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Black-headed bushmaster

Lachesis melanocephala
Ku linnya: The scientific name melanocephala refers to the black top of the head.1
Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The black-headed bushmaster is a large pit viper, a type of snake that senses heat with pits on its face. It lives in the rainforests of Costa Rica and Panama, and it is named for the uniform black top of its head.1

Kibeera mu
Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica it is found on the Pacific side of southeastern Puntarenas province.1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It lives in tropical rainforest, from near sea level up to about 1,500 m (4,900 feet).1
Obuwanvu
1,9 m okutuuka ku 2,4 m (6,2 ft okutuuka ku 7,9 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It mainly eats small rodents, especially spiny rats.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Black-headed bushmaster
Black-headed bushmaster. Ekifaananyi: Goodshort. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • The top of the head is uniform black.1
  • Adults frequently grow to 1.9–2 m (6.2–6.6 ft) in total length, including the tail.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

Dean Ripa, who later bred this snake in captivity, survived four envenomations from bushmaster snakes.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ekitundu ekirumiddwa kibeere ku buwanvu bw'omutima, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu.

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?

Black-headed bushmaster kiwanvu nga 2,4 m (7,9 ft)Akagaali k'omuntu omukulu nga 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4,5 m (15 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 13 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 75 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

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Ebituufu

1

The largest reported specimen measured 2.4 m (7.9 ft), recorded by Ripa in 2001.1

2

Its Spanish name cascabel muda means 'silent rattlesnake'.1

3

Dean Ripa was the first person to breed this snake in captivity, and the snakes he bred were supplied to zoos and research institutions around the world.1

4

Its eggs take 60 to 80 days to incubate when kept in captivity.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Lachesis melanocephala
Ekibinja
Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs (it is oviparous). In captivity, females typically lay clutches of 5 to 19 eggs in a burrow, which incubate for 60 to 80 days.1
Akabi eri abantu
4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Lachesis melanocephala (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lachesis melanocephala (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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