Venom Wiki
Venom Wiki / Vsa bitja / Strupeni kuščarji
Risba: Gila monster
Št. 0618 od 1 402

Gila monster

Heloderma suspectum
O imenu: "Gila" comes from the Gila River Basin in Arizona and New Mexico, where the lizard was once common. "Heloderma" is Greek for "studded skin".1
Potreben je zdravnikLe redko smrtno nevarno, a po ugrizu je potreben zdravnik.
Strupeni kuščarji UgriziJe: Meso
Nevarnost za ljudi: ResnoPo ugrizu je potreben zdravnik. Smrtni primeri so zelo redki.

The Gila monster is a heavy, slow-moving lizard with a venomous bite. It lives in the south-western United States and the Mexican state of Sonora. It is the only venomous lizard native to the United States, but it rarely poses a real threat to people.1

Živi v
South-western United States and Sonora, Mexico, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico1
Severna Amerika
Domov
It lives in scrubland, succulent desert and oak woodland, and shelters in burrows, thickets and under rocks. It spends about 90% of its life underground. It can be seen in puddles after a summer rain.1
Dolžina
26 cm do 56 cm (10,2 in do 1,8 ft)1
Teža
550 g do 800 g (1,2 lb do 1,8 lb)1
Največja hitrost
približno 2,4 km/h (1,5 mph)
Na kopnem: počasen sprehajalec
Kaj je?
It eats small mammals, small birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, insects, eggs and carrion. It finds prey by smell, using its forked, black-blue tongue, and it hunts by day or night.1
Zares!Fotografija: Gila monster
Gila monster. Fotografija: H. van der Ploeg. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Kako jo prepoznaš

  • Adults are yellow to pink on a black background.1
  • Hatchlings have a simple, uniform pattern that is less colourful, and it changes over their first 6 months.1
  • It has a heavy body, a stout snout and a massive head.1
  • Adults can reach 56 cm in total length.1
  • Males often have larger, more triangular heads than females.1

Pogosto zamenjujejo z: Its closest relatives are beaded lizards, which live in Mexico and Guatemala. In the United States, the Gila monster is the only venomous lizard.1

Moč strupa

Ugrizi

Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

The venom is made in glands in the lower jaw and flows along grooves in the lower teeth into the bite. It contains more than a dozen peptides and other substances, which cause pain and swelling. Four potentially lethal toxins have been found, which can cause bleeding inside the organs.1

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

Nevarnost za ljudi: ResnoPo ugrizu je potreben zdravnik. Smrtni primeri so zelo redki.

The venom is usually not fatal to healthy adults. One death has been confirmed since 1930, on 16 February 2024. Earlier deaths involved adults who were drunk or whose bite was treated badly. Bites are painful and can cause shock, but the lizard is sluggish and rarely a real threat.1

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

Its bright colours may warn predators to keep away, because it can inflict pain.1

Če ugrizne

  • Bites are painful and need emergency medical care, because the venom may cause shock. Get medical help as quickly as possible.1
  • Rano umij, poškodovanca pomiri in poišči zdravniško pomoč.

Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči

Ostani varen

  • Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
  • Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
  • Če te ugrizne: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.

Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti

Kje na svetu?

AfrikaAzijaEvropaSeverna AmerikaJužna AmerikaAvstralija in Oceanija

Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

Gila monster približno 56 cm dolga (1,8 ft)Domača mačka približno 50 cm (1,6 ft)Pes približno 1 m (3,3 ft)

Koliko tehta?

težka kot 7 banan
dolga kot 3 banan, položenih ena za drugodolga kot 18 kock za igranje v vrstizmore 100 metrov v 150 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)

Kakšne velikosti je Gila monster v primerjavi s TABO?

Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.

Kako hitra je?

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

1

Exendin-4, one of the venom's peptides, led to the development of GLP-1 receptor agonists, which treat type 2 diabetes and obesity.1

2

Young Gila monsters can swallow up to half of their body weight in a single meal.1

3

It can store fat in its tail and survive a whole season on three to four large meals in spring.1

4

Its venom is thought to have evolved mainly for defence, because its prey is mostly eggs, small animals and other helpless prey.1

5

It can climb trees, cacti and fairly straight, rough-surfaced walls.1

6

Its teeth are replaced throughout its life, and broken teeth are replaced by the teeth behind them.1

Razbijalec mitov

Mit: Its bite is always fatal, and its breath is poisonous.

Resnica: The venom is usually not fatal to healthy adult humans. One death has been confirmed since 1930.1

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime
Heloderma suspectum
Skupina
Strupeni kuščarji
Družina
Helodermatidae2
Red
Squamata
Celine
Severna Amerika
Mladiči
Females lay eggs after a shed lasting about 2 weeks. Eggs and young are more vulnerable to predators than adults.1
Nevarnost za ljudi
3 / 5: Resno3

Od kod so dejstva

  1. Gila monster (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heloderma suspectum (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
  3. Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.

Vsako dejstvo na tej strani ima številko, ki kaže na njegov vir. Če smo se kje zmotili, oprosti, smo ljubitelji živali, ne znanstvena revija. Sporoči nam na [email protected] in bomo popravili.

Škorpijon je lačen! Venom Wiki je projekt enega človeka: brezplačen, brez oglasov in brez sledilnikov. Majhna napitnina pomaga, da ostane na spletu.Nahrani škorpijona

Več iz iste skupine: Strupeni kuščarji

Mexican beaded lizardStrupeni kuščarjiPotreben je zdravnikChiapan beaded lizardStrupeni kuščarjiPotreben je zdravnikGuatemalan beaded lizardStrupeni kuščarjiPotreben je zdravnikRio Fuerte beaded lizardStrupeni kuščarjiPotreben je zdravnikKomodo dragonStrupeni kuščarjiLahko ubijeDesert monitorStrupeni kuščarjiSamo boli

Živi tudi v: Severna Amerika

TerciopeloJamičarjiSmrtno nevarnaEastern coral snakeKoralne kačeLahko ubijeEastern diamondback rattlesnakeKlopotačeLahko ubijeEyelash viperJamičarjiLahko ubijeTimber rattlesnakeKlopotačeLahko ubijeWestern diamondback rattlesnakeKlopotačeLahko ubije
Nahrani škorpijonanapitnina, da ostane brezplačen