper, averaging between about 3.7 and 6 hectares.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Fer-de-lance is the name of one single snake species.

Waarheid: The name fer-de-lance has been used informally for several Bothrops species, including this one. Herpetologists now prefer the name terciopelo for Bothrops asper.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Bothrops asper
Groep: Groefkopadders
Familie: Viperidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Gevaar vir mense: 5 / 5: Dodelik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Bothrops asper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Bothrops asper (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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