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Patagonia green racer

Philodryas patagoniensis
Gbasara aha ya: The name suggests Patagonia, but most of its range lies outside that region.1
Naanị na-afụ ụfụỌ na-afụ ụfụ, mana ọ gaghị emerụ gị ahụ nke ukwuu.
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-afụ ụfụỌ nwere ike ịfụ ụfụ nke ukwuu, mana ọ naghị adịkarị njọ.

The Patagonia green racer is a medium-sized snake with a venomous bite, though its fangs sit at the back of its mouth. It lives in open country across much of South America, from northern Argentina to northeastern Brazil. It is special because it hunts other snakes, including its own kind.1

Ebe obibi
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in cis-Andean South America (east of the Andes)1
Ndịda Amerika
Ụlọ
It lives in open habitats such as the Patagonian steppe, Cerrado, Chaco and Caatinga, and in open areas of the Atlantic forest. It is terrestrial, but it forages mostly in trees and is active during the day.1
Ogologo
1.5 m (4.9 ft)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 5.6 km/h (3.5 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
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It preys on snakes, including its own species. Juveniles feed on ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals, while adults feed on endothermic (warm-blooded) animals.1
N'ezie!Foto Patagonia green racer
Patagonia green racer. Foto: Guillermo Debandi. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • Medium-sized, cylindrical and robust body with a moderately long tail1
  • Rounded snout and a medium-sized eye with a round pupil1
  • Smooth dorsal scales1
  • Brownish colour that helps it blend into its surroundings1
  • Active during the daytime1

Ike nsị

Ịta

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

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It produces toxic saliva from a gland called the Duvernoy's gland. The toxin is about 90% protein, mainly metalloproteinases (enzymes that break down tissue). Its effects are similar to those of Bothrops snakes, causing swelling, bleeding and tissue death. Its venom also contains neurotoxic (nerve-attacking) and myotoxic (muscle-damaging) components, which can cause neuromuscular block (signals from nerves to muscles are interrupted) and myonecrosis (muscle death).1

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Na-afụ ụfụỌ nwere ike ịfụ ụfụ nke ukwuu, mana ọ naghị adịkarị njọ.

The species has difficulty injecting venom because of its rear fangs.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • Saa ebe ọ tara, mee ka onye ahụ dị jụụ, chọọkwa enyemaka ọgwụ. Ụfọdụ ụdị (dịka boomslang) nwere ike igbu mmadụ 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

Ọ hà aṅaa?

Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?

Patagonia green racer ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 1.5 m (4.9 ft)Nkịta ihe dị ka 1 m (3.3 ft)Okenye ihe dị ka 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
dị ogologo dị ka nwamba ụlọ 3 site n'imi ruo n'ọdụdị ogologo dị ka unere 8 a tọgbọrọ n'ahịrịnwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 64 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)

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ọ dị mma ịmara

Eziokwu

1

It is one of the few snakes that hunts other snakes, including members of its own species.1

2

Its diet changes with age: juveniles eat cold-blooded prey, while adults eat warm-blooded prey.1

3

Despite its name, most of this snake's range lies outside Patagonia.1

4

Females are longer in body and heavier, while males have longer tails.1

5

Its birds of prey predators include the barn owl (Tyto furcata) and the seriema (Cariama cristata).1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: Its name means it lives in Patagonia.

Eziokwu: Most of its range is outside Patagonia. It is found across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Philodryas patagoniensis
Otu
Agwọ nwere eze nsị n'azụ ọnụ
Ezinụlọ
Colubridae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Ndịda Amerika
Ụmụ ọhụrụ
Reproduction is seasonal, with the vitellogenic (egg-yolk forming) season running from July to October.1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
2 / 5: Na-afụ ụfụ3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. Philodryas patagoniensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Philodryas patagoniensis (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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