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South American bushmaster

Lachesis muta

Gbasara aha ya: Its scientific name comes from Lachesis, one of the three Fates in Greek mythology, and muta, Latin for "dumb" or "mute", because it has no rattle.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.

Pit viper

ỊtaNri ya: Anụ

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.

The South American bushmaster is one of the longest vipers in the world, and it is the longest venomous snake in the Western Hemisphere. It lives in the equatorial forests east of the Andes and on the island of Trinidad. Its bite is dangerous, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Ebe obibi

South America, in equatorial forests east of the Andes, and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean1

Ndịda Amerika

Ụlọ

It lives in primary and secondary forests and in nearby fields and cleared areas. In Trinidad it tends to prefer hilly and mountainous regions. In Ilhéus, Brazil, a child was bitten after stepping on one on the way out of a house.1

Ogologo

2 m ruo 3.6 m (6.6 ft ruo 12 ft)1

Arọ

3 kg ruo 5 kg (6.6 lb ruo 11 lb)1

Ọsọ kacha elu

ihe dị ka 5.1 km/h (3.2 mph)

N'elu ala, nchepụta

Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?

It eats mainly rats and mice. Birds and reptiles are sometimes eaten. Spiny rats are favoured prey in Costa Rica, and rice rats and agoutis are other favourites. It also eats porcupines, squirrels, opossums, squirrel monkeys and frogs.1

Foto South American bushmaster — South American bushmaster. Foto: Christopher Murray. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

Its ground colour is yellowish, reddish or grey-brown.1
Dark brown or black blotches run along the body, forming inverted triangles on the sides.1
Adults are usually 2 to 2.5 m long, and 3 m is not unusual.1
The head is broad and clearly separate from the narrow neck.1
The tail is short and ends in a spine. When alarmed it vibrates the tail, which makes a loud rustling in undergrowth.1

A na-agwakọkarị ya na: It is similar in appearance to rattlesnakes. It has no rattle, so its tail vibration sounds like rustling leaves rather than a rattle.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 breaks down tissue, stops blood from clotting, and can cause bleeding. It also has effects on the nerves. At the bite there is pain, swelling, bruising, blisters and skin death. Whole-body effects include low blood pressure, dizziness, vision problems, a slow heartbeat, vomiting, diarrhoea and kidney failure.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.

Its bites are often fatal. Lab tests show its venom is weak, but the mortality rate of bite victims is high. In reported cases, a 7-year-old boy in Brazil died about 15 minutes after being bitten, and a 5-year-old child in Mato Grosso went into shock about 30 minutes after a bite and died within 90 minutes.1

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?

When threatened it vibrates its tail, which makes a loud rustling sound in the undergrowth.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

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Kedu otú South American bushmaster si hà ma e jiri ya tụnyere GỊ?

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

South American bushmaster ihe dị ka 5.1 km/h (3.2 mph)

Nwatakịrị na-agba igwe ihe dị ka 12 km/h (7.5 mph)

ọ dị mma ịmara

Eziokwu

It is the longest viper in the world.1

It is the third longest venomous snake in the world, after the king cobra and the black mamba.1

Stress also lowers its venom yield. One specimen's yield fell from 233 mg to 64 mg while it was kept in captivity.1

Its name Lachesis comes from one of the three Fates of Greek mythology, who was said to decide how long a person would live.1

It rarely lives long in captivity, because stress makes it unwell.1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: Its venom is weak, so its bite is not very serious.

Eziokwu: Lab tests show low toxicity, but bite victims die at a high rate, so the bite is very dangerous.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị: Lachesis muta
Otu: Pit viper
Ezinụlọ: Viperidae2
Usoro: Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche: Ndịda Amerika
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: 4 / 5: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuu3

Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

Lachesis muta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Lachesis muta (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
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