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Green night adder

Causus resimus
Ku linnya: The common name refers to its green colour, though it is active by day rather than at night.1
Kiruma bwokkaKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.
Vipers n'essalambwa Kiruma
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The green night adder is a venomous snake that lives in parts of tropical Africa. It is bright green to olive in colour, with dark chevron-shaped bands along its back. Despite its name, it is mostly active in daylight.1

Kibeera mu
Tropical Africa, from Nigeria east to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Tanzania and DR Congo. Isolated population in western Angola.1
Afirika
Awaka
It prefers low-lying moist savanna, wooded hills, high grasslands, and the banks of rivers through swamps, rocky gorges, coastal scrub and semi-deserts. It also lives in man-made places such as abandoned quarries, sugar cane plantations and pools beside roads. It has been found from sea level up to 1,800 m.1
Obuwanvu
30 cm okutuuka ku 75 cm (1 ft okutuuka ku 2,5 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Green night adder
Green night adder. Ekifaananyi: le0p0ld_d. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Green ground colour, from bright green to olive1
  • Dark inverted chevron-like crossbars running down the back1
  • Yellow chin and throat1
  • Yellowish, cream or pearly belly1
  • Stout body with a short head and an upturned snout1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: Its colour pattern is similar to that of C. defilippii and C. rhombeatus, other Causus species.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Little is known about the venom of this snake. It is presumed to be similar to that of other species in the genus Causus.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When disturbed, it inflates itself and puts on a hissing and puffing threat display, raising and coiling the front of its body before making sweeping, lashing strikes.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?

AfirikaAsiyaBulaayaAmerika ey'ObukiikakkonoAmerika ey'ObukiikaddyoAwusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Green night adder kiwanvu nga 75 cm (2,5 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 110 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Green night adder kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Despite the word 'night' in its name, it is diurnal and is often seen basking in the sun.1

2

It is mostly terrestrial, but it is also a good swimmer.1

3

It has been known to climb into sedges to hunt prey.1

4

Its scales have a velvety look, which gives one of its common names.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: The 'night' in its name suggests it is only active after dark.

Amazima: It is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day, and it is often seen basking.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Causus resimus
Ekibinja
Vipers n'essalambwa
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs, with a clutch of 4 to 12. In Somalia, the eggs are laid in July.1
Akabi eri abantu
2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Causus resimus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Causus resimus (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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