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Ornate coral snake

Micrurus ornatissimus

Ku linnya: The specific name ornatissimus is Latin for "very ornate", which refers to its striking colour pattern.1

Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.

Emisota gya korali (coral snakes)

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The ornate coral snake is a venomous snake that lives in the forests of northwestern South America. It is known for its bright red, black and white rings. It is medium-sized for its group of snakes and spends much of its time on the ground, mostly at night.1

Kibeera mu

Amazonian slopes of the Andes in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and northern Peru1

Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo

Awaka

It prefers forest at elevations of 100–750 metres (330–2,460 ft). It is terrestrial and semi-fossorial, which means it lives on the ground and partly underground.1

Obuwanvu

45 cm okutuuka ku 85 cm (1,5 ft okutuuka ku 2,8 ft)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 4,9 km/h (3 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

It preys on other snakes, such as blind snakes.1

Ekifaananyi kya Ornate coral snake — Ornate coral snake. Ekifaananyi: Hemminki Johan. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Red, black and white rings run around the body.1
The red rings are slightly wider than the black rings.1
The black rings are not arranged in groups of three.1
The number of black rings varies from 38 to 67 between individuals.1
Adults usually measure 45–70 cm in total length, including the tail.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, omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu, ne bwe kiba nti ekifo ekirumiddwa kirabika kitono: obubonero busobola okutandika oluvannyuma lw'essaawa.

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Weekuume

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Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
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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?

kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 1,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 5 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 73 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Ornate coral snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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

Ornate coral snake nga 4,9 km/h (3 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

The white rings that separate the red and black rings are reduced to rows of pearly dots.1

The black rings are not arranged in groups of three, unlike some other coral snakes of the New World.1

A synonym of this species, buckleyi, honours Clarence Buckley (1839–1889), who collected over 10,000 biological specimens in Ecuador for the British Museum.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Micrurus ornatissimus
Ekibinja: Emisota gya korali (coral snakes)
Amaka: Elapidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Abaana abawere: It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

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