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Speckled rattlesnake

Crotalus mitchellii
Ku linnya: The scientific name honours Silas Weir Mitchell, an American doctor who also studied rattlesnake venoms.1
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The speckled rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives in the rocky deserts and shrubland of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico. Its back is patterned so that it looks like a piece of granite, which helps it hide among rocks. Keep a safe distance from any rattlesnake you see in the wild.1

Kibeera mu
South-western United States and north-western Mexico, including many islands in the Gulf of California1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It prefers rocky desert and shrubland. It is mainly found on the ground, but will sometimes climb into low vegetation.1
Obuwanvu
1,4 m (4,5 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Speckled rattlesnake
Speckled rattlesnake. Ekifaananyi: Ken-ichi Ueda. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • About thirty markings run along the back, often in the form of crossbars.1
  • Some markings are clearly defined geometric shapes, such as diamonds, hexagons or hourglasses.1
  • The markings are always darker than the ground colour, but the exact colour varies from snake to snake.1
  • Colouring usually matches the rocks where the snake lives.1
  • Adults generally do not exceed 100 cm in total length, including the tail.1

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.

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

Its patterned colouring blends with rock, so it is hard to see. It has a rattle at the end of its tail.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

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Speckled rattlesnake kiwanvu nga 1,4 m (4,5 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)Omuntu omukulu nga 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
kiwanvu nga kkapa ez'awaka 2,5 okuva ku nnyindo okutuuka ku mukirakiwanvu nga ndiizi 8 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 100 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Speckled rattlesnake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Snakes on Isla Ángel de la Guarda can grow larger than mainland snakes, with one recorded specimen reaching 136.7 cm.1

2

Snakes on El Muerto Island are much smaller, reaching a maximum of 63.7 cm.1

3

Scientists have debated its classification. Some researchers have proposed that its island populations should be treated as separate species.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: It is sometimes called the tiger rattlesnake.

Amazima: The name tiger rattlesnake is wrong. It is a speckled rattlesnake, named for its markings.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Crotalus mitchellii
Ekibinja
Rattlesnake
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere
It is ovoviviparous, meaning the young develop inside eggs within the mother's body and are born live.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, for the nominate subspecies)1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Crotalus mitchellii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus mitchellii (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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