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Mexican west coast rattlesnake

Crotalus basiliscus

Ku linnya: Its scientific name, basiliscus, comes from the Greek word for king and refers to its large size and potent venom.1

Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.

Rattlesnake

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The Mexican west coast rattlesnake is a large venomous pit viper. It lives on the coastal plain of western Mexico. It is one of the largest rattlesnakes in the world, so its size and its strong venom make it one to respect.1

Kibeera mu

Western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Michoacán, mostly on the coastal plain.1

Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono

Awaka

Its habitat is mostly tropical thorn forest, extending into tropical deciduous forest. Around Colima, where it is particularly plentiful, the land is mostly treeless with short grass, scattered mesquite, acacias, thorny bushes and many large cacti. In the lowlands, most specimens are found crossing roads at night.1

Obuwanvu

1 m okutuuka ku 2 m (3,3 ft okutuuka ku 6,7 ft)1

Obuzito

700 g (1,5 lb)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

The stomachs of seven specimens contained mammal hair, probably from rodents.1

Ekifaananyi kya Mexican west coast rattlesnake — Mexican west coast rattlesnake. Ekifaananyi: Alan Rockefeller. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Brown or grey body with 26 to 41 dark, diamond-shaped blotches that have light edges.1
Within its range, it is the only rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings on its back.1
Head is a uniform greyish-brown, with lighter lip scales and a dark bar behind each eye.1
Young snakes are mostly red, and adults become olive green.1
Body is moderately stout and rather rectangular in cross section.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: It often lives in the same areas as C. molossus, and the two hybridise freely. The two species are easy to tell apart, but hybrid snakes are hard to identify.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Its venom is highly toxic and is produced in large amounts. The venom contains proteases, which are enzymes that break down proteins. In some populations, it may also contain a component related to Mojave toxin.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

Large specimens should be regarded as very dangerous. An average venom yield of 297 mg of dried venom has been recorded.1

Amawulire amalungi: abasawo balina eddagala (antivenom) oba obujjanjabi ku kino.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?

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

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Kizitowa kyenkana wa?

kizitowa nga ndiizi 6

kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 4 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 11 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 86 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Mexican west coast rattlesnake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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

Mexican west coast rattlesnake nga 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

It is one of the largest rattlesnake species, and specimens over 150 cm are not uncommon.1

Young snakes are red, and they turn olive green as they grow into adults.1

Its scientific name comes from the Greek word for king, a nod to its size and strong venom.1

It hybridises freely with C. molossus where their ranges overlap.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Crotalus basiliscus
Ekibinja: Rattlesnake
Amaka: Viperidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Kiri kitya mu nsiko: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001). The trend was stable when assessed in 2007.1
Akabi eri abantu: 4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

Crotalus basiliscus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Crotalus basiliscus (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
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