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Rhinoceros viper

Bitis nasicornis
Ne din ho asɛm: The common name refers to the horn-like scales on the end of its nose.1
Ɛtumi kumƐtumi kum wo sɛ wɔanhwɛ wo yareɛ a. Sɛ ɛka wo a, hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm.
Viper ne adder KaƆdi: Nam
Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

The rhinoceros viper is a large, stout snake with bright colours and two or three horn-like scales on its nose. It lives in forests across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, and its venom is mainly hemotoxic, meaning it attacks the blood and circulation.1

Ɔte
Forests of West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, and from Central African Republic to Uganda and western Kenya1
Abibirem
Fie
It mainly lives in forested areas and rarely goes into woodland. It hides by day in leaf litter, holes, around fallen trees or tangled tree roots. It is mainly on the ground but can climb into trees and thickets up to 3 m high, and is sometimes found in shallow pools.1
Tenten
72 cm kɔsi 1,1 m (2,4 ft kɔsi 3,5 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)
Asaase so, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It mainly eats small mammals, and in wetland habitats it also takes toads, frogs and fish. It hunts by ambush, often staying still for long periods while waiting for prey to pass by.1
Ampa!Rhinoceros viper mfonini
Rhinoceros viper. Mfonini: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Large and stout, with rough, heavily keeled scales1
  • Two or three horn-like scales on the end of the nose, the front pair often long1
  • Series of blue or blue-green oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the centre, set within black blotches1
  • Dark crimson triangles down the flanks, bordered with green or blue1
  • Top of the head blue or green, with a black arrow mark1

Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: The name horned puff adder is also used for Bitis caudalis (horned adder), which is a different species. Because of this, names can cause confusion, so the name butterfly viper is preferred.1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Ka

Bɔre fi ne se mu ba bere a ɔka.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Its venom is mainly hemotoxic, which attacks the circulatory system, destroying tissue and blood vessels and causing internal bleeding. It also has a neurotoxic component, which attacks the nerves. Small doses of the venom can be deadly. In the few detailed reports of human bites, massive swelling was described, which may lead to necrosis (death of tissue).1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

Because its range is restricted, few bites have been reported and no statistics are available. In 2003 a man in Dayton, Ohio, who kept one as a pet, was bitten and died.1

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

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When approached it often reveals its presence with a very loud hiss, almost a shriek, and it can strike quickly forwards or sideways without coiling first or giving a warning.1

Sɛ ɛka a

  • 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?

AbibiremAsiaYuropuAmerika AtifiAmerika AnaafoɔAustralia ne Oceania

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Rhinoceros viper ne tenten bɛyɛ 1,1 m (3,5 ft)Ɔkraman bɛyɛ 1 m (3,3 ft)Ɔpanin bɛyɛ 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ fie agyinamoa 2 a wɔde hwene ne dua to ntoatoasoɔ mune tenten te sɛ kwadu 6 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi atu mita 100 wɔ anibu 100 mu (onipa a ɔwɔ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Rhinoceros viper 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?

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

1

Its scales are so rough that they can cut people who handle a snake that is struggling.1

2

Its vivid colours break up its outline in the dappled light of the forest floor, so it is very hard to see.1

3

Its fangs are not large, rarely more than 1.5 cm long, and when not in use they fold up into the roof of its mouth.1

4

Its bright colours fade quickly after it sheds its skin, as silt from its moist habitat builds up on its rough scales.1

5

At least one antivenom, called India Antiserum Africa Polyvalent, protects specifically against bites from this species.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Its bright colours make it easy to spot in the forest.

Nokorɛ: Its colours give it excellent camouflage in the dappled light of the forest floor, which can make it almost invisible.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Bitis nasicornis
Kuo
Viper ne adder
Abusua
Viperidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Squamata
Asaase akɛseɛ
Abibirem
Mmofra nketewa
It gives birth to live young, between six and 38 in West Africa, in March and April at the start of the rainy season.1
Asiane ma nnipa
4 / 5: Asiane kɛseɛ wom3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Bitis nasicornis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bitis nasicornis (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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