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

No anndirto nde
- 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
Ina jiiɓindiree 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
Tooke ina yalta e ñiiƴe mum si nde ŋatii.
Hol ko tooke mum (ŋatol walla fiɗol) waɗata?
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
Hol no nde woni bone e yimɓe?
Bone e yimɓe: Bone mawɗoŊatol ina haani doktaa. Maayde ina woodi seeɗa 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
Kabaru moƴƴo: doktaaɓe ina njogii lekki (antivenom) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1
Hol ko nde waɗata si nde hulii?
It is generally unobtrusive and usually hides under leaf litter, old iron and haystacks.1
Si nde ŋatii
- 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
- Ɗigginde e daranɗinde (pressure immobilisation): haɓɓu bandeeji elastik ɗigginiiɗo dow ŋatol, refti haɓɓu koyngal walla junngo ngal fof haa dow, haɓɓu leggal tiiɗngal (splint) e mum, ngam neɗɗo oo wona ɗoon tawa dillaani fey haa ballal arta.
- Taa lootu ŋatol ngol: asibiti ina waawi ƴeewde tooke heddiiɗo dow nguru ngam suɓaade antivenom (lekki tooke) mo haani.
Sahaa fof, noddu lamba ballal yaawngal (112, 000, 911) ko adii. Ɗum ko ballal arano kuuɓal, wonaa wasiyya doktaa. Aslu ballal arano
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- Taa memu, taa nanngu, taa aaɓnu dabbaare ladde abada, hay pamaro, hay si ina wayi no ɗaanii walla maayii.
- Accu nde nokku. Si a fottii e gooto, deeƴu, ruttu caggal seeɗa seeɗa, accu nde yaha laawol mum.
- Si gooto e majji ŋatii ma: deeƴu, taa dillu, noddu lamba ballal yaawngal (112, 000, 911) walla yah asibiti law. Siftor no nde wayri, foto ina walla.
Nde ɗaɓɓaaki ma. Nde huutora tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reende hoore mum, nde ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentorto
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juuti no ayaba 7 jokkondiraaɗi
ina waawi dogde meeter 100 nder sakan 56 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina haani 9,6)Hol no Pygmy copperhead mawni, fottindaade e AAN?
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Anndal
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
Feññinoowo goonga
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 anndal iwi
- Pygmy copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Austrelaps labialis (iNaturalist): inɗe e tolnugol.
- Venom Wiki: darja bone, mawnude woowaaɗo e miijo yaawre ko amen. Ndaar no min hiisirta ɗum: No min betiri bone.
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