Prairie rattlesnake
The prairie rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives across the Great Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is found in the western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico. It shakes its tail to give a rattling warning when it feels threatened.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Usually lightly coloured in shades of brown, with patches of dark brown along the back1
- A colour band may be seen at the back of the eye1
- A triangle-shaped head with pit sensory organs on either side1
- Usually four internasal scales on the snout, with three or more in total1
- Commonly grows to more than 100 cm long1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: Other rattlesnakes can look similar. A key difference is that two internasal scales touch the rostral scale, at the tip of the snout, in the prairie rattlesnake.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including enzymes such as proteases and peptidases. It is hemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and destroys tissue. It also has neurotoxic properties, meaning it attacks the nerves.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.The species has powerful venom and uses about 20 to 55% of its venom in one bite. It will defend itself if it is threatened or injured.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
It rapidly vibrates its tail to make a rasping rattle that warns intruders, and it will defend itself if threatened or injured.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?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 3 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukira
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 8 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiriri
kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 97 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Prairie rattlesnake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
Kubala bwokka mu browser yo. Tewali kitterekebwa wadde okusindikibwa wonna.
Kidduka kyenkana wa?
Ebituufu
Females often gather in communal dens to give birth and care for their young. Some females even look after unrelated young while the mothers take a break.1
Newborn snakelets measure 22 to 28 cm and are venomous from the moment they are born.1
Prairie rattlesnakes prefer a straight migration path, even in areas dominated by humans, because it gives them a better chance of survival.1
In Montana, the species reaches its largest size, with specimens sometimes exceeding 120 cm.1
In Canada, the species is listed as a species of special concern because its numbers have steadily declined since the 1930s.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
- Erinnya erya ssaayansi
- Crotalus viridis
- Ekibinja
- Rattlesnake
- Amaka
- Viperidae2
- Ensengeka
- Squamata
- Ssemazinga
- Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
- Abaana abawere
- It gives birth to one to 25 live young per litter, typically four to 12, in late summer or early fall.1
- Kiri kitya mu nsiko
- Least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a species of special concern in Canada.1
- Akabi eri abantu
- 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3
Ebituufu we biva
- Crotalus viridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus viridis (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
- 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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