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Short-nosed sea snake

Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Emisota gy'ennyanja KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The short-nosed sea snake is a venomous snake that lives in the sea. It is found on reefs off the northern coast of Western Australia, and it spends its whole life in the water. Scientists know very little about it, and it is considered rare.1

Kibeera mu
Reefs off the northern coast of Western Australia, including Ningaloo Reef and the Ashmore and Cartier Islands1
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura
Awaka
It lives in the sea on reefs. It prefers water deeper than 10 metres, but rests during the day under coral overhangs in water less than 2 metres deep. It forages on reef flats.1
Obuwanvu
60 cm (2 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It mostly preys on eels, and also on gobies. It forages on reef flats and uses its strong venom to subdue its prey.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Short-nosed sea snake
Short-nosed sea snake. Ekifaananyi: Kate L. Sanders, Tina Schroeder, Michael L. Guinea, and Arne R. Rasmussen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Mainly brown, with a slender body1
  • Darker purplish-brown bands along the body1
  • Small, pointed head1
  • Grows up to 60 cm long1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

It has strong venom, which it uses on its prey.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

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?

Short-nosed sea snake kiwanvu nga 60 cm (2 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 3 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okuwuga obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (m 50) mu sikonda 50

Short-nosed sea snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

It can stay underwater for as long as two hours, closing its nostril valves while it dives.1

2

It also absorbs oxygen through its skin, which is shed more often than in land snakes. This helps remove attached sea creatures.1

3

It has only one lung, which is cylindrical and almost as long as its body.1

4

Males have two penises, called hemipenes, but only one is used during mating.1

5

A gland under its tongue excretes salt.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Ekibinja
Emisota gy'ennyanja
Amaka
Elapidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Ennyanja ya Korali, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura, Oseyani
Abaana abawere
It is ovoviviparous, so it gives birth to live young, and its whole reproductive cycle takes place at sea. Its broods are small.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Data Deficient (IUCN Red List, 2018). It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 2010.1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

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