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McMahon's viper

Eristicophis macmahonii
Ibyerekeye izina: The specific name macmahonii honours the British diplomat Arthur Henry McMahon.1
Bisaba mugangaNi gake yica, ariko kurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga.
Vipera na adder IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.

McMahon's viper is a small, venomous snake that lives in the sandy deserts of Balochistan, near the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is well known for its habit of sinking into loose sand so that only its snout and eyes stay uncovered. Scientists have also studied a protein from its venom for its possible use against melanoma, a type of skin cancer.1

Iba muri
Desert region of Balochistan near the Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan borders; also reported in the Rajasthan Desert, India1
Aziya
Ahabanza
It lives in shifting dunes of fine, loose sand. It is not found above 1,300 m (4,300 ft).1
Uburebure
22 cm kugeza kuri 72 cm (8,7 in kugeza kuri 2,4 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It preys on small lizards, small rodents and sometimes birds. It holds mice in its mouth until they are dead or nearly so.1
Koko!Ifoto ya McMahon's viper
McMahon's viper. Ifoto: Tad Arensmeier from St. Louis, MO, USA. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Reddish to yellowish brown body with a regular series of 20 to 25 dark spots, each bordered partly or fully with white scales1
  • A white stripe runs from the back of the eye to the corner of the mouth1
  • Large, broad, flat, wedge-shaped head that is clearly distinct from the neck1
  • Short tail with a yellow tip and distinct crossbands1
  • Adults are under 1 m (39 in) in total length, tail included1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

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

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Relatively few data are available on its venom. The species is regarded as potentially dangerous, and its venom is said to be similar to that of snakes in the genus Echis. A venom protein called eristostatin has been reported to help in the fight against melanoma.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.

It is regarded as a potentially dangerous species. It is described as bad-tempered, hissing very loudly and deeply, and it will strike aggressively when threatened.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

It hisses very loudly and deeply, raises the front of its body off the ground in a loop and strikes aggressively. It may also sink into sand and cover its head, leaving only its snout and eyes uncovered.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?

AfurikaAziyaUburayiAmerika y'AmajyaruguruAmerika y'AmajyepfoOsitaraliya na Oseyaniya

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

McMahon's viper ireshya hafi 72 cm (2,4 ft)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)Imbwa hafi 1 m (3,3 ft)
ireshya n'imineke 4 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 110 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

McMahon's 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

A protein in its venom, called eristostatin, has been reported to help in the fight against melanoma.1

2

It can sink down into loose sand using a rocking or wave-like motion, then shake its head to cover it with sand.1

3

Its enlarged nasorostral scales are thought to keep sand out of its nostrils.1

4

It moves by sidewinding when crossing loose sand or when alarmed.1

5

Its short tail is prehensile, and it sometimes climbs into bushes with it.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Eristicophis macmahonii
Itsinda
Vipera na adder
Imigabane
Aziya
Abana bato
It lays eggs (oviparous), up to a dozen at a time. The eggs hatch after 6 to 8 weeks, and each hatchling is about 15 cm (6 in) long.1
Akaga ku bantu
3 / 5: Ikomeye2

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Eristicophis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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