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Persian horned viper

Pseudocerastes persicus
Davart il num: The species name comes from Persia (present-day Iran), where it was first found, and from the horn-like structures above its eyes.1
Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.
Vipras MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

The Persian horned viper is a venomous viper with horn-like scales above each eye. It lives in deserts and hill country in the Middle East and parts of Asia, and it is mostly active at night. Its venom causes strong bleeding, and no specific antivenom is available for its bites.1

Viva en
Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and throughout Mesopotamia1
Asia
Pagina iniziala
It lives in sandy desert (but not sand dunes), basalt and limestone rock desert, and hill country, usually with some vegetation. It tends to avoid areas where people live.1
Lunghezza
40 cm fin 1,1 m (1,3 ft fin 3,5 ft)1
Paisa
500 g (1,1 lb)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It feeds mainly on lizards, small mammals and mice, and occasionally on small birds and arthropods. It will also eat dead food.1
Propi!Foto da Persian horned viper
Persian horned viper. Foto: Zuhair Amr. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • A broad, flat head that is clearly distinct from the neck1
  • A horn-like structure of small scales above each eye, also present in juveniles1
  • A short tail1
  • Body scales with keels that often end in a bump or a point1
  • Slow-moving and almost entirely nocturnal, so usually seen at night or in the early evening during colder periods1

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 has strong haemorrhagic activity, which means it causes bleeding by damaging blood vessels, as is typical of most vipers. No specific antivenom is available for its bites. A polyvalent antiserum, which is made to work against several snake species, is reported to offer some protection.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

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

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

It is not particularly aggressive, but it will hiss loudly when disturbed.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?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Persian horned viper circa 1,1 m lung (3,5 ft)In chaun circa 1 m (3,3 ft)In creschì circa 1,7 m (5,6 ft)

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 4 bananas
uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 110 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Persian horned viper cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Unlike the sand-dwelling Cerastes vipers, it cannot sink into sand vertically.1

2

It moves by sidewinding, serpentine and rectilinear movement, depending on the situation.1

3

It can attain a considerable weight for its size, with some specimens exceeding 500 g.1

4

Its horn-like scales are present even in young snakes.1

5

Females are usually larger than males.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Pseudocerastes persicus
Gruppa
Vipras
Famiglia
Viperidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
Asia
Poppins
It lays eggs, with 11 to 21 eggs per clutch, and each egg already contains a well-developed embryo.1
Privel per umans
3 / 5: Grav3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Persian horned viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudocerastes persicus (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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