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Rhinoceros viper

Bitis nasicornis
Gbasara aha ya: The common name refers to the horn-like scales on the end of its nose.1
Nwere ike igbu mmadụỌ nwere ike igbu gị ma ọ bụrụ na enweghị ọgwụgwọ. Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara gị, chọọ enyemaka ngwa ngwa.
Viper na adder ỊtaNri ya: Anụ
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.

The rhinoceros viper is a large, stout snake with bright colours and two or three horn-like scales on its nose. It lives in forests across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, and its venom is mainly hemotoxic, meaning it attacks the blood and circulation.1

Ebe obibi
Forests of West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, and from Central African Republic to Uganda and western Kenya1
Afrịka
Ụlọ
It mainly lives in forested areas and rarely goes into woodland. It hides by day in leaf litter, holes, around fallen trees or tangled tree roots. It is mainly on the ground but can climb into trees and thickets up to 3 m high, and is sometimes found in shallow pools.1
Ogologo
72 cm ruo 1.1 m (2.4 ft ruo 3.5 ft)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 3.6 km/h (2.2 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?
It mainly eats small mammals, and in wetland habitats it also takes toads, frogs and fish. It hunts by ambush, often staying still for long periods while waiting for prey to pass by.1
N'ezie!Foto Rhinoceros viper
Rhinoceros viper. Foto: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • Large and stout, with rough, heavily keeled scales1
  • Two or three horn-like scales on the end of the nose, the front pair often long1
  • Series of blue or blue-green oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the centre, set within black blotches1
  • Dark crimson triangles down the flanks, bordered with green or blue1
  • Top of the head blue or green, with a black arrow mark1

A na-agwakọkarị ya na: The name horned puff adder is also used for Bitis caudalis (horned adder), which is a different species. Because of this, names can cause confusion, so the name butterfly viper is preferred.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?

Its venom is mainly hemotoxic, which attacks the circulatory system, destroying tissue and blood vessels and causing internal bleeding. It also has a neurotoxic component, which attacks the nerves. Small doses of the venom can be deadly. In the few detailed reports of human bites, massive swelling was described, which may lead to necrosis (death of tissue).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.

Because its range is restricted, few bites have been reported and no statistics are available. In 2003 a man in Dayton, Ohio, who kept one as a pet, was bitten and died.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 approached it often reveals its presence with a very loud hiss, almost a shriek, and it can strike quickly forwards or sideways without coiling first or giving a warning.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • 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

Ebee n'ụwa?

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Ọ hà aṅaa?

Kedu otú o si dị ogologo?

Rhinoceros viper ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 1.1 m (3.5 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 2 site n'imi ruo n'ọdụdị ogologo dị ka unere 6 a tọgbọrọ n'ahịrịnwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 100 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)

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Eziokwu

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Its scales are so rough that they can cut people who handle a snake that is struggling.1

2

Its vivid colours break up its outline in the dappled light of the forest floor, so it is very hard to see.1

3

Its fangs are not large, rarely more than 1.5 cm long, and when not in use they fold up into the roof of its mouth.1

4

Its bright colours fade quickly after it sheds its skin, as silt from its moist habitat builds up on its rough scales.1

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At least one antivenom, called India Antiserum Africa Polyvalent, protects specifically against bites from this species.1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: Its bright colours make it easy to spot in the forest.

Eziokwu: Its colours give it excellent camouflage in the dappled light of the forest floor, which can make it almost invisible.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Bitis nasicornis
Otu
Viper na adder
Ezinụlọ
Viperidae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Afrịka
Ụmụ ọhụrụ
It gives birth to live young, between six and 38 in West Africa, in March and April at the start of the rainy season.1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
4 / 5: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuu3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. Bitis nasicornis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bitis nasicornis (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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