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Mexican horned pitviper

Ophryacus undulatus
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The Mexican horned pitviper is a venomous snake that lives in the mountains of central and southern Mexico. It has a pair of raised scales above its eyes that look like small horns, which is how it gets its name. It is listed as Vulnerable, which means it is at risk of dying out in the wild.1

Kibeera mu
Mountains of central and southern Mexico, including Hidalgo, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Guerrero1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It lives on brush and rocky slopes near streams, at heights of 1,800 to 2,800 metres above sea level. It is often seen coiled on or near fallen logs, and in bushes and small trees 1 to 4 metres above the ground.1
Obuwanvu
55 cm okutuuka ku 70 cm (1,8 ft okutuuka ku 2,3 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It eats rodents and lizards.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Mexican horned pitviper
Mexican horned pitviper. Ekifaananyi: Eugenio Padilla. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Adults grow to 55 to 70 centimetres long and are moderately stout.1
  • A pair of elongated scales above the eyes forms 'horns' or 'spines'.1
  • The body is silvery-grey with a row of black blotches that merge into a broad, wavy stripe down the back.1
  • Black speckles appear on the sides of the body.1
  • The top of the head is black.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.

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

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Mexican horned pitviper kiwanvu nga 70 cm (2,3 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)

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Ebituufu

1

It has raised scales above its eyes that look like horns.1

2

It is often found coiled in bushes and small trees, sometimes more than three metres off the ground.1

3

It is only active during the day, because night-time temperatures across its range are low.1

4

It gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Ophryacus undulatus
Ekibinja
Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere
It is ovoviviparous, meaning the female gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List)1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Ophryacus undulatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ophryacus undulatus (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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