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Southwestern speckled rattlesnake

Crotalus pyrrhus
Perlu jumpa doktorJarang membawa maut, tetapi gigitannya perlu dirawat doktor.
Ular orok-orok GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusGigitannya perlu dirawat doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.

The southwestern speckled rattlesnake is a medium-sized venomous snake that lives among rocks in the desert southwest of the United States and north-western Mexico. It is active mostly at night and hunts small mammals. Its colours vary with the rocks and soil around it, so it can blend in well.1

Hidup di
Southern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, western Arizona, and north-western Mexico (Sonora and northern Baja California)1
Amerika Utara
Laman utama
It lives mostly in rocky country, including hillsides, canyons, talus slopes and rock ledges, and it shelters in rock crevices and mammal burrows during the day. In southern California it has sometimes been found in chaparral or cactus country, but it rarely strays far from rocks. It has been found at elevations above 1,500 m (5,000 feet).1
Panjang
30 cm hingga 1.2 m (1 ft hingga 3.9 ft)1
Kelajuan maksimum
kira-kira 3.6 km/j (2.2 mph)
Di darat, anggaran kasar
Apa yang ia makan?
It eats mostly small mammals, though it also takes birds and lizards. Juveniles eat lizards especially. One large specimen had eaten a nearly grown cottontail rabbit.1
Betul-betul!Gambar Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake. Gambar: Athene cunicularia (talk) 16:54, 28 March 2008 (UTC). Original uploader was Athene cunicularia at en.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

  • Ground colour may be pink, brown, grey, yellow or nearly white, speckled with black and white1
  • The pattern, if present, may be made of rhombs, bands or blotches1
  • The tail is ringed1
  • Adults average about 91 cm long and sometimes exceed 120 cm1
  • Mostly active at night, becoming more active by day during cooler months1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

This is a venomous snake, and its bite causes pain and tissue damage. In one case a bite on a thumb caused severe pain for about an hour, followed by discolouration, swelling and large blisters on the hand. In a second case, a bite on the heel first felt like a thorn prick, and within hours the calf was swollen and discoloured, with pain later spreading to the groin.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusGigitannya perlu dirawat doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.

Two recorded bite cases both caused severe pain, swelling and discolouration.1

Berita baik: doktor ada ubat (antibisa) atau rawatan untuk ini.1

Jika ia menggigit

  • Bites are treated with antivenin in hospital, so get there fast.1
  • Pastikan orang itu tidak bergerak dan tenang, letakkan anggota yang digigit pada paras jantung, tanggalkan cincin dan barang yang ketat, dan pergi ke hospital dengan segera.

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

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Southwestern speckled rattlesnake panjangnya kira-kira 1.2 m (3.9 ft)Anjing kira-kira 1 m (3.3 ft)Orang dewasa kira-kira 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
sepanjang 2.5 ekor kucing rumah dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 7 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 100 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Southwestern speckled rattlesnake berbanding KAMU?

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

Berapa laju ia?

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

1

One snake had eaten eight birds, most likely goldfinches, that had come to a small bird bath fountain at a desert camp.1

2

Its colours and patterns change with the rocks and soil where it lives, which helps it blend in.1

3

It is mostly active at night and shelters in rock crevices or mammal burrows during the heat of the day.1

4

Snake enthusiasts and the venomous snake trade often call it a 'speck', with local versions such as 'blue speck' and 'lava speck'.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik
Crotalus pyrrhus
Kumpulan
Ular orok-orok
Keluarga
Viperidae2
Susunan
Squamata
Benua-benua
Amerika Utara
Anak
It gives birth to live young, up to 12 at a time. Newborns are about 30 cm long and mostly eat lizards.1
Bahaya kepada manusia
3 / 5: Serius3

Dari mana fakta datang

  1. Crotalus pyrrhus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus pyrrhus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
  3. Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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