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Bibron's stiletto snake

Atractaspis bibronii
Ku linnya: The species name bibronii honours French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron, a scientist who studied reptiles and amphibians.1
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Bibron's stiletto snake is a venomous snake found across southern and eastern Africa. It burrows and hunts other reptiles, often in old termite mounds. Its bite is serious and needs medical treatment, although no deaths have been recorded.1

Kibeera mu
Southern Africa, from central Namibia east to northern South Africa, north to Uganda, eastern Tanzania, coastal Kenya and southern coastal Somalia1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives in fynbos, the Namib Desert, karoo scrub, semi-desert, savannah, grassland, lowland forest and woodland. It is found in old termite mounds, where it hunts burrowing reptiles.1
Obuwanvu
55 cm (1,8 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 4,7 km/h (2,9 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
Its main diet is burrowing reptiles found in old termite mounds. It also eats frogs and small mammals.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Bibron's stiletto snake
Bibron's stiletto snake. Ekifaananyi: Matt Muir. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • The upper body is a uniform grey, dark brown or black.1
  • The belly is uniform white or pale yellow, with a series of dark blotches.1
  • Some specimens with a lighter belly have two or three scale rows on the flanks that are also coloured.1
  • Adults average 30 to 40 cm in total length, including the tail.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Its venom is highly cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. The venom is produced in very small amounts. Bite symptoms usually include mild to intense pain, local swelling with occasional blistering, and necrosis (death of tissue) and swollen lymph nodes near the bite. Dry throat and nausea may appear in the early stages.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Bites are common in some parts of Africa. It is the third most common cause of serious snakebites in South Africa, after the Mozambique spitting cobra and the puff adder. Snake handlers are often bitten, because the snake can bite while being held by its neck. No deaths have been recorded, but the bite is serious.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Any bite from this snake needs medical treatment as soon as possible. The bite is serious and treatment will need to be provided by medical staff.1
  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa, omuntu muleke ateefu era funa obuyambi bw'abasawo. Ebika ebimu (nga boomslang) bisobola okutta oluvannyuma lw'essaawa.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Bibron's stiletto snake kiwanvu nga 55 cm (1,8 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 3 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkiwanvu nga bbulooka 17 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 77 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Bibron's stiletto snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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Ebituufu

1

It has a prominent, wedge-shaped (subcuneiform) snout.1

2

It was once known as the mole adder.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Atractaspis bibronii
Ekibinja
Emisota egirina amannyo ag'obusagwa emabega
Amaka
Atractaspididae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Atractaspis bibronii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atractaspis bibronii (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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