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Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Ne din ho asɛm: The scientific name translates from Greek and Latin as "hook-toothed fish-eater".1

Ɛhia dɔkotaƐntaa nkum, nanso sɛ ɛka wo a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn.

Pit viper

KaƆdi: Nsuomnam

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ denSɛ ɛka wo a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn. Ɛntaa nkum obi koraa.

The cottonmouth is a large, venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is one of the few vipers in the world that spends much of its life in water. Its bite is painful and can be fatal, so it is important to recognise it and give it plenty of space.1

Ɔte

Southeastern United States, from southeast Virginia south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas and Oklahoma1

Amerika Atifi

Fie

It is usually found in or near water, especially slow-moving, shallow lakes, streams, swamps and marshes. It also enters bays and estuaries and swims between barrier islands and the mainland.1

Tenten

65 cm kɔsi 1,9 m (2,1 ft kɔsi 6,2 ft)1

Mu duru

201 g kɔsi 580 g (7 oz kɔsi 1,3 lb)1

Ntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ

Ɛdi deɛn?

Its name means fish-eater. Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to lure prey animals.1

Cottonmouth mfonini — Cottonmouth. Mfonini: kirk gardner. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

Adults commonly exceed 80 cm in total length, and it is the largest species in its genus.1
Most adults are almost or totally black, with the head and facial markings as the main exceptions.1
Younger snakes have dark crossbands on a lighter tan, brown or reddish-brown ground colour. The tail tip is yellowish in juveniles and black in adults.1
Eastern populations have a broad, dark stripe running back from the eye along the side of the head.1
When threatened it gapes, showing the white lining of its mouth.1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: The copperhead is often confused with the cottonmouth, especially when young. The cottonmouth has a broad dark stripe on the side of the head, while the copperhead has only a thin dark line. Watersnakes of the genus Nerodia look similar, with thick bodies and large heads, but they have round pupils and no loreal pit.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

The venom is rich in cytotoxic components that destroy tissue, and it is more toxic than the copperhead's venom. It does not contain the neurotoxic components found in many rattlesnakes, so it does not usually cause whole-body reactions. Symptoms commonly include bruising and swelling, and necrosis, or death of tissue, can occur.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ denSɛ ɛka wo a, kɔ dɔkota nkyɛn. Ɛntaa nkum obi koraa.

Deaths are rare, but bites are relatively frequent in the lower Mississippi River Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A bite can leave scars and, on occasion, may require amputation. The pain is generally more severe than a copperhead bite but less than a rattlesnake bite. Stressed snakes, and larger snakes, are more likely to strike.1

Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When threatened it may coil its body, display its fangs and gape to show the white lining of its mouth. It often stands its ground rather than fleeing.1

Sɛ ɛka a

Bites can be effectively treated with CroFab antivenom.1
Ma onipa no ntena dinn na ne bo nnwo, ma nsa anaa nan a ɛkaa no no nna pɛpɛɛpɛ ne ne koma (ɛnkɔ soro, ɛnsiane fam), yi kawa ne nneɛma a ɛkyere no den, na kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
Sɛ baako ka wo a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Wiase mu baabi bɛn?

Abibirem Asia Yuropu Amerika Atifi Amerika Anaafoɔ Australia ne Oceania

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Ne mu duru te sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ kwadu 5

ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 4 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ kwadu 11 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 100 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Cottonmouth kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontabuo kɛkɛ wɔ wo browser mu. Wɔnkora hwee, na wɔmfa hwee nkɔ baabiara.

Ne ntɛm te sɛn?

Akyekyedeɛ bɛyɛ 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Cottonmouth bɛyɛ 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Onipa a ɔrenante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to attract prey.1

It swims with its body near the surface and appears to float on top of the water.1

The average venom yield is about 125 mg dried, and the human lethal dose is unknown but has been estimated at 100 to 150 mg.1

It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers, and it is the most aquatic species in its genus.1

One researcher reported encountering these snakes on countless occasions, often almost stepping on them, without ever being bitten.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Any snake called a water moccasin is venomous.

Nokorɛ: The name water moccasin refers to the venomous cottonmouth. Many scientists dislike the name because it causes confusion with nonvenomous water snakes, which look similar.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Agkistrodon piscivorus
Kuo: Pit viper
Abusua: Viperidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order): Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ: Amerika Atifi
Asiane ma nnipa: 3 / 5: Ɛyɛ den3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

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