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Olive grass snake

Psammophis mossambicus
Kiruma bwokkaKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The olive grass snake is a long, olive-brown snake that lives in southern and central Africa. It has small teeth at the back of its mouth, so it is mildly venomous to people. It is often mistaken for the much more dangerous black mamba.1

Kibeera mu
Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa, with records as far north as southern Chad1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives in somewhat moist places near a source of water.1
Obuwanvu
1 m okutuuka ku 1,8 m (3,3 ft okutuuka ku 5,9 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 5,7 km/h (3,5 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It eats frogs, lizards and some rodents. Its small rear teeth are used to subdue small, slippery or squirmy prey.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Olive grass snake
Olive grass snake. Ekifaananyi: Nigel Voaden. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Olive-brown colour1
  • Dark-edged scales1
  • Lighter-coloured underside1
  • Grows to 100 to 180 cm long1
  • Raises its head in a way similar to mambas and cobras when threatened1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: It is often confused with the black mamba, because it raises its head in a similar way to mambas, cobras and other elapid snakes. Unlike those snakes, the olive grass snake is rear-fanged, with small teeth at the back of the mouth.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 mild, and it may also have toxic saliva. It is delivered by small teeth at the back of the mouth. Possible side effects include localised pain and swelling, nausea and fatigue.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

It is considered mildly venomous to humans. No deaths have been recorded.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa, omuntu muleke ateefu era funa obuyambi bw'abasawo. Ebika ebimu (nga boomslang) bisobola okutta oluvannyuma lw'essaawa.

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?

Olive grass snake kiwanvu nga 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Akagaali k'omuntu omukulu nga 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4,5 m (15 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 4 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 10 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 63 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Olive grass snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

It uses its mild venom mainly to subdue small, slippery prey such as frogs, lizards and some rodents.1

2

Its venom is delivered through small teeth at the back of the mouth, which is why it is called rear-fanged.1

3

It lives in somewhat moist places near water.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Because it raises its head like a black mamba, it is as dangerous as a mamba.

Amazima: It is mildly venomous to humans, and no deaths have been recorded from its bites.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Psammophis mossambicus
Ekibinja
Emisota egirina amannyo ag'obusagwa emabega
Amaka
Psammophiidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Akabi eri abantu
2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Psammophis mossambicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Psammophis mossambicus (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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