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Great Lakes bush viper

Atheris nitschei

Davart il num: Its scientific name honours the German zoologist Hinrich Nitsche (1845–1902).1

Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.

Vipras

Morsas

Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Great Lakes bush viper is a venomous snake, a type of viper that lives in the forests and swamps of central and eastern Africa. It is a relatively large, stout snake, and its venom can cause severe bleeding inside the body.1

Viva en

Forests of the Albertine Rift in central Africa: southern and eastern DR Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Zambia1

Africa

Pagina iniziala

It prefers wetland and meadow areas, elephant grass marshes and the banks of small streams. It is also found in mountain forests up to the bamboo zone, at 1,600–2,800 m, and it is common in papyrus reed around small lakes.1

Lunghezza

80 cm (2,6 ft)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Foto da Great Lakes bush viper — Great Lakes bush viper. Foto: Bree Mc. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

A relatively large and stout bush viper1
Average total length (tail included) is 60 cm, and the maximum is at least 80 cm1
Males are smaller than females1
Known as the black and green bush viper, which suggests its colouring1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

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

Tge fa ses tissi?

Like other species in the genus Atheris, it has highly toxic venom. Not much is known about the venom itself. Envenomation has caused severe bleeding and haemorrhaging, which means bleeding inside the body.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

Bites are known to have caused severe bleeding and haemorrhaging. Little else is known about how dangerous it is to people.1

Sch'el morda

Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, tegna il member mors a l'autezza dal cor, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital.

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 1,5 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 4 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 110 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Great Lakes bush viper cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant svelt è el?

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Great Lakes bush viper circa 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

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

bun da savair

Fatgs

It lives in mountain forests up to the bamboo zone, at heights of up to 2,800 m.1

It is common in papyrus reed around small lakes.1

The males are smaller than the females.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Atheris nitschei
Gruppa: Vipras
Famiglia: Viperidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: Africa
Poppins: The species is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
Privel per umans: 3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Atheris nitschei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Atheris nitschei (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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