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Red diamond rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber

Ku linnya: The specific name 'ruber' is Latin for red, which refers to the snake's reddish colour.1

Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.

Rattlesnake

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

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

The red diamond rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper with a reddish colour. It lives in southwestern California in the United States and in Baja California in Mexico. Its bite is a medical emergency, even though its venom is one of the weaker rattlesnake venoms.1

Kibeera mu

Southwestern California (USA), Baja California peninsula (Mexico) and islands in the Gulf of California1

Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono

Awaka

It lives in cooler coastal areas, over the mountains and into the desert beyond. It favours dense chaparral (shrubby scrubland) in the foothills, cactus patches and brush-covered boulders, from sea level up to 1,500 m. Small caves and cracks in reddish sandstone mesas are a favoured home.1

Obuwanvu

30 cm okutuuka ku 1,6 m (1 ft okutuuka ku 5,3 ft)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

It preys on rabbits, ground squirrels, birds, lizards and other snakes. Coastal snakes eat prey with a larger body mass than desert snakes.1

Ekifaananyi kya Red diamond rattlesnake — Red diamond rattlesnake. Ekifaananyi: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Reddish colour, which gives the species its name1
A pattern very similar to the western diamondback, C. atrox1
The first lower lip scale on each side is split, forming a pair of chin shields1
Usually 29 rows of dorsal (back) scales, ranging from 25 to 31 rows1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: It is very similar in pattern to C. atrox, the western diamondback. The red diA mond rattlesnake can be told apart by its reddish colour and by the split first lower lip scale that forms a pair of chin shields.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

All rattlesnakes are venomous, and this species has one of the least potent rattlesnake venoms. Its venom contains enzymes that break down proteins and damage tissue, and it can cause massive swelling, pain, bruising, blisters and tissue death at the bite site. Symptoms can also include nausea, vomiting and bleeding problems, because the venom affects how the blood clots.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

Its venom is mild compared with other rattlesnakes, and the snake has a mild disposition. However, a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

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

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

This species is of a mild disposition.1

Bwe kiruma

A bite from this snake is a medical emergency. Get medical help straight away, because prompt antivenom treatment is needed.1
Omuntu muleke ateetambula era ateefu, ekitundu ekirumiddwa kibeere ku buwanvu bw'omutima, ggyamu empeta n'ebintu ebinyweza, era omutwale mu ddwaliro mangu.

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Weekuume

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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 3 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 9 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 92 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Red diamond rattlesnake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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

Red diamond rattlesnake nga 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Its venom is one of the least potent of all rattlesnake venoms, yet a bite still needs urgent treatment.1

The largest recorded specimen measured 162 cm, which is long for a rattlesnake of this kind.1

Snakes from coastal areas are longer on average than those from desert areas.1

It lives on several islands in the Gulf of California, as well as on the Baja California peninsula.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Because its venom is mild, its bite is harmless.

Amazima: Its venom is one of the least potent of rattlesnake venoms, but a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Crotalus ruber
Ekibinja: Rattlesnake
Amaka: Viperidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere: It gives birth to live young (ovoviviparous). Females give birth in August to between three and 20 young, each 30 to 34 cm long.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko: Least Concern1
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

Crotalus ruber (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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