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Rhinoceros viper

Bitis nasicornis
Waa'ee maqaa: The common name refers to the horn-like scales on the end of its nose.1
Ni ajjeesuu danda'aYaalii malee si ajjeesuu danda'a. Yoo si ciniine, dafii gargaarsa argadhu.
Bofoota viper fi adder CiniinnaaNyaata: Foon
Balaa namootaaf: Baay'ee balaa qabaNama yaalii hin arganne ajjeesuu danda'a.

The rhinoceros viper is a large, stout snake with bright colours and two or three horn-like scales on its nose. It lives in forests across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, and its venom is mainly hemotoxic, meaning it attacks the blood and circulation.1

Kan jiraatu
Forests of West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, and from Central African Republic to Uganda and western Kenya1
Afrikaa
Mana
It mainly lives in forested areas and rarely goes into woodland. It hides by day in leaf litter, holes, around fallen trees or tangled tree roots. It is mainly on the ground but can climb into trees and thickets up to 3 m high, and is sometimes found in shallow pools.1
Dheerina
72 cm hanga 1,1 m (2,4 ft hanga 3,5 ft)1
Ariitii olaanaa
gara 3,6 km/sa'a (2,2 mph)
Lafa irra, tilmaama
Maal nyaata?
It mainly eats small mammals, and in wetland habitats it also takes toads, frogs and fish. It hunts by ambush, often staying still for long periods while waiting for prey to pass by.1
Dhugumaan!Suuraa Rhinoceros viper
Rhinoceros viper. Suuraa: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Akkaataa itti beekamu

  • Large and stout, with rough, heavily keeled scales1
  • Two or three horn-like scales on the end of the nose, the front pair often long1
  • Series of blue or blue-green oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the centre, set within black blotches1
  • Dark crimson triangles down the flanks, bordered with green or blue1
  • Top of the head blue or green, with a black arrow mark1

Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: The name horned puff adder is also used for Bitis caudalis (horned adder), which is a different species. Because of this, names can cause confusion, so the name butterfly viper is preferred.1

Humna summii

Ciniinnaa

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

Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?

Its venom is mainly hemotoxic, which attacks the circulatory system, destroying tissue and blood vessels and causing internal bleeding. It also has a neurotoxic component, which attacks the nerves. Small doses of the venom can be deadly. In the few detailed reports of human bites, massive swelling was described, which may lead to necrosis (death of tissue).1

Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?

Balaa namootaaf: Baay'ee balaa qabaNama yaalii hin arganne ajjeesuu danda'a.

Because its range is restricted, few bites have been reported and no statistics are available. In 2003 a man in Dayton, Ohio, who kept one as a pet, was bitten and died.1

Oduu gaarii: doktoroonni qoricha (qoricha farra summii, antivenom) ykn yaalii kanaaf qabu.1

Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?

When approached it often reveals its presence with a very loud hiss, almost a shriek, and it can strike quickly forwards or sideways without coiling first or giving a warning.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?

Rhinoceros viper dheerinni gara 1,1 m (3,5 ft)Saree gara 1 m (3,3 ft)Nama guddaa gara 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
akka adurree manaa 2 funyaan hanga eegeetti dheerataakka muuzii 6 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheeratameetira 100 sekoondii 100 keessatti fiiguu danda'a (namni hundaa caalaa ariifatu 9,6 barbaada)

Rhinoceros viper 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 scales are so rough that they can cut people who handle a snake that is struggling.1

2

Its vivid colours break up its outline in the dappled light of the forest floor, so it is very hard to see.1

3

Its fangs are not large, rarely more than 1.5 cm long, and when not in use they fold up into the roof of its mouth.1

4

Its bright colours fade quickly after it sheds its skin, as silt from its moist habitat builds up on its rough scales.1

5

At least one antivenom, called India Antiserum Africa Polyvalent, protects specifically against bites from this species.1

Soba diigaa

Soba: Its bright colours make it easy to spot in the forest.

Dhugaa: Its colours give it excellent camouflage in the dappled light of the forest floor, which can make it almost invisible.1

Ogeeyyii summiitiif

Maqaa saayinsii
Bitis nasicornis
Garee
Bofoota viper fi adder
Maatii
Viperidae2
Tartiiba
Squamata
Ardiiwwan
Afrikaa
Ilmoolee
It gives birth to live young, between six and 38 in West Africa, in March and April at the start of the rainy season.1
Balaa namootaaf
4 / 5: Baay'ee balaa qaba3

Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu

  1. Bitis nasicornis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bitis nasicornis (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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