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Desert death adder

Acanthophis pyrrhus

Po mazzarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta morda, tschertga spert agid.

Serps australianas

MorsasMangia: Charn

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The desert death adder is a venomous snake that lives in remote parts of Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world. It hunts lizards and small mammals, and it gives birth to live young.1

Viva en

Australia: from the coast of Western Australia to central regions, as far south as Kalgoorlie, and into the Northern Territory1

Australia ed Oceania

Pagina iniziala

Desert death adders live in remote areas, among porcupine grass, stony flats, sandy ridges and rocky outcrops in Central and Western Australia. In south-west Australia they live in hummock grass in mallee. They are sometimes seen on roads near outlying urban areas.1

Lunghezza

70 cm (2,3 ft)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

Desert death adders feed on lizards, especially skinks and dragons, and on small mammals. They use a lure at the tip of the tail, which wiggles to attract prey. They may lie in ambush for days, waiting for a lizard to approach.1

Foto da Desert death adder — Desert death adder. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

Coloured brick-red or yellow-reddish, with strong or inconspicuous yellow bands that blend in with the surroundings1
Short, thick body with a triangular head and a thin, tapering tail1
Flattened appearance1
The tail tip is distinctly darker in colour1
Grows to lengths up to 70 cm1

Savens confundì cun: The desert death adder is closely related to the common or southern death adder, which is found in a different range.1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Desert death adders have large fangs and produce a considerable quantity of toxic venom. The venom is mainly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It once had a 50% mortality rate.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The desert death adder is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world and is regarded as very dangerous. Its venom rarely causes snake bites in Australia today. Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

The desert death adder bites only when a threat or prey is very close. Its colours help it blend in with its surroundings.1

Sch'el morda

Immobilisaziun cun squitsch: envolva ina bandascha elastica ferma sur la morsa e lura vi da l'entir member ensi, fixescha el cun ina stecca e tegna la persuna dal tut immobila, fin che l'agid arriva.
Na lava betg la morsa: ils ospitals pon analisar il tissi ch'è restà sin la pel per tscherner il dretg antiserum.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 4 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 58 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Desert death adder cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Desert death adder circa 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

In uffant sin il velo circa 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

The tip of its tail works as a lure. It looks like a worm or caterpillar, which tempts passing lizards.1

Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1

Unlike most other snakes, it gives birth to live young.1

It is most active after dark and is only occasionally seen during the day.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Acanthophis pyrrhus
Gruppa: Serps australianas
Famiglia: Elapidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: Australia ed Oceania
Poppins: It gives birth to live young, up to 13 in each litter. Mating happens in spring or early summer, and the young are born in late summer or early autumn.1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira: Under threat, mainly due to habitat destruction1
Privel per umans: 4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Desert death adder (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Acanthophis pyrrhus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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