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West African night adder

Causus maculatus

Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.

Ular kapak & adder

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

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

Hidup di

West and Central Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal east to western Ethiopia, south to DR Congo and northern Angola1

Afrika

Laman utama

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

Panjang

30 cm hingga 70 cm (1 ft hingga 2.3 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 3.3 km/j (2.1 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It feeds mainly on frogs and toads. It hunts on the ground and will climb into low bushes to pursue frogs.1

Gambar West African night adder — West African night adder. Gambar: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

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

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

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

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

Bites from this snake are described as causing mild symptoms that normally clear up without complications.1

Jika ia menggigit

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

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 4 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 110 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar West African night adder berbanding KAMU?

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Berapa laju ia?

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

West African night adder kira-kira 3.3 km/j (2.1 mph)

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

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

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

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

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

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

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Causus maculatus
Kumpulan: Ular kapak & adder
Keluarga: Viperidae2
Susunan: Squamata
Benua-benua: Afrika
Anak: 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
Bahaya kepada manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

Causus maculatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Causus maculatus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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