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South American coral snake

Micrurus lemniscatus
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Inzoka za korali IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The South American coral snake is a thin, brightly coloured venomous snake. It lives only in South America, from Argentina to Venezuela. It is nocturnal, so it is most active at night, and its venom is strong enough to be dangerous to people.1

Iba muri
Northern and eastern South America, from Argentina to Venezuela, including Brazil, Colombia and the Guianas1
Amerika y'Amajyepfo
Ahabanza
It lives in humid and lowland forests, open savannas, gallery forests and lowland floodplains. It is also found in cleared land and near human homes, especially in damp areas or near a water source. It is found from near sea level up to 1,000 m.1
Uburebure
60 cm kugeza kuri 1,4 m (2 ft kugeza kuri 4,8 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 5,1 km/h (3,2 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It eats mainly long-bodied animals such as freshwater eels, gymnotiform fishes, caecilians, lizards and other snakes.1
Koko!Ifoto ya South American coral snake
South American coral snake. Ifoto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • The snout is black, followed by a narrow white band in front of the eyes and a wider black band across the eyes.1
  • The rest of the head is red, and the body has broad red rings.1
  • Between the red rings are 7 to 17 groups of three black and two white rings.1
  • The tail has two of these black and white groups.1
  • It is thin, and adults are usually 60 to 90 cm long, tail included.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 a strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It acts both before and after the nerve connects to the muscle, and it causes a strong, permanent block of nerve signals to the muscles in vertebrates. A muscle-damaging toxin called lemnitoxin has also been isolated from the venom.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

It is not aggressive towards people, but it can bite to defend itself. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 5 to 7 mg of venom (dry weight). In laboratory milking, the average venom yield was 8 to 10 mg and the largest was 27 mg.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

It is not aggressive, but it can attack to defend itself when threatened.1

Niba iruma

  • Umuntu agume atanyeganyega kandi atuje, mujye ku bitaro vuba, nubwo aho yarumwe hasa nk'ahato: ibimenyetso bishobora gutangira nyuma y'amasaha.

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?

South American coral snake ireshya hafi 1,4 m (4,8 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 8 ikurikiranyeyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 71 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

South American coral 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

The venom of this snake is strong enough to cause paralysis, because it blocks nerve signals to the muscles.1

2

It is one of the few snakes whose diet includes freshwater eels and gymnotiform fishes.1

3

It is nocturnal and digs in loose soil or leaf litter, so it spends much of its time hidden underground.1

4

It can live in disturbed land and near human homes, not only in deep forest.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Coral snakes are aggressive and will attack people.

Ukuri: This snake is not aggressive towards people. It only bites to defend itself.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Micrurus lemniscatus
Itsinda
Inzoka za korali
Umuryango
Elapidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Squamata
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyepfo
Abana bato
It lays eggs, with a clutch of possibly 20 eggs.1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Micrurus lemniscatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus lemniscatus (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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