Desert death adder
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

Uko wayimenya
- 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
Ikunze kwitiranywa na: The desert death adder is closely related to the common or southern death adder, which is found in a different range.1
Imbaraga z'ubumara
Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.
Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?
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
Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.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
Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?
The desert death adder bites only when a threat or prey is very close. Its colours help it blend in with its surroundings.1
Niba iruma
- Gupfuka ukanda no kudanyeganyeza (pressure immobilisation): zingira bande ikweduka kandi ifashe neza hejuru y'aho yarumye, hanyuma uzamuke ku rugingo rwose, urushyireho agati ko kurukomeza (attelle), kandi umuntu agume atanyeganyega na gato kugeza ubutabazi buhageze.
- Ntugasukure aho yarumye ukoresheje amazi: ibitaro bishobora gupima ubumara bwasigaye ku ruhu kugira ngo bihitemo umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) ukwiye.
Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze
Irinde akaga
- Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
- Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
- Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.
Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda
Ingana gute?
Ireshya ite?
ireshya n'imineke 4 ikurikiranye
yakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 58 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)Desert death adder ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?
Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.
Yihuta gute?
Ibintu by'ukuri
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
Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara
- Izina rya siyansi
- Acanthophis pyrrhus
- Itsinda
- Inzoka zo muri Ositaraliya
- Umuryango
- Elapidae2
- Itsinda rinini (order)
- Squamata
- Imigabane
- Ositaraliya na Oseyaniya
- Abana bato
- 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
- Uko imeze mu gasozi
- Under threat, mainly due to habitat destruction1
- Akaga ku bantu
- 4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3
Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka
- Desert death adder (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Acanthophis pyrrhus (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
- Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.
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