Prairie rattlesnake
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

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- 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
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: 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
Humna summii
Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
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
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaCiniinnaan doktora barbaada. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.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
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
It rapidly vibrates its tail to make a rasping rattle that warns intruders, and it will defend itself if threatened or injured.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?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka adurree manaa 3 funyaan hanga eegeetti dheerata
akka muuzii 8 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
meetira 100 sekoondii 97 keessatti fiiguu danda'a (namni hundaa caalaa ariifatu 9,6 barbaada)Prairie rattlesnake SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
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
Newborn snakelets measure 22 to 28 cm and are venomous from the moment they are born.1
Prairie rattlesnakes prefer a straight migration path, even in areas dominated by humans, because it gives them a better chance of survival.1
In Montana, the species reaches its largest size, with specimens sometimes exceeding 120 cm.1
In Canada, the species is listed as a species of special concern because its numbers have steadily declined since the 1930s.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Crotalus viridis
- Garee
- Bofoota rattlesnake
- Maatii
- Viperidae2
- Tartiiba
- Squamata
- Ardiiwwan
- Ameerikaa Kaabaa
- Ilmoolee
- It gives birth to one to 25 live young per litter, typically four to 12, in late summer or early fall.1
- Bosona keessatti haala akkamii keessa jira
- Least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a species of special concern in Canada.1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 3 / 5: Cimaa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Crotalus viridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus viridis (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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