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Igishushanyo cya Hump-nosed viper
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Hump-nosed viper

Hypnale hypnale
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Pit viper Iraruma
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The hump-nosed viper is a small, stout pit viper with an upturned snout that ends in a hump. It lives in India and Sri Lanka, in jungle and coffee plantations. It matters because its bite can cause serious harm, and for a long time it was wrongly thought to be harmless.1

Iba muri
Peninsular India, up to the Western Ghats as far north as 16° N, and Sri Lanka1
Aziya
Ahabanza
It lives in dense jungle and coffee plantations in hilly areas. It spends the day in leaf litter and thick bushes, and it is active in the early morning and at night. It is sometimes found basking on stream sides at sunrise.1
Uburebure
30 cm kugeza kuri 45 cm (1 ft kugeza kuri 1,5 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 3,2 km/h (2 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Koko!Ifoto ya Hump-nosed viper
Hump-nosed viper. Ifoto: Ken-ichi Ueda. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • Grey or greyish body with heavy brown mottling1
  • A double row of large dark spots running along the body1
  • A pointed snout that turns upwards and ends in a hump1
  • A brownish or yellowish belly with dark mottling1
  • The tip of the tail is yellow or reddish1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

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

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom causes coagulopathy, a problem with blood clotting, and acute renal failure, which is sudden kidney failure. If a bite is not treated within a few hours, it can be fatal to people.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

Bites were once thought to be harmless, but they are now known to be serious. It is the snake that causes the highest number of recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka. It is now considered highly venomous and is one of the medically important venomous snakes in Sri Lanka and on the south-west coast of India.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

When annoyed it vibrates its tail, a warning behaviour it shares with other pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, and it can make fast strikes despite being a slow mover.1

Niba iruma

  • Bites need medical treatment within a few hours. An antivenom is being developed and tested in Sri Lanka.1
  • 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

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Hump-nosed viper ireshya hafi 45 cm (1,5 ft)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)
ireshya n'imineke 2,5 ikurikiranyeireshya n'ibice 14 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 110 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Hump-nosed viper 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

For a long time its bites were thought to be harmless, but they are now known to cause serious complications.1

2

It causes more recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka than any other snake.1

3

It vibrates its tail when annoyed, a behaviour it shares with rattlesnakes.1

4

Although it is a slow mover, it can make fast strikes.1

5

Females give birth to live young, with broods of 4 to 17 newborns.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Its bites are harmless.

Ukuri: Its bites can cause serious complications, including blood clotting problems and kidney failure, and can be fatal if not treated within a few hours.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Hypnale hypnale
Itsinda
Pit viper
Umuryango
Viperidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Aziya
Abana bato
It bears live young, usually from March through July. A brood ranges from 4 to 17 newborns, each about 13 to 14.5 cm long.1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Hypnale hypnale (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hypnale hypnale (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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