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Igishushanyo cya Olive sea snake
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Olive sea snake

Aipysurus laevis
Ibyerekeye izina: Aipysurus comes from Greek words meaning 'high tail', and laevis is Latin for 'smooth'.1
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Inzoka zo mu nyanja IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The olive sea snake is a venomous sea snake that lives on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef. It swims with a paddle-like tail and can grow up to about a metre long. Prawn trawl nets are one of its biggest threats.1

Iba muri
Tropical eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, from Indonesia to New Caledonia1
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja ya Korali, Inyanja ya Timor na Arafura
Ahabanza
It lives on coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. When it is not hunting or coming up to breathe, it hides in small coves or among protective coral.1
Uburebure
2 m (6,6 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 4,5 km/h (2,8 mph)
Koga, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It eats crustaceans such as crabs and prawns, fish, and fish eggs. It hunts in coral reef areas by poking its head into crevices.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Olive sea snake
Olive sea snake. Ifoto: Richard Ling. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Brownish and purple scales run along the top of the body.1
  • The underside is white.1
  • It has a paddle-like tail for swimming.1
  • It can grow up to one metre long, and in some cases up to two metres.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 rich in enzymes that break down prey inside the body, which simplifies digestion. The venom also affects both the muscles and nerves of the prey, and it is used to incapacitate the prey.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

It can be aggressive towards prey, but attacks on divers or larger animals are rare. If provoked, it will fight back against the attacker.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

If provoked, it will engage the attacker, and during the day it hides inside coral holes.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.
  • Kura umuntu mu mazi kandi umujyane 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?

Olive sea snake ireshya hafi 2 m (6,6 ft)Igare ry'umuntu mukuru hafi 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Imodoka hafi 4,5 m (15 ft)
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 4 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 11 ikurikiranyeyakoga uburebure bw'ikidendezi kinini (metero 50) mu masegonda 40

Olive sea snake 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

Its tail has light-sensitive cells in the skin, which help it detect light and stay fully hidden inside coral holes during the day.1

2

Males sometimes approach divers, possibly because they mistake the divers for female sea snakes.1

3

Prawn trawls are one of its greatest threats, and up to 50% of olive sea snakes caught in trawls are killed.1

4

Males can reach sexual maturity in their third year, while females do not mature until their fourth or fifth year.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Sea snakes regularly attack divers.

Ukuri: Attacks on divers are rare. Males that approach divers are likely mistaking them for females.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Aipysurus laevis
Itsinda
Inzoka zo mu nyanja
Umuryango
Elapidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja ya Korali, Inyanja ya Timor na Arafura, Inyanja ngari
Abana bato
It gives birth to live young, with up to five at a time and, in rare cases, ten or eleven. Gestation lasts about nine months.1
Igihe ibaho
hafi imyaka 151
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Aipysurus laevis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aipysurus laevis (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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