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Nose-horned viper

Vipera ammodytes
Ku linnya: The scientific name ammodytes comes from Greek words meaning 'sand' and 'burrower' or 'diver', even though it prefers rocky places rather than sand.1
Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.
Vipers n'essalambwa KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The nose-horned viper is a venomous snake with a small, soft horn on the tip of its snout. It lives on dry, rocky hillsides in northern Italy, the Balkans and parts of Asia Minor. It is often described as the most dangerous snake in Europe, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Kibeera mu
Northern Italy, the Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Georgia and Syria, with records in southern Austria, Romania and Bulgaria.1
Bulaaya, Asiya
Awaka
It mainly lives on dry, rocky hillsides with sparse plants. It is sometimes found in woodland edges and clearings, and near people on railway embankments, farmland and vineyards where rubble piles and stone walls are present. At lower latitudes it may be found above 2000 m.1
Obuwanvu
14 cm okutuuka ku 85 cm (5,5 in okutuuka ku 2,8 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
Adults mainly eat small mammals and birds, and juveniles mostly eat lizards. Larger prey is struck, released, tracked and then swallowed, while smaller prey is swallowed without using the venom.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Nose-horned viper
Nose-horned viper. Ekifaananyi: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • A single small, soft and flexible horn on the snout, about 5 mm long.1
  • Males have a dark blotch or V-shaped marking on the back of the head and a thick black stripe running from behind the eye to the jaw.1
  • Males usually have a black tongue and a golden or coppery iris.1
  • Females are browner, with a less contrasting pattern and no dark blotch on the head.1
  • Both sexes have a dark zigzag stripe along the back, and the tail tip may be yellow, orange, red or green.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The venom has both proteolytic (breaks down tissue) and neurotoxic (attacks the nerves) parts, and it contains blood-clotting agents. Bites cause pain, swelling and discolouration, which may start straight away, and there are also reports of dizziness and tingling. Humans respond rapidly to this venom.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

It is likely the most dangerous snake found in Europe, and in some areas it is a significant medical risk. The venom is rarely deadly when hospital care is available. It is generally lethargic and not aggressive, and it tends not to bite without considerable provocation.1

Amawulire amalungi: abasawo balina eddagala (antivenom) oba obujjanjabi ku kino.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When surprised, some individuals stay still and hiss loudly, some hiss and then flee, and others try to bite immediately.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Get to a hospital: the venom is rarely deadly when hospital care is available.1
  • 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?

Nose-horned viper kiwanvu nga 85 cm (2,8 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 1,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 5 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 100 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Nose-horned viper kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Its venom is used to make antivenin for the bites of other European vipers, and the snake is farmed for this purpose.1

2

Its horn is soft and flexible, not hard like a true horn.1

3

Before mating, males perform a combat dance, similar to that of adders.1

4

On one island, snakes were smaller than elsewhere, which suggests regional or island dwarfism.1

5

It hibernates for two to six months each year, depending on conditions.1

6

It is ovoviviparous, meaning the eggs hatch inside the mother, so the young are born alive.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Because of its reputation, it is an aggressive snake that bites readily.

Amazima: It is generally lethargic and not at all aggressive. It tends not to bite without considerable provocation.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Vipera ammodytes
Ekibinja
Vipers n'essalambwa
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Bulaaya, Asiya
Abaana abawere
It gives birth to live young, with one to twenty born in late summer or autumn (August to October). The young are 14 to 24 cm long at birth.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Strictly protected (Appendix II) under the Berne Convention1
Akabi eri abantu
4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Vipera ammodytes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Vipera ammodytes (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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