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Igishushanyo cya Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Rattlesnake IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

Iba muri
Southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina through Florida to the Florida Keys, and west to southeastern Louisiana1
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Ahabanza
It lives in upland dry pine forests, flatwoods, sandhills, coastal hammocks, cypress swamps and salt marshes. It often shelters in burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises.1
Uburebure
1,1 m kugeza kuri 2,4 m (3,6 ft kugeza kuri 7,9 ft)1
Ibiro
800 g kugeza kuri 15 kg (1,8 lb kugeza kuri 34 lb)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It hunts small mammals, especially rabbits and rice rats, and also eats birds. It either actively searches for prey or waits coiled in ambush for up to a week. After striking and releasing its prey, it follows the scent trail the dying animal leaves.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Ifoto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
  • A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
  • A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
  • Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
  • A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom contains more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.1

Niba iruma

  • Umuntu agume atanyeganyega kandi atuje, urugingo rwarumwe rugume ku rwego rumwe n'umutima, mukuremo impeta n'ibindi bintu bifashe cyane, kandi mujye ku bitaro vuba.

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

Ni hehe ku isi?

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Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake ireshya hafi 2,4 m (7,9 ft)Igare ry'umuntu mukuru hafi 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Imodoka hafi 4,5 m (15 ft)

Iremera ibingana iki?

iremera nk'injangwe zo mu rugo 4
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 5 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 13 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 86 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1

2

In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1

3

It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1

4

It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1

5

Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1

6

Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.

Ukuri: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Crotalus adamanteus
Itsinda
Rattlesnake
Umuryango
Viperidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Abana bato
It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus adamanteus (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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