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Ekifaananyi ekikubiddwa ekya Variable bush viper
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Variable bush viper

Atheris squamigera
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Vipers n'essalambwa KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The variable bush viper is a venomous snake that lives in the rainforests of west and central Africa. It is a tree-dwelling viper that blends in well with the leaves of the bushes it hunts in. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

Kibeera mu
West and central Africa, from Ghana east to western Kenya and Tanzania, south to northern Angola and Bioko Island1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives mostly in rainforest, where it prefers low, thick, flowering bushes. Its green colouring helps it hide among leaves.1
Obuwanvu
46 cm okutuuka ku 78 cm (1,5 ft okutuuka ku 2,6 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It eats mainly small mammals. It hunts at night, using its colouring to stay hidden and ambush prey. Cannibalism within the species has been recorded.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Variable bush viper
Variable bush viper. Ekifaananyi: LA Dawson. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Usually green, but the colour varies from sage or light green to dark green, bluish, olive or dark olive brown.1
  • Rare individuals may be yellow, reddish or slate grey.1
  • Light-coloured crossbands or chevrons (V-shaped marks) run along the body, usually 30 or more.1
  • The tail has a clear ivory white tip.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

It has hemotoxic venom, which affects the blood. It is injected through two hollow fangs at the front of the mouth. Bites have caused at least one case of severe haematological (blood) complications. The venom is used to make prey defenceless.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

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

Bites have caused at least one case of severe blood complications and two deaths. No specific antivenom is made for this genus, though antivenom for the genus Echis has been shown to be partly effective against its venom.1

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

Variable bush viper kiwanvu nga 78 cm (2,6 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 4 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 110 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Variable bush viper kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Newborn snakes are already venomous and fully independent, so their mother leaves them as soon as they are born.1

2

Young snakes have a dark olive colour with wavy bars. Their adult colours develop within 3 to 4 months.1

3

Breeding in captivity needs very high humidity.1

4

Captive keepers and breeders often call it simply a "Squam".1

5

It is the most widely distributed species in its genus, Atheris.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Atheris squamigera
Ekibinja
Vipers n'essalambwa
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
It gives birth to live young. A single litter can have up to 19 young, though the average is 7 to 9. The young are venomous at birth and are left by their mother straight away.1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Atheris squamigera (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atheris squamigera (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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