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Red diamond rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber
Ibyerekeye izina: The specific name 'ruber' is Latin for red, which refers to the snake's reddish colour.1
Bisaba mugangaNi gake yica, ariko kurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga.
Rattlesnake IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.

The red diamond rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper with a reddish colour. It lives in southwestern California in the United States and in Baja California in Mexico. Its bite is a medical emergency, even though its venom is one of the weaker rattlesnake venoms.1

Iba muri
Southwestern California (USA), Baja California peninsula (Mexico) and islands in the Gulf of California1
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Ahabanza
It lives in cooler coastal areas, over the mountains and into the desert beyond. It favours dense chaparral (shrubby scrubland) in the foothills, cactus patches and brush-covered boulders, from sea level up to 1,500 m. Small caves and cracks in reddish sandstone mesas are a favoured home.1
Uburebure
30 cm kugeza kuri 1,6 m (1 ft kugeza kuri 5,3 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It preys on rabbits, ground squirrels, birds, lizards and other snakes. Coastal snakes eat prey with a larger body mass than desert snakes.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Red diamond rattlesnake
Red diamond rattlesnake. Ifoto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Reddish colour, which gives the species its name1
  • A pattern very similar to the western diamondback, C. atrox1
  • The first lower lip scale on each side is split, forming a pair of chin shields1
  • Usually 29 rows of dorsal (back) scales, ranging from 25 to 31 rows1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It is very similar in pattern to C. atrox, the western diamondback. The red diA mond rattlesnake can be told apart by its reddish colour and by the split first lower lip scale that forms a pair of chin shields.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

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

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

All rattlesnakes are venomous, and this species has one of the least potent rattlesnake venoms. Its venom contains enzymes that break down proteins and damage tissue, and it can cause massive swelling, pain, bruising, blisters and tissue death at the bite site. Symptoms can also include nausea, vomiting and bleeding problems, because the venom affects how the blood clots.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

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

Its venom is mild compared with other rattlesnakes, and the snake has a mild disposition. However, a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

This species is of a mild disposition.1

Niba iruma

  • A bite from this snake is a medical emergency. Get medical help straight away, because prompt antivenom treatment is needed.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

Ni hehe ku isi?

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Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Red diamond rattlesnake ireshya hafi 1,6 m (5,3 ft)Imbwa hafi 1 m (3,3 ft)Umuntu mukuru hafi 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 3 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizoireshya n'imineke 9 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 92 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Red diamond 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

Its venom is one of the least potent of all rattlesnake venoms, yet a bite still needs urgent treatment.1

2

The largest recorded specimen measured 162 cm, which is long for a rattlesnake of this kind.1

3

Snakes from coastal areas are longer on average than those from desert areas.1

4

It lives on several islands in the Gulf of California, as well as on the Baja California peninsula.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Because its venom is mild, its bite is harmless.

Ukuri: Its venom is one of the least potent of rattlesnake venoms, but a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Crotalus ruber
Itsinda
Rattlesnake
Umuryango
Viperidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Abana bato
It gives birth to live young (ovoviviparous). Females give birth in August to between three and 20 young, each 30 to 34 cm long.1
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Least Concern1
Akaga ku bantu
3 / 5: Ikomeye3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

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