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Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Ku linnya: The generic name comes from Greek words meaning 'hook' and 'tooth'. The species name comes from the Latin for 'twisted', after the pinched, hourglass-shaped bands on its back.1

Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.

Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

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

The eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper that lives across much of the eastern United States. It has hourglass-shaped bands on a tan or reddish-brown body, which help it hide in leaves and clay. It is common, so people sometimes meet it without realising, and it makes up half of the treated snake bites in the United States.1

Kibeera mu

Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1

Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono

Awaka

It favours deciduous forest and mixed woodlands in most of its range, and often sits on rock outcroppings and ledges. It is also found in low-lying, swampy areas. Bites happen when people step on or near it, especially where it lies hidden in dead leaves or red clay.1

Obuwanvu

50 cm okutuuka ku 95 cm (1,6 ft okutuuka ku 3,1 ft)1

Obuzito

102 g okutuuka ku 343 g (4 oz okutuuka ku 12 oz)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

It eats a wide range of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, mice and small birds. It is mainly an ambush predator that waits in a good position for prey to arrive, though it actively hunts insects. It uses facial pit organs to sense heat and make accurate strikes.1

Ekifaananyi kya Eastern copperhead — Eastern copperhead. Ekifaananyi: unknown. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Dark brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands on a light reddish-brown or brown background1
A heavy, stout body rather than a slender one1
A broad head that is distinct from the neck1
Young have green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within a year1
Adults are typically 50 to 95 cm long, including the tail1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: The snout slopes down and back, so it looks less blunt than the snout of the cottonmouth. The head also extends further forward than the mouth.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 maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Copperhead bites account for half of the treated snake bites in the United States. Bites usually happen when people unknowingly step on or near the snake. It is generally nonaggressive and will strike only if threatened as a last resort.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.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.

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Weekuume

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Wa mu nsi?

Afirika Asiya Bulaaya Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo Awusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Kizitowa kyenkana wa?

kizitowa nga ndiizi 3

kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 2 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 5 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 100 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Eastern copperhead kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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

Eastern copperhead nga 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1

Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1

Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1

In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

Amazima: They are generally nonaggressive. They usually freeze or flee, and they strike only if threatened as a last resort. Most bites happen when people step on or near them without noticing.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Agkistrodon contortrix
Ekibinja: Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka: Viperidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere: Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

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Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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