Desert death adder
The desert death adder is a venomous snake that lives in remote parts of Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world. It hunts lizards and small mammals, and it gives birth to live young.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Coloured brick-red or yellow-reddish, with strong or inconspicuous yellow bands that blend in with the surroundings1
- Short, thick body with a triangular head and a thin, tapering tail1
- Flattened appearance1
- The tail tip is distinctly darker in colour1
- Grows to lengths up to 70 cm1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: The desert death adder is closely related to the common or southern death adder, which is found in a different range.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Desert death adders have large fangs and produce a considerable quantity of toxic venom. The venom is mainly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It once had a 50% mortality rate.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.The desert death adder is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world and is regarded as very dangerous. Its venom rarely causes snake bites in Australia today. Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
The desert death adder bites only when a threat or prey is very close. Its colours help it blend in with its surroundings.1
Bwe kiruma
- Okunyiga n'okunyweza ekitundu (pressure immobilisation): zinga bandeeji egolomoka ennywevu ku kifo ekirumiddwa, oluvannyuma ogende waggulu ku kitundu kyonna, kinyweze n'omuti (splint), era omuntu muleke ateetambulira ddala okutuusa obuyambi lwe butuuka.
- Tonaaza kifo ekirumiddwa: amalwaliro gasobola okukebera obusagwa obusigadde ku lususu okulonda eddagala eriwonya obusagwa (antivenom) erituufu.
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
Wa mu nsi?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiriri
kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 58 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Desert death adder kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Ebituufu
The tip of its tail works as a lure. It looks like a worm or caterpillar, which tempts passing lizards.1
Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1
Unlike most other snakes, it gives birth to live young.1
It is most active after dark and is only occasionally seen during the day.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
- Erinnya erya ssaayansi
- Acanthophis pyrrhus
- Ekibinja
- Emisota gy'e Awusitureeliya
- Amaka
- Elapidae2
- Ensengeka
- Squamata
- Ssemazinga
- Awusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya
- Abaana abawere
- It gives birth to live young, up to 13 in each litter. Mating happens in spring or early summer, and the young are born in late summer or early autumn.1
- Kiri kitya mu nsiko
- Under threat, mainly due to habitat destruction1
- Akabi eri abantu
- 4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3
Ebituufu we biva
- Desert death adder (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Acanthophis pyrrhus (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
- 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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