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Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Ku linnya: The scientific name translates from Greek and Latin as "hook-toothed fish-eater".1

Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.

Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)

KirumaKirya: Ebyennyanja

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

The cottonmouth is a large, venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is one of the few vipers in the world that spends much of its life in water. Its bite is painful and can be fatal, so it is important to recognise it and give it plenty of space.1

Kibeera mu

Southeastern United States, from southeast Virginia south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas and Oklahoma1

Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono

Awaka

It is usually found in or near water, especially slow-moving, shallow lakes, streams, swamps and marshes. It also enters bays and estuaries and swims between barrier islands and the mainland.1

Obuwanvu

65 cm okutuuka ku 1,9 m (2,1 ft okutuuka ku 6,2 ft)1

Obuzito

201 g okutuuka ku 580 g (7 oz okutuuka ku 1,3 lb)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

Its name means fish-eater. Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to lure prey animals.1

Ekifaananyi kya Cottonmouth — Cottonmouth. Ekifaananyi: kirk gardner. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Adults commonly exceed 80 cm in total length, and it is the largest species in its genus.1
Most adults are almost or totally black, with the head and facial markings as the main exceptions.1
Younger snakes have dark crossbands on a lighter tan, brown or reddish-brown ground colour. The tail tip is yellowish in juveniles and black in adults.1
Eastern populations have a broad, dark stripe running back from the eye along the side of the head.1
When threatened it gapes, showing the white lining of its mouth.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: The copperhead is often confused with the cottonmouth, especially when young. The cottonmouth has a broad dark stripe on the side of the head, while the copperhead has only a thin dark line. Watersnakes of the genus Nerodia look similar, with thick bodies and large heads, but they have round pupils and no loreal pit.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The venom is rich in cytotoxic components that destroy tissue, and it is more toxic than the copperhead's venom. It does not contain the neurotoxic components found in many rattlesnakes, so it does not usually cause whole-body reactions. Symptoms commonly include bruising and swelling, and necrosis, or death of tissue, can occur.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

Deaths are rare, but bites are relatively frequent in the lower Mississippi River Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A bite can leave scars and, on occasion, may require amputation. The pain is generally more severe than a copperhead bite but less than a rattlesnake bite. Stressed snakes, and larger snakes, are more likely to strike.1

Amawulire amalungi: abasawo balina eddagala (antivenom) oba obujjanjabi ku kino.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened it may coil its body, display its fangs and gape to show the white lining of its mouth. It often stands its ground rather than fleeing.1

Bwe kiruma

Bites can be effectively treated with CroFab antivenom.1
Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ekitundu ekirumiddwa kibeere ku buwanvu bw'omutima, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu.

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Weekuume

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Wa mu nsi?

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Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Kizitowa kyenkana wa?

kizitowa nga ndiizi 5

kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 4 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 11 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 100 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Cottonmouth kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

Enfuddu nga 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Cottonmouth nga 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to attract prey.1

It swims with its body near the surface and appears to float on top of the water.1

The average venom yield is about 125 mg dried, and the human lethal dose is unknown but has been estimated at 100 to 150 mg.1

It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers, and it is the most aquatic species in its genus.1

One researcher reported encountering these snakes on countless occasions, often almost stepping on them, without ever being bitten.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Any snake called a water moccasin is venomous.

Amazima: The name water moccasin refers to the venomous cottonmouth. Many scientists dislike the name because it causes confusion with nonvenomous water snakes, which look similar.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Agkistrodon piscivorus
Ekibinja: Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka: Viperidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

Agkistrodon piscivorus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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