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Natal Curl snake
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Curl snake

Suta suta
Ko faati e innde ndee: The Latin name suta means "stitched", from the pattern of darker scale edges that can look stitched together.1
Ina sokli doktoorHertaani warde, kono ŋatgol ina sokli doktoor.
Ɓoɗɗi Ostaraali ŊatgolIna ñaama: Teew
Bone e yimɓe: Ina tiiɗiŊatgol ina sokli doktoor. Maayde ina famɗi sanne.

The curl snake is a heavily built, venomous snake that lives across much of Australia. It gets its name from the tight, spring-like coil it makes when threatened. Its venom attacks the nerves, so any bite needs prompt medical advice.1

Ina wuuri e
Australia, in all states and territories except Tasmania. Mostly arid eastern and central Australia.1
Ostaraali e Oseyaani
Hello arano
It most often lives in grasslands, scrublands and open woodlands. It forages in leaf litter and under rocks at night, and can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks, under woody debris and under leaf litter.1
Juuteendi
60 cm (2 ft)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It feeds mostly on small reptiles, especially geckos, skinks, legless lizards, dragons and other snakes. It also eats small mammals and frogs, which may make up up to 20% of its diet.1
Goonga!Natal Curl snake
Curl snake. Natal: Connor Margetts. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Dark brown or reddish brown, with a darker head and paler underside on the flanks.1
  • A light-coloured iris and a small pupil.1
  • A temporal dark-edged stripe, typically orange, running from each eye to the snout.1
  • A wide head and heavy build. The typical length is 40 cm.1
  • Usually 19 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, 150 to 170 ventral scales, and 20 to 35 single subcaudal scales.1

Ina heewi waylondireede e: It is often confused with the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis), a similar species.1

Doole tooke

Ŋatgol

Tooke ngal ina yaltira ñiiƴe mum so ina ŋata.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It is considered unsafe, especially for small children.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: Ina tiiɗiŊatgol ina sokli doktoor. Maayde ina famɗi sanne.

The venom is considered unsafe, especially for small children. Bites from large snakes are considered especially dangerous.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

When threatened, it curls tightly into a spring-like coil that protects its head, and then usually thrashes violently.1

So ina ŋata

  • Seek medical advice immediately. Immobilise the patient and apply a pressure bandage.1
  • Habbugol ɗiwɗiingol (immobilisation): taarnu bando elastik tiiɗɗo e dow nokku ŋataaɗo, refti yawnu e dow terɗe ndee fof, haɓɓu attel, haɗ neɗɗo oo dillaade fey haa ballal hewta.
  • Wota a loot nokku ŋataaɗo oo: opitaal ina waawi ƴeewde tooke heddiiɗo e nguru ngam suɓaade sérum antivenimeux moƴƴo.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So gooto ŋatii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Curl snake hedde 60 cm juutde (2 ft)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)Rawaandu hedde 1 m (3,3 ft)
juutde no banaanaaji 3 sammondiraaɗiina waawi taƴde 100 meeteer e segonde 61 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina sokli 9,6)

Hol no Curl snake mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Lizards make up the bulk of its diet, including geckos, skinks and dragons.1

2

It can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks and under woody debris.1

3

Hatchlings average about 15 cm long when born.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Suta suta
Fedde
Ɓoɗɗi Ostaraali
Ɓesngu
Elapidae2
Ordre
Squamata
Leyɗe mawɗe
Ostaraali e Oseyaani
Ɓiɓɓe tokooso
It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A typical litter is five, and litters can range from one to seven.1
Hol no ngal woniri e ladde
Secure in all states except Victoria, where it is vulnerable.1
Bone e yimɓe
3 / 5: Ina tiiɗi3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Suta suta (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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