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West African night adder

Causus maculatus
Kiruma bwokkaKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.
Vipers n'essalambwa KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The West African night adder is a small, stout snake that lives in forests, savannas and dry semi-desert across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, but its bite usually causes only mild symptoms. It is known for hunting frogs and toads.1

Kibeera mu
West and Central Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal east to western Ethiopia, south to DR Congo and northern Angola1
Afirika
Awaka
It lives in a wide range of habitats, including forests, savanna and even semi-desert. It can be found at altitudes as high as 2,400 m (7,900 ft) and may be quite common in parts of its range.1
Obuwanvu
30 cm okutuuka ku 70 cm (1 ft okutuuka ku 2,3 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It feeds mainly on frogs and toads. It hunts on the ground and will climb into low bushes to pursue frogs.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya West African night adder
West African night adder. Ekifaananyi: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Small and stout, usually 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) long including the tail.1
  • Brown background colour, sometimes grey, olive or light green, with a row of dark brown or blackish patches down the back.1
  • Flanks sprinkled with black scales.1
  • A distinct V-shaped mark on the head. It is solid black in young snakes and brown with a black outline in adults.1
  • Some snakes, especially from drier areas, have no back pattern at all, which makes them hard to identify. Those from DR Congo are often plain brown.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Bites cause mild symptoms, including pain, moderate swelling, swollen lymph nodes near the bite (local lymphadenitis) and a mild fever. Blistering has not been reported, and tissue death (necrosis) is rare and usually happens only as a secondary effect. The symptoms usually fade after two to three days, normally without complications.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

Bites from this snake are described as causing mild symptoms that normally clear up without complications.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?

West African night adder kiwanvu nga 70 cm (2,3 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)

West African night adder kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Despite its name, the night adder is active at any time of day or night, and it has sometimes been seen basking in the sun.1

2

It is a slow-moving snake, but it can strike quickly. It tends to lash at its target rather than stab.1

3

It is most active in the rainy season, from March to October, when its prey is plentiful. It almost disappears during the dry season.1

4

Its back pattern varies a lot. Some snakes have no pattern at all, and snakes from DR Congo are often a uniform brown.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Causus maculatus
Ekibinja
Vipers n'essalambwa
Amaka
Viperidae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Afirika
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs. A female may lay a clutch of 6 to 20 eggs between February and April, and the young hatch between May and July.1
Akabi eri abantu
2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Causus maculatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Causus maculatus (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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