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West African night adder

Causus maculatus

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

The West African night adder is a small, stout snake that lives in forests, savannas and dry semi-desert across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, but its bite usually causes only mild symptoms. It is known for hunting frogs and toads.1

Ebe obibi

West and Central Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal east to western Ethiopia, south to DR Congo and northern Angola1

Afrịka

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It lives in a wide range of habitats, including forests, savanna and even semi-desert. It can be found at altitudes as high as 2,400 m (7,900 ft) and may be quite common in parts of its range.1

Ogologo

30 cm ruo 70 cm (1 ft ruo 2.3 ft)1

Ọsọ kacha elu

ihe dị ka 3.3 km/h (2.1 mph)

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It feeds mainly on frogs and toads. It hunts on the ground and will climb into low bushes to pursue frogs.1

Foto West African night adder — West African night adder. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

Small and stout, usually 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) long including the tail.1
Brown background colour, sometimes grey, olive or light green, with a row of dark brown or blackish patches down the back.1
Flanks sprinkled with black scales.1
A distinct V-shaped mark on the head. It is solid black in young snakes and brown with a black outline in adults.1
Some snakes, especially from drier areas, have no back pattern at all, which makes them hard to identify. Those from DR Congo are often plain brown.1

Ike nsị

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Bites cause mild symptoms, including pain, moderate swelling, swollen lymph nodes near the bite (local lymphadenitis) and a mild fever. Blistering has not been reported, and tissue death (necrosis) is rare and usually happens only as a secondary effect. The symptoms usually fade after two to three days, normally without complications.1

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

Bites from this snake are described as causing mild symptoms that normally clear up without complications.1

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Mbe ihe dị ka 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

West African night adder ihe dị ka 3.3 km/h (2.1 mph)

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

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Despite its name, the night adder is active at any time of day or night, and it has sometimes been seen basking in the sun.1

It is a slow-moving snake, but it can strike quickly. It tends to lash at its target rather than stab.1

It is most active in the rainy season, from March to October, when its prey is plentiful. It almost disappears during the dry season.1

Its back pattern varies a lot. Some snakes have no pattern at all, and snakes from DR Congo are often a uniform brown.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị: Causus maculatus
Otu: Viper na adder
Ezinụlọ: Viperidae2
Usoro: Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche: Afrịka
Ụmụ ọhụrụ: It lays eggs. A female may lay a clutch of 6 to 20 eggs between February and April, and the young hatch between May and July.1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: 2 / 5: Na-afụ ụfụ3

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Causus maculatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Causus maculatus (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
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