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Slender hognosed pitviper

Porthidium ophryomegas

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Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)

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The slender hognosed pitviper is a venomous snake from Central America. It lives in seasonally dry forests and usually grows to between 40 and 60 cm long. It strikes hard when threatened, and one death from its bite has been confirmed.1

Kibeera mu

Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica1

Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono

Awaka

It lives in seasonally dry forests, including tropical dry forests, arid forests, subtropical dry forests, and the drier parts of tropical moist forests.1

Obuwanvu

40 cm okutuuka ku 60 cm (1,3 ft okutuuka ku 2 ft)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

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Kirya ki?

It eats rodents and lizards. Juveniles feed mostly on lizards, and also on small frogs when they are available.1

Ekifaananyi kya Slender hognosed pitviper — Slender hognosed pitviper. Ekifaananyi: Goodshort. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Slender build.1
Ground colour is tan, brown, grey or greyish-brown.1
A narrow white, yellow or rust-brown stripe runs along the middle of the back.1
It has 24 to 40 dark brown to almost black blotches. Each has thin white borders and sits across or alternates along the back stripe.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

This is a venomous pitviper. It is quick to strike, and several cases of serious envenomation have needed hospitalisation.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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One death was confirmed in August 2022. In a 1979 study of 477 snakebite cases in Costa Rica, three were caused by this snake.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened, it defends itself vigorously, striking with such force that its body is thrown forwards or even leaves the ground.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?

Afirika Asiya Bulaaya Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo Awusitureeliya ne Oseyaniya

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

kiwanvu nga ndiizi 3 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 110 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Slender hognosed pitviper kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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

Slender hognosed pitviper nga 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

The young are born live, at about 15 cm long.1

Females grow larger than males. Females are often over 60 cm long, while males are usually about 45 cm.1

One exceptional female was reported to measure 77 cm, the longest recorded for this species.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Porthidium ophryomegas
Ekibinja: Pit vipers (emisota egiwulira ebbugumu)
Amaka: Viperidae2
Ensengeka: Squamata
Ssemazinga: Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The young are about 15 cm long.1
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

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Porthidium ophryomegas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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