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Ekifaananyi ekikubiddwa ekya Side-striped palm pitviper
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Side-striped palm pitviper

Bothriechis lateralis
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu) KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The side-striped palm pitviper is a green, tree-dwelling snake that lives in the mountain forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is venomous, and its bites can be serious, although deaths are rare. Its green colour helps it blend in among the leaves.1

Kibeera mu
Mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama, at 850–980 m altitude1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
Lives in lower montane forest, wet forest and rainforest, mostly in the thick leaves of trees and shrubs. It is often found at the base of palm fronds. It can survive in coffee plantations but seems to be slowly disappearing from them, and it is common in some protected areas.1
Obuwanvu
80 cm (2,6 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
Eats small birds, rodents, lizards and frogs. It uses its prehensile tail to grasp prey as it strikes.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Side-striped palm pitviper
Side-striped palm pitviper. Ekifaananyi: Patrick Gijsbers. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Emerald to bluish green body with a series of yellow vertical bars along the back1
  • Yellow iris (the coloured part of the eye)1
  • Relatively slender body with a prehensile tail that can grip branches1
  • Juveniles are usually brown with dark markings on the head and a yellow or chartreuse tail tip1
  • Captive adults tend to turn blue over time1

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.

Bites can be serious, but fatalities are rare.1

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

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

It prefers to stay coiled and still, relying on its camouflage, and will strike quickly if touched.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?

AfirikaAsiyaBulaayaAmerika ey'ObukiikakkonoAmerika ey'ObukiikaddyoAwusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Side-striped palm pitviper kiwanvu nga 80 cm (2,6 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 1,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 100 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Side-striped palm pitviper kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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Ebituufu

1

Its prehensile tail acts as an anchor when resting and helps it grab prey when it strikes.1

2

Blue specimens are sometimes found in the wild, not only in captivity.1

3

Juveniles are brown, and it takes about 18–24 months for them to change to adult colours.1

4

A polyvalent antivenin that covers this species is produced by the Instituto Clodomiro Picado in Costa Rica.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Bothriechis lateralis
Ekibinja
Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Bothriechis lateralis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothriechis lateralis (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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