Venom Wiki
Natal Israeli mole viper
No. 0607 e 1 402

Israeli mole viper

Atractaspis engaddensis
Ko fii innde ndee: The scientific name refers to Ein Gedi, the place on the western shore of the Dead Sea where the snake was first found. Its common name 'mole viper' comes from its habit of living in underground burrows.1
No waawi warugolNo waawi warugol ma si a safraaka. Si ŋatii ma, heɓu ballal law.
Ɓoɗɗi ñiiƴe ɓaawo ŊatgolNo ñaama: Teewu
Musiiba e yimɓe: Musiiba sanneNo waawi warugol neɗɗo mo safraaka.

The Israeli mole viper is a small, dark, venomous snake that lives in deserts in the Middle East. It spends most of its time underground or hidden under rocks, and it is active mainly at night. It is one of the most venomous snakes in its region, but bites to people are rare.1

No hoɗi nder
Palestine, Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia1
Aazi
Hello arano
It lives mainly in arid or semi-arid desert areas, in underground burrows and under rocks. It is also found in desert oases and around streams and springs rich in vegetation. It sometimes enters human settlements, and it can be seen basking on roads on warm nights.1
Juutugol
60 cm haa 80 cm (2 ft haa 2,6 ft)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
It prefers hatchling snakes, but it also eats lizards and small mammals such as young rodents.1
Goonga!Natal Israeli mole viper
Israeli mole viper. Natal: PyramidsFC. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • Its body is usually dark black.1
  • It has small eyes with round pupils.1
  • Its head and tail are short and pointed, so the two ends can be hard to tell apart, even for experts.1
  • It is about 60 to 80 cm long.1
  • It is active mainly at night.1

Doole tooke ŋatgol

Ŋatgol

Tooke no yaltira ñiiƴe mum tuma ngal ŋatata.

Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?

Its venom contains three toxins called sarafotoxins, which act strongly on the heart. The venom affects the heart's electrical rhythm, causing an A-V block, which means the signal between the upper and lower chambers of the heart is interrupted. Death from very high doses is rapid and seems to result from effects on the nerves.1

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Musiiba e yimɓe: Musiiba sanneNo waawi warugol neɗɗo mo safraaka.

It is an extremely venomous snake. Bites are rare because it lives mostly in deserts and underground and is slow to react. Most people survive a bite with little or no lasting damage, even small children with proper treatment. Only 2 to 3 fatal cases have been recorded since its discovery in 1950, the most recent in 2002, when a man tried to capture a snake near his house.1

Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?

When threatened, it rolls up with its tail raised and its head hidden under its body.1

Si no ŋata

  • Loot nokku ŋataaɗo on, deeƴnu neɗɗo on, heɓu ballal doktoro. Noone goɗɗe (no boomslang) no waawi warugol caggal saahaaji.

Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
  • Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • Si gooto e majji ŋatii ma: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa

Hono mawniri?

Hono juutiri?

Israeli mole viper juuti wona 80 cm (2,6 ft)Ullundu suudu wona 50 cm (1,6 ft)Rawaandu wona 1 m (3,3 ft)
juuti no ulluuɗi suudu 1,5, hinere haa lawoljuuti no banaanaaji 4 jokkondirɗino waawi taccugol meeteruuji 100 nder segonde 75 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawugol sokli 9,6)

Hono Israeli mole viper mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?

Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.

Hono yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndugol

Humpito

1

Its fangs can be turned to point outside its mouth, so it can stab sideways even with its mouth closed.1

2

Capturing this snake is dangerous, because it can bite sideways even when held by the head. Zoologist Heinrich Mendelssohn was bitten this way when he first captured one in 1944.1

3

There is currently no antivenom available for this snake.1

4

Its eggs are large compared with its body size and with snakes in general.1

5

It mates in July and August, which is late compared with other snakes and may point to a tropical origin.1

6

It is relatively non-aggressive and slow to react, even when disturbed.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Atractaspis engaddensis
Fedde
Ɓoɗɗi ñiiƴe ɓaawo
Ɓesngu
Atractaspididae2
Ordre
Squamata
Leyɗe mawɗe
Aazi
Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
Between the end of September and November, the female lays 2 to 3 large, elongated eggs, about 7.5 cm long, in humid conditions. The young hatch after about 3 months already equipped with venom.1
Musiiba e yimɓe
4 / 5: Musiiba sanne3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. Atractaspis engaddensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atractaspis engaddensis (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.

Kala humpito nder ngoo hello no jogii limoore hollirnde iwdi mum. Si min juumii, yaafo, min ko yiɗɓe kulle, wanaa jaaynde ganndal. Haalan min e [email protected], min feewnitan.

Yaare nden no weelaa! Venom Wiki ko golle neɗɗo gooto: ko yoɓetaake, alaa piiblisite, alaa reweteeɓe. Kopporde tokooso no walla heddingol ɗum e enternet.Ñaamnu yaare nden

Ko ɓeydi e fedde wootere: Ɓoɗɗi ñiiƴe ɓaawo

No hoɗi kadi nder: Aazi

Ñaamnu yaare ndenkopporde, no heddina ɗum ko yoɓetaake