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Prairie rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis
Ikufuna dokotalaSiipha kawirikawiri, koma kulumidwa kumafuna dokotala.
Njoka za rattlesnake ImalumaImadya: Nyama
Ngozi kwa anthu: YoopsaKulumidwa kumafuna dokotala. Imfa ndi zosowa kwambiri.

The prairie rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives across the Great Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is found in the western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico. It shakes its tail to give a rattling warning when it feels threatened.1

Imakhala ku
Western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico, mainly across the Great Plains1
Amereka ya Kumpoto
Kunyumba
Prairie rattlesnakes prefer dry areas with moderate vegetation. Many live in rocky areas with outcrops that serve as den sites. They also use the burrows of other animals and sometimes rest in crevices or caves.1
Kutalika
1,5 m (5 ft)1
Liwiro lapamwamba
pafupifupi 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)
Pamtunda, kuyerekeza chabe
Imadya chiyani?
Prairie rattlesnakes mostly eat small mammals, such as ground squirrels, mice, rats, small rabbits and prairie dogs. They also sometimes eat ground-nesting birds, amphibians, reptiles and other snakes, especially juveniles.1
Zoona!Chithunzi cha Prairie rattlesnake
Prairie rattlesnake. Chithunzi: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Mmene ungaizindikirire

  • Usually lightly coloured in shades of brown, with patches of dark brown along the back1
  • A colour band may be seen at the back of the eye1
  • A triangle-shaped head with pit sensory organs on either side1
  • Usually four internasal scales on the snout, with three or more in total1
  • Commonly grows to more than 100 cm long1

Nthawi zambiri imasokonezedwa ndi: Other rattlesnakes can look similar. A key difference is that two internasal scales touch the rostral scale, at the tip of the snout, in the prairie rattlesnake.1

Mphamvu ya ululu

Imaluma

Ululu umatuluka kudzera m'mano ake ikaluma.

Ululu wake umachita chiyani?

The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including enzymes such as proteases and peptidases. It is hemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and destroys tissue. It also has neurotoxic properties, meaning it attacks the nerves.1

Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?

Ngozi kwa anthu: YoopsaKulumidwa kumafuna dokotala. Imfa ndi zosowa kwambiri.

The species has powerful venom and uses about 20 to 55% of its venom in one bite. It will defend itself if it is threatened or injured.1

Imachita chiyani ikachita mantha?

It rapidly vibrates its tail to make a rasping rattle that warns intruders, and it will defend itself if threatened or injured.1

Ikaluma

  • Munthuyo akhale chete ndi wodekha, chiwalo cholumidwacho chikhale pamlingo wa mtima, chotsa mphete ndi zinthu zothina, ndipo mufikitse kuchipatala mwachangu.

Nthawi zonse yamba wayimbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911). Awa ndi malangizo wamba a chithandizo choyamba, osati malangizo a dokotala. Zoyambira za chithandizo choyamba

Khala wotetezeka

  • Usakhudze, kugwira kapena kuseweretsa nyama yakuthengo, ngakhale yaing'ono, ndipo ngakhale ikuoneka ngati yagona kapena yafa.
  • Ipatse malo. Ukakumana nayo, khala chete, bwerera m'mbuyo pang'onopang'ono ndipo uilole ipite njira yake.
  • Ikakuluma: khala chete, usasunthe, imbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911) kapena pita kuchipatala mwachangu. Kumbukira m'mene inkaonekera, chithunzi chimathandiza.

Sikufuna kukuvulaza. Imagwiritsa ntchito ululu wake kugwira chakudya kapena kudziteteza, ndipo imakonda kwambiri kubisala. Zambiri za kukhala wotetezeka

Ndi yaikulu bwanji?

Ndi yaitali bwanji?

Prairie rattlesnake yaitali pafupifupi 1,5 m (5 ft)Galu pafupifupi 1 m (3,3 ft)Munthu wamkulu pafupifupi 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
yaitali ngati amphaka apakhomo 3 mphuno ndi mchira motsatizanayaitali ngati nthochi 8 zoyalidwa motsatizanaingathamange mamita 100 m'masekondi 97 (munthu wothamanga kwambiri amafunika 9.6)

Prairie rattlesnake ndi yaikulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWE?

Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chomwe chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina.

Imathamanga bwanji?

zoyenera kudziwa

Mfundo

1

Females often gather in communal dens to give birth and care for their young. Some females even look after unrelated young while the mothers take a break.1

2

Newborn snakelets measure 22 to 28 cm and are venomous from the moment they are born.1

3

Prairie rattlesnakes prefer a straight migration path, even in areas dominated by humans, because it gives them a better chance of survival.1

4

In Montana, the species reaches its largest size, with specimens sometimes exceeding 120 cm.1

5

In Canada, the species is listed as a species of special concern because its numbers have steadily declined since the 1930s.1

Za akatswiri a ululu

Dzina la sayansi
Crotalus viridis
Gulu
Njoka za rattlesnake
Banja
Viperidae2
Dongosolo
Squamata
Makontinenti
Amereka ya Kumpoto
Ana akhanda
It gives birth to one to 25 live young per litter, typically four to 12, in late summer or early fall.1
Mmene ilili kuthengo
Least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a species of special concern in Canada.1
Ngozi kwa anthu
3 / 5: Yoopsa3

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. Crotalus viridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus viridis (iNaturalist): mayina ndi magulu a sayansi.
  3. Venom Wiki: mlingo wa ngozi, kukula wamba ndi kuyerekeza kwa liwiro ndi zathu. Ona mmene timazipezera: Mmene timayezera ngozi.

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