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Eastern hognose snake

Heterodon platirhinos

Tentang nama: The name comes from Greek. Heterodon means "different tooth", and platirhinos means "broad or flat snout".1

Tidak berbahayaTidak berbahaya kepada manusia. Tiada apa yang perlu dirisaukan.

Ular bertaring belakang

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau kurang. Boleh dikatakan tidak berbahaya kepada manusia.

The eastern hognose snake is a stout, rear-fanged snake that lives across eastern and central North America. It has an upturned snout, which it uses for digging in sandy soil. It is mildly venomous, but its venom is aimed at toads and frogs and is not deadly to people.1

Hidup di

Eastern and central North America, from southern Ontario and southern New Hampshire to Texas, Kansas and southern Florida1

Amerika Utara

Laman utama

It prefers dry places with sandy or loose soil, such as upland sandy pine forests, old fields and forest edges. At the northern end of its range it has been found to prefer developed lands.1

Panjang

1.2 m (3.8 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 4.9 km/j (3 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It eats mainly amphibians and has a particular fondness for toads. It uses its enlarged rear teeth to puncture and deflate toads before swallowing them whole.1

Gambar Eastern hognose snake — Eastern hognose snake. Gambar: evangrimes. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

Stout body with an upturned snout1
Colour varies widely by area, from red, green or orange to brown, grey or black, sometimes blotched, checkered or plain1
Belly is usually a solid grey, yellow or cream colour1
The underside of the tail is lighter than the belly1
Adults average 71 cm in total length, and females are larger than males1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its venom is mild and is adapted to amphibian prey. It is delivered through enlarged rear teeth from the Duvernoy's gland. In people who are allergic to the snake's saliva, a bite can cause local swelling, burning, discolouration and bleeding from the wound.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau kurang. Boleh dikatakan tidak berbahaya kepada manusia.

The venom is harmless to most people, and no human deaths have been documented. People who are allergic to its saliva may have local symptoms such as swelling and bleeding.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

It flattens its neck, raises its head like a cobra, hisses and strikes with a closed mouth to bluff. If that fails, it rolls onto its back, plays dead, releases a foul musk and lets its tongue hang out.1

Jika ia menggigit

Basuh tempat gigitan, pastikan orang itu tenang dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan. Sesetengah spesies (seperti boomslang) boleh membawa maut beberapa jam kemudian.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 2.5 ekor kucing rumah dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 6 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 73 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Eastern hognose snake berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Kura-kura darat kira-kira 0.3 km/j (0.19 mph)

Eastern hognose snake kira-kira 4.9 km/j (3 mph)

Orang berjalan kira-kira 5 km/j (3.1 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

One individual was seen playing dead for 45 minutes before moving away.1

It is resistant to the skin poisons of toads, probably because of its enlarged adrenal glands, which release large amounts of hormones to counter the toxins.1

When threatened, it often bluffs by striking with its mouth closed, and it does not try to bite.1

It is a rear-fanged snake, and its enlarged teeth are at the back of the upper jaw.1

Females can store sperm until spring, so they can be fertilised later.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: The eastern hognose snake is a dangerous, deadly snake.

Hakikat: It is only mildly venomous, and its venom is aimed at amphibians. No human deaths have been documented, although some people who are allergic to its saliva may have local symptoms.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Heterodon platirhinos
Kumpulan: Ular bertaring belakang
Keluarga: Colubridae2
Susunan: Squamata
Benua-benua: Amerika Utara
Anak: Females lay up to 40 eggs, with an average of about 25, usually in June or early July. The hatchlings are about 16.5 to 21 cm long.1
Keadaannya di alam liar: Least concern (IUCN Red List, assessed 2007). It is a species of increasing conservation concern in the northeastern part of its range.1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 1 / 5: Ringan3

Dari mana fakta datang

Eastern hognose snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Heterodon platirhinos (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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