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Uzungwe viper

Atheris barbouri
Oor die naam: Its scientific name, barbouri, honours the American herpetologist (reptile scientist) Thomas Barbour.1
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The Uzungwe viper is a small, rare snake that lives only on a few mountains in south-central Tanzania, in Africa. It lives on the ground in bushes and bamboo, and it mainly eats slugs and worms. Because it has such a tiny home range, it is special to scientists who study it.1

Leef in
Uzungwe and Ukinga mountains, south-central Tanzania, Africa1
Afrika
Tuis
It lives on the ground in bushes and bamboo undergrowth on mountain slopes, at about 1,800 m (5,900 ft). Moist forest is preferred, but it has also been found in the gardens of tea farms.1
Lengte
40 cm (1,3 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 3,1 km/h (1,9 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It is believed to specialise in eating slugs, earthworms and other soft-bodied invertebrates, and possibly also frogs. How it catches its prey has not been described.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Uzungwe viper
Uzungwe viper. Foto: (c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Small snake, reaching only 40 cm (16 in) in total length including the tail.1
  • Broad, triangular head that is clearly separate from the neck, with a short, rounded snout.1
  • Brown to blackish brown body with a pair of zigzag stripes running from the back of the head to the tail. The stripes may break into a chain of darker diamond-shaped blotches down the back.1
  • Belly is greenish white to olive.1
  • Relatively short tail that is not used for gripping.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is similar to Montatheris hindii and Proatheris superciliaris, which are also ground-living vipers. The zigzag stripes and short tail are the features to note.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

No cases of bite have been recorded. Because its range is very small, bites are unlikely to occur.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?

Uzungwe viper omtrent 40 cm lank (1,3 ft)'n Piesang omtrent 18 cm (7,1 in)'n Huiskat omtrent 50 cm (1,6 ft)
so lank soos 2 piesangs punt aan puntso lank soos 12 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 120 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Uzungwe viper 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

It was first thought to be a burrowing snake, but this is now considered unlikely because it has no obvious body features for living underground.1

2

It has been found in the gardens of tea farms as well as in wild mountain forest.1

3

Its entire known range is only a few mountains in south-central Tanzania.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Atheris barbouri
Groep
Adders & vipers
Familie
Viperidae2
Orde
Squamata
Kontinente
Afrika
Babas
It lays eggs. Three females collected in February 1930 each contained 10 eggs.1
Gevaar vir mense
2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Atheris barbouri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atheris barbouri (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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