Pygmy copperhead
The pygmy copperhead is a small, venomous snake found only in South Australia, mainly on Kangaroo Island and in the Fleurieu Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges. It is the smallest of the Australian copperheads. Its venom is dangerous, so prompt medical treatment matters.1

Hono anndirtee ngal
- Dorsal scales are brown to grey, with a darker stripe along the spine.1
- The belly is cream to light grey, with red along the edges that fades to a brown-grey underside.1
- The lip scales are barred with dark colour.1
- Adults average about 80 cm long, with males usually larger than females.1
- Newborns often have paler backsides than adults.1
No jiibondiree e: The highland and lowland copperheads are larger, and the pygmy copperhead is the smallest of the Australian copperheads. It is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.1
Doole tooke ŋatgol
Tooke no yaltira ñiiƴe mum tuma ngal ŋatata.
Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?
The venom is strongly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and its toxicity is similar to that of the Indian cobra. It is weakly coagulant and strongly anticoagulant, meaning it can both disrupt blood clotting and destroy blood and muscle. Without prompt treatment, a bite can cause possibly irreversible damage to nerve endings.1
Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?
Musiiba e yimɓe: Musiiba mawɗoŊatgol no haani doktoro. Maayde no famɗi sanne.Bites are considered possibly lethal. The snake is not known for being aggressive and is unlikely to attack unless it is stepped on or purposely provoked.1
Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktoroɓe no njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1
Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?
It is generally unobtrusive and usually hides under leaf litter, old iron and haystacks.1
Si no ŋata
- Prompt antivenom treatment is essential, because bites are considered lethal without it. Antivenom developed from tiger snake venom cannot completely neutralise the neurotoxicity of pygmy copperhead venom.1
- Haɓɓugol tiiɗngol e dartingol: taar bande elastik tiiɗnde e dow nokku ŋataaɗo on, refti e dow koyngal walla jungo on fow, haɓɓu attelle, haɗu neɗɗo on dillagol fey haa ballal hewta.
- Wota a loot nokku ŋataaɗo on: lopitaan no waawi ƴeewugol tooke heddiiɗo e nguru ngam suɓagol sérum antivenimeux moƴƴo.
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
Hoto nder aduna?
Hono mawniri?
Hono juutiri?
juuti no ulluuɗi suudu 2,5, hinere haa lawol
juuti no banaanaaji 7 jokkondirɗi
no waawi taccugol meeteruuji 100 nder segonde 56 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawugol sokli 9,6)Hono Pygmy copperhead mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?
Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.
Hono yaawiri?
Humpito
Sightings on islands near Tasmania are probably the result of snakes stowing away on boats.1
It is the only snake endemic to South Australia.1
It is the smallest of the Australian copperhead snakes.1
Its litter size is about half that of the other Australian copperheads, which is linked to its smaller body size.1
In field research, only about two thirds of surveyed adult females were reproductive, which suggests females do not breed every year.1
Bonnoowo fenaandeeji
Fenaande: Because it is small and not aggressive, the pygmy copperhead is harmless.
Goonga: Its venom is strongly neurotoxic, and its bite is considered possibly lethal without prompt antivenom treatment.1
Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri
- Pygmy copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Austrelaps labialis (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
- 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.
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