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Himalayan pit viper

Gloydius himalayanus
Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.
Vipras da fossa MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Himalayan pit viper is a venomous snake that lives on the southern slopes of the Himalayas. It is special because it has been found at up to 4,900 metres above sea level, which makes it the highest living snake ever recorded. It is a shy, slow-moving snake that spends its days hidden under rocks and fallen timber.1

Viva en
Southern slopes of the Himalayas in Pakistan, India and Nepal1
Asia
Pagina iniziala
It is a highland snake, found at altitudes from 2,100 to 4,900 metres in the mid and western Himalayas. It hides under fallen timber, in crevices, under rocks and boulders, on ledges, and among stones and fallen leaves.1
Lunghezza
76 cm fin 90 cm (2,5 ft fin 3 ft)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It eats mostly millipedes, centipedes and small rodents. It is a nocturnal hunter, so it feeds at night.1
Propi!Foto da Himalayan pit viper
Himalayan pit viper. Foto: Ramnarayan K. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • Body is light brown or dark brown.1
  • Long, marks on the upper body look intertwined because they are close together, with a row of slightly larger spots along each side.1
  • Dark spots on the head.1
  • Belly is light grey with small dark spots.1
  • Head is wide and elongated, and the scales are large and symmetrical.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?

Bites cause intense pain and swelling around the bite. The swelling usually settles within two to three days, even without treatment.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 cause intense pain and swelling at the bite site, which usually fades within two to three days even without treatment.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When disturbed, it retreats to its hiding place.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

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Himalayan pit viper circa 90 cm lung (3 ft)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)In chaun circa 1 m (3,3 ft)
uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 5 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 110 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Himalayan pit viper cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It has been found at up to 4,900 metres above sea level, the highest altitude recorded for any living snake.1

2

It is the only pit viper found in Pakistan.1

3

It is described as a lazy and timid snake, moving slowly from one place to another.1

4

Its belly is white with black and red dots or speckles on the scales.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Gloydius himalayanus
Gruppa
Vipras da fossa
Famiglia
Viperidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
Asia
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Gloydius himalayanus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Gloydius himalayanus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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