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Western hognose snake

Heterodon nasicus
Ku linnya: "Hognose" comes from its upturned nose, which looks hog-like. The scientific name nasicus comes from the Latin nasus, meaning "nose".1
Tekirina kabiTekirina kabi eri abantu. Tewali kya kweraliikirira.
Emisota egirina amannyo ag'obusagwa emabega KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: KitonoNga okubojja kw'enjuki oba okutono okusingawo. Kumpi tekirina kabi eri abantu.

The western hognose snake is a small, stout-bodied snake with an upturned nose that looks a bit like a pig's snout. It lives across much of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, in sandy and gravelly places such as prairies and grasslands. It is often mistaken for a rattlesnake, but its bite is not regarded as dangerous to people.1

Kibeera mu
Southern Canada, through the United States, to northern Mexico. Endemic to North America.1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It favours areas with sandy or gravelly soils, including prairies, river floodplains, scrub, grasslands, semi-deserts and some semi-agricultural land. It has been found at elevations of up to 2,500 m (8,200 feet).1
Obuwanvu
13 cm okutuuka ku 50 cm (5,1 in okutuuka ku 1,6 ft)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 4,7 km/h (2,9 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It mainly eats amphibians, such as large and medium tree frogs, small or medium toads and small lizards, and occasionally a rodent. It is not a true constrictor, so it bites and chews, driving its rear fangs into prey.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Western hognose snake
Western hognose snake. Ekifaananyi: Peter Paplanus. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Relatively small and stout-bodied, with adults rarely exceeding 40–50 cm in total length, tail included.1
  • A modified, upturned nose scale gives it a distinctive hog-like snout.1
  • Colour and pattern vary a great deal between subspecies and individuals.1
  • When threatened, it flattens its neck, hisses and may puff up its throat with air.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: To an untrained eye, most individuals look much like rattlesnakes, which is thought to be a form of mimicry that makes predators wary. Its upturned snout and small, stout body are features to note.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The snake releases modified saliva from its Duvernoy's glands, which runs down a groove in its rear fang and helps break down the toxins of toads it eats. No deaths or whole-body (systemic) effects in people have been recorded from its bite. Bites may occasionally be medically significant.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: KitonoNga okubojja kw'enjuki oba okutono okusingawo. Kumpi tekirina kabi eri abantu.

The species is not dangerous to people and is not regarded as venomous. Its bites are extremely rare, and no deaths or systemic effects have been recorded. Bites may uncommonly be medically significant.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

It flattens its neck, hisses and may make mock strikes with its mouth closed. If harassed further, it usually plays dead rather than biting.1

Bwe kiruma

  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa, omuntu muleke ateefu era funa obuyambi bw'abasawo. Ebika ebimu (nga boomslang) bisobola okutta oluvannyuma lw'essaawa.

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?

Western hognose snake kiwanvu nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3,3 ft)
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 3 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkiwanvu nga bbulooka 16 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 77 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Western hognose snake kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

Captive breeders have produced more than 50 'designer' colour morphs of this snake.1

2

In captivity, many hognose snakes refuse food for about two to three and a half months, from January to mid March, because they instinctively brumate, or sleep, underground in winter.1

3

Males are considerably smaller than females.1

4

Hatchlings reach sexual maturity after about two years, based mostly on size rather than age.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Because it looks like a rattlesnake, it must be dangerous or deadly.

Amazima: The western hognose snake is not dangerous to people. Its rare bites have not caused recorded deaths or whole-body effects, and it usually plays dead instead of biting.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Heterodon nasicus
Ekibinja
Emisota egirina amannyo ag'obusagwa emabega
Amaka
Colubridae2
Ensengeka
Squamata
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs. Females lay 4–23 elongate, thin-shelled eggs between June and August, which hatch after about 60 days.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Least Concern (IUCN)1
Akabi eri abantu
1 / 5: Kitono3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Western hognose snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heterodon nasicus (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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