Hump-nosed viper
ỊtaThe hump-nosed viper is a small, stout pit viper with an upturned snout that ends in a hump. It lives in India and Sri Lanka, in jungle and coffee plantations. It matters because its bite can cause serious harm, and for a long time it was wrongly thought to be harmless.1

Ike nsị
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Its venom causes coagulopathy, a problem with blood clotting, and acute renal failure, which is sudden kidney failure. If a bite is not treated within a few hours, it can be fatal to people.1
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.Bites were once thought to be harmless, but they are now known to be serious. It is the snake that causes the highest number of recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka. It is now considered highly venomous and is one of the medically important venomous snakes in Sri Lanka and on the south-west coast of India.1
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
When annoyed it vibrates its tail, a warning behaviour it shares with other pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, and it can make fast strikes despite being a slow mover.1
Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara
- Bites need medical treatment within a few hours. An antivenom is being developed and tested in Sri Lanka.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.
Ọ naghị achụ gị. Ọ na-eji nsị ya ejide nri ma ọ bụ chebe onwe ya, ọ ga-akakwa mma n'anya ya ịzo onwe ya. Ihe ndị ọzọ gbasara ịnọ na nchekwa
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Eziokwu
For a long time its bites were thought to be harmless, but they are now known to cause serious complications.1
It causes more recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka than any other snake.1
It vibrates its tail when annoyed, a behaviour it shares with rattlesnakes.1
Although it is a slow mover, it can make fast strikes.1
Females give birth to live young, with broods of 4 to 17 newborns.1
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: Its bites are harmless.
Eziokwu: Its bites can cause serious complications, including blood clotting problems and kidney failure, and can be fatal if not treated within a few hours.1
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Hypnale hypnale (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Hypnale hypnale (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- 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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