Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
- A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
- A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
- Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
- A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Its venom contains more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.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
Wa mu nsi?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
Kizitowa kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukira
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 13 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiriri
kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 86 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Eastern diamondback rattlesnake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
Kubala bwokka mu browser yo. Tewali kitterekebwa wadde okusindikibwa wonna.
Kidduka kyenkana wa?
Ebituufu
It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1
In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1
It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1
It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1
Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1
Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1
Omumenyi w'enfumo
Enfumo: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.
Amazima: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
- Erinnya erya ssaayansi
- Crotalus adamanteus
- Ekibinja
- Rattlesnake
- Amaka
- Viperidae2
- Ensengeka
- Squamata
- Ssemazinga
- Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
- Abaana abawere
- It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
- Kiri kitya mu nsiko
- Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
- Akabi eri abantu
- 4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3
Ebituufu we biva
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus adamanteus (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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