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Olive sea snake

Aipysurus laevis
Ku linnya: Aipysurus comes from Greek words meaning 'high tail', and laevis is Latin for 'smooth'.1
Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.
Emisota gy'ennyanja KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The olive sea snake is a venomous sea snake that lives on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef. It swims with a paddle-like tail and can grow up to about a metre long. Prawn trawl nets are one of its biggest threats.1

Kibeera mu
Tropical eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia to New Caledonia1
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Oseyani ya Pasifiki, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura
Awaka
It lives on coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. When it is not hunting or coming up to breathe, it hides in small coves or among protective coral.1
Obuwanvu
2 m (6,6 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 4,5 km/h (2,8 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It eats crustaceans such as crabs and prawns, fish, and fish eggs. It hunts in coral reef areas by poking its head into crevices.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Olive sea snake
Olive sea snake. Ekifaananyi: Richard Ling. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Brownish and purple scales run along the top of the body.1
  • The underside is white.1
  • It has a paddle-like tail for swimming.1
  • It can grow up to one metre long, and in some cases up to two metres.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 rich in enzymes that break down prey inside the body, which simplifies digestion. The venom also affects both the muscles and nerves of the prey, and it is used to incapacitate the prey.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

It can be aggressive towards prey, but attacks on divers or larger animals are rare. If provoked, it will fight back against the attacker.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

If provoked, it will engage the attacker, and during the day it hides inside coral holes.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Okunyiga n'okunyweza ekitundu (pressure immobilisation): zinga bandeeji egolomoka ennywevu ku kifo ekirumiddwa, oluvannyuma ogende waggulu ku kitundu kyonna, kinyweze n'omuti (splint), era omuntu muleke ateetambulira ddala okutuusa obuyambi lwe butuuka.
  • Ggya omuntu mu mazzi 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?

Olive sea snake kiwanvu nga 2 m (6,6 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 11 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okuwuga obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (m 50) mu sikonda 40

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Ebituufu

1

Its tail has light-sensitive cells in the skin, which help it detect light and stay fully hidden inside coral holes during the day.1

2

Males sometimes approach divers, possibly because they mistake the divers for female sea snakes.1

3

Prawn trawls are one of its greatest threats, and up to 50% of olive sea snakes caught in trawls are killed.1

4

Males can reach sexual maturity in their third year, while females do not mature until their fourth or fifth year.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Sea snakes regularly attack divers.

Amazima: Attacks on divers are rare. Males that approach divers are likely mistaking them for females.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Aipysurus laevis
Ekibinja
Emisota gy'ennyanja
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Oseyani ya Pasifiki, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura, Oseyani
Abaana abawere
It gives birth to live young, with up to five at a time and, in rare cases, ten or eleven. Gestation lasts about nine months.1
Obuwangaazi
nga emyaka 151
Akabi eri abantu
4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Aipysurus laevis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aipysurus laevis (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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