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Mexican west coast rattlesnake

Crotalus basiliscus

Davart il num: Its scientific name, basiliscus, comes from the Greek word for king and refers to its large size and potent venom.1

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

Serps a sunaglia

MorsasMangia: Charn

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

The Mexican west coast rattlesnake is a large venomous pit viper. It lives on the coastal plain of western Mexico. It is one of the largest rattlesnakes in the world, so its size and its strong venom make it one to respect.1

Viva en

Western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Michoacán, mostly on the coastal plain.1

America dal Nord

Pagina iniziala

Its habitat is mostly tropical thorn forest, extending into tropical deciduous forest. Around Colima, where it is particularly plentiful, the land is mostly treeless with short grass, scattered mesquite, acacias, thorny bushes and many large cacti. In the lowlands, most specimens are found crossing roads at night.1

Lunghezza

1 m fin 2 m (3,3 ft fin 6,7 ft)1

Paisa

700 g (1,5 lb)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

The stomachs of seven specimens contained mammal hair, probably from rodents.1

Foto da Mexican west coast rattlesnake — Mexican west coast rattlesnake. Foto: Alan Rockefeller. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

Brown or grey body with 26 to 41 dark, diamond-shaped blotches that have light edges.1
Within its range, it is the only rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings on its back.1
Head is a uniform greyish-brown, with lighter lip scales and a dark bar behind each eye.1
Young snakes are mostly red, and adults become olive green.1
Body is moderately stout and rather rectangular in cross section.1

Savens confundì cun: It often lives in the same areas as C. molossus, and the two hybridise freely. The two species are easy to tell apart, but hybrid snakes are hard to identify.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?

Its venom is highly toxic and is produced in large amounts. The venom contains proteases, which are enzymes that break down proteins. In some populations, it may also contain a component related to Mojave toxin.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

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

Large specimens should be regarded as very dangerous. An average venom yield of 297 mg of dried venom has been recorded.1

Bunas novitads: ils medis han in medicament (antiserum) u in tractament per quai.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?

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 6 bananas

uschè lung sco 4 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 11 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 86 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Mexican west coast rattlesnake 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)

Mexican west coast rattlesnake circa 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

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

bun da savair

Fatgs

It is one of the largest rattlesnake species, and specimens over 150 cm are not uncommon.1

Young snakes are red, and they turn olive green as they grow into adults.1

Its scientific name comes from the Greek word for king, a nod to its size and strong venom.1

It hybridises freely with C. molossus where their ranges overlap.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Crotalus basiliscus
Gruppa: Serps a sunaglia
Famiglia: Viperidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: America dal Nord
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001). The trend was stable when assessed in 2007.1
Privel per umans: 4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Crotalus basiliscus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Crotalus basiliscus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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