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Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Gbasara aha ya: The scientific name translates from Greek and Latin as "hook-toothed fish-eater".1
Ọ chọrọ dọkịtaỌ naghị egbukarị egbu, mana ịta ya chọrọ dọkịta.
Pit viper ỊtaNri ya: Azụ
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị njọỊta ya chọrọ dọkịta. Ọnwụ anaghị adịkarị ma ọlị.

The cottonmouth is a large, venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is one of the few vipers in the world that spends much of its life in water. Its bite is painful and can be fatal, so it is important to recognise it and give it plenty of space.1

Ebe obibi
Southeastern United States, from southeast Virginia south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas and Oklahoma1
Ugwu Amerika
Ụlọ
It is usually found in or near water, especially slow-moving, shallow lakes, streams, swamps and marshes. It also enters bays and estuaries and swims between barrier islands and the mainland.1
Ogologo
65 cm ruo 1.9 m (2.1 ft ruo 6.2 ft)1
Arọ
201 g ruo 580 g (7 oz ruo 1.3 lb)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 3.6 km/h (2.2 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?
Its name means fish-eater. Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to lure prey animals.1
N'ezie!Foto Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth. Foto: kirk gardner. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • Adults commonly exceed 80 cm in total length, and it is the largest species in its genus.1
  • Most adults are almost or totally black, with the head and facial markings as the main exceptions.1
  • Younger snakes have dark crossbands on a lighter tan, brown or reddish-brown ground colour. The tail tip is yellowish in juveniles and black in adults.1
  • Eastern populations have a broad, dark stripe running back from the eye along the side of the head.1
  • When threatened it gapes, showing the white lining of its mouth.1

A na-agwakọkarị ya na: The copperhead is often confused with the cottonmouth, especially when young. The cottonmouth has a broad dark stripe on the side of the head, while the copperhead has only a thin dark line. Watersnakes of the genus Nerodia look similar, with thick bodies and large heads, but they have round pupils and no loreal pit.1

Ike nsị

Ịta

Nsị na-esi n'eze nsị ya ma ọ bụ eze ya apụta mgbe ọ na-ata.

Gịnị ka nsị ọ na-agba na-eme?

The venom is rich in cytotoxic components that destroy tissue, and it is more toxic than the copperhead's venom. It does not contain the neurotoxic components found in many rattlesnakes, so it does not usually cause whole-body reactions. Symptoms commonly include bruising and swelling, and necrosis, or death of tissue, can occur.1

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị njọỊta ya chọrọ dọkịta. Ọnwụ anaghị adịkarị ma ọlị.

Deaths are rare, but bites are relatively frequent in the lower Mississippi River Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A bite can leave scars and, on occasion, may require amputation. The pain is generally more severe than a copperhead bite but less than a rattlesnake bite. Stressed snakes, and larger snakes, are more likely to strike.1

Ozi ọma: ndị dọkịta nwere ọgwụ (antivenom) ma ọ bụ ọgwụgwọ maka nke a.1

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?

When threatened it may coil its body, display its fangs and gape to show the white lining of its mouth. It often stands its ground rather than fleeing.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • Bites can be effectively treated with CroFab antivenom.1
  • Mee ka onye ahụ ghara imegharị ahụ, dịkwa jụụ, debe aka ma ọ bụ ụkwụ ahụ ọ tara n'ogo obi, wepụ mgbanaka na ihe ndị kekọrọ ahụ ike, kpọga ya ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa.

Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ

Nọrọ na nchekwa

  • Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
  • Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
  • Ọ bụrụ na otu tara gị: dị jụụ, emegharịla ahụ, kpọọ nọmba mberede gị (112, 000, 911) ma ọ bụ gaa ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa. Cheta ka o si dị, foto na-enye aka.

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Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?

Cottonmouth ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 1.9 m (6.2 ft)Igwe okenye ihe dị ka 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ụgbọ ala ihe dị ka 4.5 m (15 ft)

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Eziokwu

1

Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to attract prey.1

2

It swims with its body near the surface and appears to float on top of the water.1

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The average venom yield is about 125 mg dried, and the human lethal dose is unknown but has been estimated at 100 to 150 mg.1

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It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers, and it is the most aquatic species in its genus.1

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One researcher reported encountering these snakes on countless occasions, often almost stepping on them, without ever being bitten.1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: Any snake called a water moccasin is venomous.

Eziokwu: The name water moccasin refers to the venomous cottonmouth. Many scientists dislike the name because it causes confusion with nonvenomous water snakes, which look similar.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Otu
Pit viper
Ezinụlọ
Viperidae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Ugwu Amerika
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
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Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. Agkistrodon piscivorus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon piscivorus (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.

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