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Twin-spotted rattlesnake

Crotalus pricei
Oor die naam: Its scientific name, pricei, honours William Wightman "Billy" Price, a field biologist who collected the first specimens.1
Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.
Ratelslange ByteEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The twin-spotted rattlesnake is a small venomous snake that lives among rocky mountains in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is a pit viper, a group of snakes that use heat-sensing pits to find their prey. No bites to people from this snake have been recorded.1

Leef in
Southwestern United States (south-eastern Arizona) and northern Mexico, including Sonora, Chihuahua, Durango and parts of Coahuila and Nuevo León1
Noord-Amerika
Tuis
It lives amid mountain rocks, where nights are often cold. Its range covers the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental mountain ranges.1
Lengte
66 cm (2,2 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It hunts small rodents and lizards.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Twin-spotted rattlesnake
Twin-spotted rattlesnake. Foto: Juan Cruzado Cortés. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Ground colour is grey, bluish-grey, brownish-grey, or medium to reddish-brown, usually with fine brown speckling1
  • A series of dark blotches runs along the back, often split down the middle to form 39 to 64 pairs1
  • It is a small rattlesnake, usually 50 to 60 cm long including the tail1
  • It has a rattle at the tail end1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is not well studied. Some have suggested it may be highly potent, but little is known about its effects on the body.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

No bites to humans from this snake have been recorded.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It may rattle furiously at people passing by, although the sound can be hard to hear among the rocks. Its colour pattern helps it blend with the light and shadow of the mountains.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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Twin-spotted rattlesnake omtrent 66 cm lank (2,2 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 50 cm (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)
so lank soos 4 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 110 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Twin-spotted rattlesnake in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

Its blotchy pattern looks bizarre to us, but it helps the snake blend into the mountain rocks.1

2

Its rattle can be sounded furiously, yet it can be hard to hear in its rocky home.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Its venom is known to be very potent and dangerous to people.

Waarheid: High potency has only been suggested. Little is known about its venom, and no bites to humans have been recorded.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Crotalus pricei
Groep
Ratelslange
Familie
Viperidae2
Orde
Squamata
Kontinente
Noord-Amerika
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan
Least Concern1
Gevaar vir mense
2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Crotalus pricei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus pricei (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. 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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