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Israeli mole viper

Atractaspis engaddensis
Sobre o nome: 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
Pode matarPode matarte sen tratamento. Se te morde, busca axuda rápido.
Serpes con cairos traseiros MordeCome: Carne
Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.

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

Vive en
Palestine, Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia1
Asia
Inicio
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
Lonxitude
60 cm a 80 cm (2 ft a 2,6 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
It prefers hatchling snakes, but it also eats lizards and small mammals such as young rodents.1
De verdade!Foto de Israeli mole viper
Israeli mole viper. Foto: PyramidsFC. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

  • 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

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

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

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.

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

Que fai cando ten medo?

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

Se morde

  • Lava a mordedura, mantén a persoa tranquila e busca axuda médica. Algunhas especies (como a boomslang) poden ser mortais horas despois.

Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos

Mantente a salvo

  • Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
  • Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
  • Se un te morde: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.

Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo

En que lugar do mundo?

ÁfricaAsiaEuropaAmérica do NorteAmérica do SurAustralia e Oceanía

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Israeli mole viper mide uns 80 cm (2,6 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 50 cm (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)
mide coma 1,5 gatos domésticos do fociño á colamide coma 4 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 75 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Israeli mole viper comparado CONTIGO?

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Que rápido é?

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Datos

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

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Atractaspis engaddensis
Grupo
Serpes con cairos traseiros
Familia
Atractaspididae2
Orde
Squamata
Continentes
Asia
Crías
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
Perigo para as persoas
4 / 5: Moi perigoso3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Atractaspis engaddensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atractaspis engaddensis (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
  3. Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.

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