Sidewinder
The sidewinder is a small rattlesnake that lives in the deserts of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico. It gets its name from the unusual sideways way it moves over loose sand. It is venomous, but its venom is weaker than that of many other rattlesnakes.1

Ndenge ya koyeba yango
- Small, measuring 43 to 80 cm in total length including the tail.1
- Raised scales above the eyes give it horns.1
- The ground colour may be cream, buff, yellowish-brown, pink or ash grey, with 28 to 47 darker blotches along the back.1
- It moves with a sidewinding motion, leaving a J-shaped track in the sand with the tip of the hook pointing in the direction of travel.1
- Females are larger than males, which is unusual among United States rattlesnakes.1
Makasi ya venin
Venin ebimaka na nzela ya mino na yango ntango esui.
Venin na yango esalaka nini?
The venom causes pain, swelling and bruising, and can create bleeding blisters. Symptoms can include nausea, dizziness, chills, blood clotting disorders and shock. In one recorded case, a bitten man's whole arm was badly swollen and very painful within about 2.5 hours.1
Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?
Likama mpo na bato: Ya makasiSoki esui yo, kende epai ya monganga. Kokufa ezalaka mpenza mbala moke.Its venom is weaker than that of many other rattlesnakes, and its venom glands are smaller, so it is less dangerous than its larger relatives. Any rattlesnake bite can still be fatal and should be taken seriously.1
Nsango malamu: ba monganga bazali na nkisi (antivenin) to bosalisi mpo na yango.1
Soki esui
- Seek medical attention immediately after any rattlesnake bite. Consult a local expert or regional poison control centre before giving antivenom.1
- Tika moto aningana te mpe azala kimia, tika lokolo to loboko oyo esui na niveau ya motema, longola ba bague mpe biloko oyo ekangi makasi, mpe kende na lopitalo noki.
Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso
Zala na libateli
- Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
- Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
- Soki moko esui yo: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.
Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela
Monene na yango boni?
Molai na yango boni?
molai lokola ba pusu ya ndako 1,5, zolo kino mokila
molai lokola bitabe 4 oyo etiami moko na sima ya mosusu
ekoki kopota metre 100 na sekonde 12 (moto ya mbangu koleka asengaka 9,6)Sidewinder azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?
Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.
Mbangu na yango boni?
Makambo ya solo
The AIM-9 Sidewinder missile was named after this snake, because both use infrared signals to track their targets.1
Juveniles and adults use different hunting methods. Juveniles lure lizards with fast tail movements that look like a moth or slower ones that look like a caterpillar.1
The raised scales above its eyes may shade the eyes or stop sand drifting over them. When the snake strikes against a burrow roof, pressure on these horns folds them down, which is thought to protect the eyes.1
Newborn sidewinders huddle together in a burrow for their first week or so, plugging the entrance during the day. Their combined body heat keeps the group at an average of about 32 °C, which is warm enough for shedding.1
Sidewinding is also used by other desert snakes, such as the horned adder and Peringuey's adder, and by robots that copy this movement.1
Mpo na ba expert ya venin
- Kombo ya siansi
- Crotalus cerastes
- Ebota
- Banyoka ya sonnette
- Libota
- Viperidae2
- Molongo
- Squamata
- Bakontina
- Amerika ya Nord
- Bana
- It gives birth to live young, usually five to 18 per litter, with an average of about 10.1
- Molai ya bomoi
- pene na mibu 131
- Ndenge ezali kobika na zamba
- Least Concern1
- Likama mpo na bato
- 3 / 5: Ya makasi3
Esika makambo euti
- Crotalus cerastes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus cerastes (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
- Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.
Likambo nyonso na lokasa oyo ezali na nimero oyo elakisi source na yango. Soki tosali libunga, limbisa biso, tozali bato oyo balingaka banyama, zulunale ya siansi te. Yebisa biso na [email protected] mpe tokobongisa yango.
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