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Fakkii kaartuunii Eastern copperhead
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Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix
Waa'ee maqaa: The generic name comes from Greek words meaning 'hook' and 'tooth'. The species name comes from the Latin for 'twisted', after the pinched, hourglass-shaped bands on its back.1
Doktora barbaadaYeroo muraasa nama ajjeesa, garuu ciniinnaan doktora barbaada.
Bofoota pit viper CiniinnaaNyaata: Foon
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaCiniinnaan doktora barbaada. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.

The eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper that lives across much of the eastern United States. It has hourglass-shaped bands on a tan or reddish-brown body, which help it hide in leaves and clay. It is common, so people sometimes meet it without realising, and it makes up half of the treated snake bites in the United States.1

Kan jiraatu
Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1
Ameerikaa Kaabaa
Mana
It favours deciduous forest and mixed woodlands in most of its range, and often sits on rock outcroppings and ledges. It is also found in low-lying, swampy areas. Bites happen when people step on or near it, especially where it lies hidden in dead leaves or red clay.1
Dheerina
50 cm hanga 95 cm (1,6 ft hanga 3,1 ft)1
Ulfaatina
102 g hanga 343 g (4 oz hanga 12 oz)1
Ariitii olaanaa
gara 3,5 km/sa'a (2,2 mph)
Lafa irra, tilmaama
Maal nyaata?
It eats a wide range of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, mice and small birds. It is mainly an ambush predator that waits in a good position for prey to arrive, though it actively hunts insects. It uses facial pit organs to sense heat and make accurate strikes.1
Dhugumaan!Suuraa Eastern copperhead
Eastern copperhead. Suuraa: unknown. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Akkaataa itti beekamu

  • Dark brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands on a light reddish-brown or brown background1
  • A heavy, stout body rather than a slender one1
  • A broad head that is distinct from the neck1
  • Young have green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within a year1
  • Adults are typically 50 to 95 cm long, including the tail1

Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: The snout slopes down and back, so it looks less blunt than the snout of the cottonmouth. The head also extends further forward than the mouth.1

Humna summii

Ciniinnaa

Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.

Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?

Balaa namootaaf: CimaaCiniinnaan doktora barbaada. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.

Copperhead bites account for half of the treated snake bites in the United States. Bites usually happen when people unknowingly step on or near the snake. It is generally nonaggressive and will strike only if threatened as a last resort.1

Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?

It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1

Yoo ciniine

  • Namicha sochii malee fi tasgabbaa'aa tursiisi, qaama ciniiname sadarkaa onnee irra kaa'i, qubeelaa fi waan cimee hidhu baasi, dafii hospitaala geessi.

Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa

Nageenyaan turi

  • Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
  • Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
  • Yoo tokko si ciniine: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.

Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan

Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?

AfrikaaEeshiyaaAwurooppaaAmeerikaa KaabaaAmeerikaa KibbaaAwustiraaliyaa fi Oshiyaaniyaa

Hammam guddaa dha?

Dheerinni isaa hammam?

Eastern copperhead dheerinni gara 95 cm (3,1 ft)Adurree manaa gara 50 cm (1,6 ft)Saree gara 1 m (3,3 ft)

Hammam ulfaata?

akka muuzii 3 ulfaata
akka adurree manaa 2 funyaan hanga eegeetti dheerataakka muuzii 5 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheeratameetira 100 sekoondii 100 keessatti fiiguu danda'a (namni hundaa caalaa ariifatu 9,6 barbaada)

Eastern copperhead SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?

Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.

Hammam ariifata?

beekuun gaarii dha

Dhugaawwan

1

Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1

2

Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1

3

Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1

4

In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1

5

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

6

Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1

Soba diigaa

Soba: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

Dhugaa: They are generally nonaggressive. They usually freeze or flee, and they strike only if threatened as a last resort. Most bites happen when people step on or near them without noticing.1

Ogeeyyii summiitiif

Maqaa saayinsii
Agkistrodon contortrix
Garee
Bofoota pit viper
Maatii
Viperidae2
Tartiiba
Squamata
Ardiiwwan
Ameerikaa Kaabaa
Ilmoolee
Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
Bosona keessatti haala akkamii keessa jira
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
Balaa namootaaf
3 / 5: Cimaa3

Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu

  1. Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
  3. Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.

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