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Variable bush viper

Atheris squamigera
Ikufuna dokotalaSiipha kawirikawiri, koma kulumidwa kumafuna dokotala.
Ma viper ndi adder ImalumaImadya: Nyama
Ngozi kwa anthu: YoopsaKulumidwa kumafuna dokotala. Imfa ndi zosowa kwambiri.

The variable bush viper is a venomous snake that lives in the rainforests of west and central Africa. It is a tree-dwelling viper that blends in well with the leaves of the bushes it hunts in. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

Imakhala ku
West and central Africa, from Ghana east to western Kenya and Tanzania, south to northern Angola and Bioko Island1
Africa
Kunyumba
It lives mostly in rainforest, where it prefers low, thick, flowering bushes. Its green colouring helps it hide among leaves.1
Kutalika
46 cm mpaka 78 cm (1,5 ft mpaka 2,6 ft)1
Liwiro lapamwamba
pafupifupi 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Pamtunda, kuyerekeza chabe
Imadya chiyani?
It eats mainly small mammals. It hunts at night, using its colouring to stay hidden and ambush prey. Cannibalism within the species has been recorded.1
Zoona!Chithunzi cha Variable bush viper
Variable bush viper. Chithunzi: LA Dawson. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Mmene ungaizindikirire

  • Usually green, but the colour varies from sage or light green to dark green, bluish, olive or dark olive brown.1
  • Rare individuals may be yellow, reddish or slate grey.1
  • Light-coloured crossbands or chevrons (V-shaped marks) run along the body, usually 30 or more.1
  • The tail has a clear ivory white tip.1

Mphamvu ya ululu

Imaluma

Ululu umatuluka kudzera m'mano ake ikaluma.

Ululu wake umachita chiyani?

It has hemotoxic venom, which affects the blood. It is injected through two hollow fangs at the front of the mouth. Bites have caused at least one case of severe haematological (blood) complications. The venom is used to make prey defenceless.1

Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?

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

Bites have caused at least one case of severe blood complications and two deaths. No specific antivenom is made for this genus, though antivenom for the genus Echis has been shown to be partly effective against its venom.1

Nkhani yabwino: madokotala ali ndi mankhwala (antivenom) kapena chithandizo cha ichi.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

Kuti padziko lapansi?

AfricaAsiaUlayaAmereka ya KumpotoAmereka ya KumweraAustralia ndi Oceania

Ndi yaikulu bwanji?

Ndi yaitali bwanji?

Variable bush viper yaitali pafupifupi 78 cm (2,6 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 110 (munthu wothamanga kwambiri amafunika 9.6)

Variable bush viper ndi yaikulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWE?

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

Imathamanga bwanji?

zoyenera kudziwa

Mfundo

1

Newborn snakes are already venomous and fully independent, so their mother leaves them as soon as they are born.1

2

Young snakes have a dark olive colour with wavy bars. Their adult colours develop within 3 to 4 months.1

3

Breeding in captivity needs very high humidity.1

4

Captive keepers and breeders often call it simply a "Squam".1

5

It is the most widely distributed species in its genus, Atheris.1

Za akatswiri a ululu

Dzina la sayansi
Atheris squamigera
Gulu
Ma viper ndi adder
Banja
Viperidae2
Dongosolo
Squamata
Makontinenti
Africa
Ana akhanda
It gives birth to live young. A single litter can have up to 19 young, though the average is 7 to 9. The young are venomous at birth and are left by their mother straight away.1
Ngozi kwa anthu
3 / 5: Yoopsa3

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. Atheris squamigera (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atheris squamigera (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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