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Nose-horned viper

Vipera ammodytes
Sobre o nome: The scientific name ammodytes comes from Greek words meaning 'sand' and 'burrower' or 'diver', even though it prefers rocky places rather than sand.1
Pode matarPode matarte sen tratamento. Se te morde, busca axuda rápido.
Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.

The nose-horned viper is a venomous snake with a small, soft horn on the tip of its snout. It lives on dry, rocky hillsides in northern Italy, the Balkans and parts of Asia Minor. It is often described as the most dangerous snake in Europe, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Vive en
Northern Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Georgia and Syria, with records in southern Austria, Romania and Bulgaria.1
Europa, Asia
Inicio
It mainly lives on dry, rocky hillsides with sparse plants. It is sometimes found in woodland edges and clearings, and near people on railway embankments, farmland and vineyards where rubble piles and stone walls are present. At lower latitudes it may be found above 2000 m.1
Lonxitude
14 cm a 85 cm (5,5 in a 2,8 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
Adults mainly eat small mammals and birds, and juveniles mostly eat lizards. Larger prey is struck, released, tracked and then swallowed, while smaller prey is swallowed without using the venom.1
De verdade!Foto de Nose-horned viper
Nose-horned viper. Foto: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

  • A single small, soft and flexible horn on the snout, about 5 mm long.1
  • Males have a dark blotch or V-shaped marking on the back of the head and a thick black stripe running from behind the eye to the jaw.1
  • Males usually have a black tongue and a golden or coppery iris.1
  • Females are browner, with a less contrasting pattern and no dark blotch on the head.1
  • Both sexes have a dark zigzag stripe along the back, and the tail tip may be yellow, orange, red or green.1

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

The venom has both proteolytic (breaks down tissue) and neurotoxic (attacks the nerves) parts, and it contains blood-clotting agents. Bites cause pain, swelling and discolouration, which may start straight away, and there are also reports of dizziness and tingling. Humans respond rapidly to this venom.1

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

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

It is likely the most dangerous snake found in Europe, and in some areas it is a significant medical risk. The venom is rarely deadly when hospital care is available. It is generally lethargic and not aggressive, and it tends not to bite without considerable provocation.1

Boas novas: os médicos teñen un medicamento (antiveleno) ou un tratamento para isto.1

Que fai cando ten medo?

When surprised, some individuals stay still and hiss loudly, some hiss and then flee, and others try to bite immediately.1

Se morde

  • Get to a hospital: the venom is rarely deadly when hospital care is available.1
  • Mantén a persoa quieta e tranquila, mantén o membro mordido á altura do corazón, quítalle aneis e cousas apertadas e vai rápido a un hospital.

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

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Nose-horned viper mide uns 85 cm (2,8 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 5 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 100 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Nose-horned viper comparado CONTIGO?

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Que rápido é?

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Datos

1

Its venom is used to make antivenin for the bites of other European vipers, and the snake is farmed for this purpose.1

2

Its horn is soft and flexible, not hard like a true horn.1

3

Before mating, males perform a combat dance, similar to that of adders.1

4

On one island, snakes were smaller than elsewhere, which suggests regional or island dwarfism.1

5

It hibernates for two to six months each year, depending on conditions.1

6

It is ovoviviparous, meaning the eggs hatch inside the mother, so the young are born alive.1

Desmontamitos

Mito: Because of its reputation, it is an aggressive snake that bites readily.

Verdade: It is generally lethargic and not at all aggressive. It tends not to bite without considerable provocation.1

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Vipera ammodytes
Grupo
Víboras e outras serpes da familia
Familia
Viperidae2
Orde
Squamata
Continentes
Europa, Asia
Crías
It gives birth to live young, with one to twenty born in late summer or autumn (August to October). The young are 14 to 24 cm long at birth.1
Como lle vai na natureza
Strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention1
Perigo para as persoas
4 / 5: Moi perigoso3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Vipera ammodytes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Vipera ammodytes (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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