Florida cottonmouth
CizoThe Florida cottonmouth is a thick-bodied venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is found in wetlands across Florida and southern Georgia, including on some offshore islands. It matters because its venom can be lethal, and it is often mistaken for harmless watersnakes.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- Adults are usually 76 to 122 cm long, with a thick body and a broad head.1
- The head has bold black stripes on each side of the cheeks, edged above and below with light cream or white lines.1
- The body is olive brown, dark brown or black, with 10 to 17 dark bands. Adults often grow darker and their bands can be faint or absent.1
- Newborns and young snakes are clay-red or 'red dirt' in colour, with the same pattern as adults.1
- A pair of dark vertical lines runs down the tip of the snout.1
Ana yawan rikita shi da: It is often confused with harmless watersnakes (Nerodia) and other semi-aquatic snakes that share its habitat. The Florida cottonmouth has a longer tail, with a relative tail length of about 17.4% in adult and subadult males. Its head markings are lighter, cleaner and more sharply defined, even in older snakes.1
Ƙarfin dafi
Dafi yana fitowa ta haƙoransa na dafi ko haƙoransa idan ya ciza.
Me dafinsa yake yi?
Its venom is very hemolytic, meaning it destroys red blood cells. It also causes relatively extensive necrosis, which is death of body tissue, compared with many other snake venoms. Its venom can sometimes be lethal.1
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai tsananiCizo yana buƙatar likita. Mutuwa ba kasafai take faruwa ba.The venom can sometimes be lethal, with a 17% mortality rate.1
Idan ya ciji
- Ka sa mutumin ya zauna ba motsi kuma ya natsu, ka ajiye gaɓar da aka ciza a daidai matakin zuciya, ka cire zobba da abubuwa masu matsi, kuma ku je asibiti da sauri.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ɗaya ya ciji ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
Yaya nauyinsa yake?
tsawon kyanwoyin gida 4 daga hanci zuwa wutsiya
tsawon ayaba 10 a jere
kusan nauyin kyanwar gida
zai iya gudun mita 100 cikin daƙiƙa 100 (mutum mafi sauri yana buƙatar 9,6)Yaya girman Florida cottonmouth yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
Mai karya tatsuniya
Tatsuniya: It is a harmless watersnake.
Gaskiya: It is a venomous pit viper. Its venom can be lethal, and it is easily confused with harmless watersnakes.1
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Florida cottonmouth (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Agkistrodon conanti (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.