Rough-scaled snake
The rough-scaled snake is a brown or olive Australian snake with a bad temper. It is highly venomous, so it is one to keep well away from. It lives in rainforests and wet forests along the east coast, from mid-eastern New South Wales to the far north of Queensland.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Brown to olive in colour, with narrow, irregular cross-bands or blotches of darker brown1
- Belly is greenish-grey or olive-cream, often with darker blotches1
- Mid-body scales have raised keels, which give a rough, ridged look1
- Grows to around 70 cm in length1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: Its colouring and raised scales can cause confusion with the keelback snake, which is not venomous.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Its venom is a fast-acting, powerful neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It contains both post-synaptic and pre-synaptic neurotoxins, which affect nerve signals in different ways. It also contains potent coagulants, which affect blood clotting, and myotoxins, which damage muscle.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.It is highly venomous. It will readily bite if attacked or handled, and several people have died from bites by this species.1
Kikola ki nga kitidde?
It will strike rapidly when it feels threatened, and it bites readily if attacked or handled.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.
- Tonaaza kifo ekirumiddwa: amalwaliro gasobola okukebera obusagwa obusigadde ku lususu okulonda eddagala eriwonya obusagwa (antivenom) erituufu.
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 ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiriri
kyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 55 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)Rough-scaled snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Kidduka kyenkana wa?
Ebituufu
It can climb trees to pursue prey, not just move along the ground.1
It is active both day and night, which means it can be met at any time.1
Its colouring and scales look similar to the non-venomous keelback snake, which can lead to confusion.1
Its closest relative is the tiger snake, according to a 2016 genetic analysis.1
Ebituufu we biva
- Rough-scaled snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tropidechis carinatus (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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