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Igishushanyo cya Mexican west coast rattlesnake
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Mexican west coast rattlesnake

Crotalus basiliscus
Ibyerekeye izina: Its scientific name, basiliscus, comes from the Greek word for king and refers to its large size and potent venom.1
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Rattlesnake IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The Mexican west coast rattlesnake is a large venomous pit viper. It lives on the coastal plain of western Mexico. It is one of the largest rattlesnakes in the world, so its size and its strong venom make it one to respect.1

Iba muri
Western Mexico, from southern Sonora to Michoacán, mostly on the coastal plain.1
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Ahabanza
Its habitat is mostly tropical thorn forest, extending into tropical deciduous forest. Around Colima, where it is particularly plentiful, the land is mostly treeless with short grass, scattered mesquite, acacias, thorny bushes and many large cacti. In the lowlands, most specimens are found crossing roads at night.1
Uburebure
1 m kugeza kuri 2 m (3,3 ft kugeza kuri 6,7 ft)1
Ibiro
700 g (1,5 lb)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
The stomachs of seven specimens contained mammal hair, probably from rodents.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Mexican west coast rattlesnake
Mexican west coast rattlesnake. Ifoto: Alan Rockefeller. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • Brown or grey body with 26 to 41 dark, diamond-shaped blotches that have light edges.1
  • Within its range, it is the only rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings on its back.1
  • Head is a uniform greyish-brown, with lighter lip scales and a dark bar behind each eye.1
  • Young snakes are mostly red, and adults become olive green.1
  • Body is moderately stout and rather rectangular in cross section.1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It often lives in the same areas as C. molossus, and the two hybridise freely. The two species are easy to tell apart, but hybrid snakes are hard to identify.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

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

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom is highly toxic and is produced in large amounts. The venom contains proteases, which are enzymes that break down proteins. In some populations, it may also contain a component related to Mojave toxin.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

Large specimens should be regarded as very dangerous. An average venom yield of 297 mg of dried venom has been recorded.1

Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.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

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Mexican west coast rattlesnake ireshya hafi 2 m (6,7 ft)Igare ry'umuntu mukuru hafi 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Imodoka hafi 4,5 m (15 ft)

Iremera ibingana iki?

iremera nk'imineke 6
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 4 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 11 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 86 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Mexican west coast 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 one of the largest rattlesnake species, and specimens over 150 cm are not uncommon.1

2

Young snakes are red, and they turn olive green as they grow into adults.1

3

Its scientific name comes from the Greek word for king, a nod to its size and strong venom.1

4

It hybridises freely with C. molossus where their ranges overlap.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Crotalus basiliscus
Itsinda
Rattlesnake
Umuryango
Viperidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001). The trend was stable when assessed in 2007.1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Crotalus basiliscus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus basiliscus (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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