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Mertens' coral snake

Micrurus mertensi

Gbasara aha ya: Its specific name, mertensi, honours German herpetologist Robert Mertens, a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians.1

Ọ chọrọ dọkịtaỌ naghị egbukarị egbu, mana ịta ya chọrọ dọkịta.

Agwọ coral

ỊtaNri ya: Anụ

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

Mertens' coral snake is a venomous snake with bold red, black and white or yellow rings. It lives in northwestern South America, in Ecuador and Peru. It is one of the larger coral snakes of its group.1

Ebe obibi

Ecuador and Peru, in northwestern South America1

Ndịda Amerika

Ụlọ

It lives in forest, shrubland and desert, from near sea level up to 2,400 m. It is usually found near a river or stream.1

Ogologo

50 cm ruo 1.1 m (1.6 ft ruo 3.7 ft)1

Ọsọ kacha elu

ihe dị ka 4.9 km/h (3 mph)

N'elu ala, nchepụta

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It hunts other snakes, a habit called ophiophagy. Its prey includes blind snakes such as Epictia subcrotilla and the venomous pit viper Bothrops pictus.1

Foto Mertens' coral snake — Mertens' coral snake. Foto: Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

Banded with red, black and white (or yellow) rings1
The red rings are the widest bands1
The black rings are slightly narrower and are not arranged in triads (groups of three)1
The white or yellow rings are the narrowest and separate the red from the black1
Adults are usually 50 to 80 cm long, with the tail included1

Ike nsị

Ịta

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

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

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

The lethal dose for an adult human is unknown. Scientists obtaining venom from this snake (called milking) got an average of 2 mg of dry venom.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

Mee ka onye ahụ ghara imegharị ahụ, dịkwa jụụ, kpọga ya ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa, ọbụna ma ebe ọ tara dị ka obere ihe: mgbaàmà nwere ike ịmalite ọtụtụ awa ka e mesịrị.

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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Kedu otú Mertens' coral snake si hà ma e jiri ya tụnyere GỊ?

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Kedu otú o si agba ọsọ?

Mbe ihe dị ka 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Mertens' coral snake ihe dị ka 4.9 km/h (3 mph)

Mmadụ na-aga ije ihe dị ka 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

ọ dị mma ịmara

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It eats other snakes, including a venomous pit viper.1

It usually lives near rivers or streams.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị: Micrurus mertensi
Otu: Agwọ coral
Ezinụlọ: Elapidae2
Usoro: Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche: Ndịda Amerika
Ụmụ ọhụrụ: It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: 3 / 5: Ọ dị njọ3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

Micrurus mertensi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micrurus mertensi (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
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