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Santa Catalina rattlesnake

Crotalus catalinensis
Za dzinali: The name comes from Isla Santa Catalina, the only island where it lives.1
Ikufuna dokotalaSiipha kawirikawiri, koma kulumidwa kumafuna dokotala.
Njoka za rattlesnake ImalumaImadya: Nyama
Ngozi kwa anthu: YoopsaKulumidwa kumafuna dokotala. Imfa ndi zosowa kwambiri.

The Santa Catalina rattlesnake is a small, slender pit viper with a very unusual feature: it has no rattle. It lives only on Isla Santa Catalina, a small island in the Gulf of California off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is critically endangered.1

Imakhala ku
Isla Santa Catalina in the Gulf of California, off Baja California Sur, Mexico1
Amereka ya Kumpoto
Kunyumba
It lives in Gulf Coast desert plants, mostly on the western side of the island, in dry washes called arroyos, plains, ravine bottoms, stream riverbeds and rocky hilltops. It shelters in rock crevices and dense vegetation.1
Kutalika
73 cm (2,4 ft)1
Liwiro lapamwamba
pafupifupi 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Pamtunda, kuyerekeza chabe
Imadya chiyani?
Its diet is mostly mammals, especially the Santa Catalina deer mouse, with some lizards. It holds its prey in its jaws until the venom takes effect, rather than biting and releasing it.1
Zoona!Chithunzi cha Santa Catalina rattlesnake
Santa Catalina rattlesnake. Chithunzi: Yinan Chen. Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Mmene ungaizindikirire

  • It has no rattle. The tail tip falls off with each shed instead of forming new segments.1
  • It is relatively slender and small, growing to a maximum of 73.1 cm.1
  • The most common colour form has a light cream base with reddish-brown blotches down the back and black and white banding around the tail.1
  • The other colour form is ash grey with darker grey blotches, and it still has tail banding.1
  • It is mostly active at night and is often seen out in the open rather than hiding.1

Mphamvu ya ululu

Imaluma

Ululu umatuluka kudzera m'mano ake ikaluma.

Ululu wake umachita chiyani?

It is venomous, like all pit vipers. It holds its prey in its jaws until the venom takes effect, so the prey cannot escape before it succumbs.1

Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?

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

Imachita chiyani ikachita mantha?

Unlike most rattlesnakes, it does not tend to hide, and because it has no rattle it gives no audible warning.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?

Santa Catalina rattlesnake yaitali pafupifupi 73 cm (2,4 ft)Mphaka wapakhomo pafupifupi 50 cm (1,6 ft)Galu pafupifupi 1 m (3,3 ft)
yaitali ngati nthochi 4 zoyalidwa motsatizanaingathamange mamita 100 m'masekondi 100 (munthu wothamanga kwambiri amafunika 9.6)

Santa Catalina 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

It is one of the few rattlesnakes that has lost its rattle. The tail tip falls off with each shed instead of forming a new segment.1

2

Although it is a rattlesnake, it is a swift and skilful climber, and individuals were most often found in low bush branches during the hottest month, July.1

3

Its main prey, the Santa Catalina deer mouse, lives only on this island, so the snake's food supply is also very limited.1

4

It does not hibernate, and the evidence suggests it is nocturnal even in winter.1

5

Its closest relative on the mainland is the red diamond rattlesnake, which eats a much wider range of prey, including frogs, birds and other snakes.1

Za akatswiri a ululu

Dzina la sayansi
Crotalus catalinensis
Gulu
Njoka za rattlesnake
Banja
Viperidae2
Dongosolo
Squamata
Makontinenti
Amereka ya Kumpoto
Mmene ilili kuthengo
Critically Endangered (IUCN Red List)1
Ngozi kwa anthu
3 / 5: Yoopsa3

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. Crotalus catalinensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus catalinensis (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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