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Mojave rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus
O imenu: The name comes from the Mojave Desert, although little of the snake's range lies inside that desert.1
Lahko ubijeBrez zdravljenja te lahko ubije. Če te ugrizne, hitro poišči pomoč.
Povsem drugačna od drugih klopotač: ima živčni strup in se ne umakne. Ugriz je lahko videti majhen, težave z dihanjem pa pridejo šele čez nekaj ur. Vedno pojdi v bolnišnico, tudi če je ugriz videti blag.
Klopotače UgriziJe: Meso
Nevarnost za ljudi: Zelo nevarnaČloveka, ki ne dobi zdravljenja, lahko ubije.

The Mojave rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its venom is among the most studied of any rattlesnake, and it varies a lot from one population to another. Knowing how to recognise it helps people in its range stay safe.1

Živi v
Southwestern USA (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas) and mainland Mexico, including Sonora and Chihuahua1
Severna Amerika
Domov
It lives in broad desert valleys and lower mountain slopes, usually in sparse vegetation such as creosote, mesquite, cacti and Joshua trees. It avoids dense plant cover and very rocky ground. In hot weather and in winter it shelters in burrows dug by rodents, tortoises and kit foxes.1
Dolžina
1,2 m (4,1 ft)1
Največja hitrost
približno 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)
Na kopnem, groba ocena
Kaj je?
It is an ambush predator, waiting for prey and then striking. It mostly eats small rodents and lizards.1
Zares!Fotografija: Mojave rattlesnake
Mojave rattlesnake. Fotografija: Lvthn13 at English Wikipedia (Original text: Self-Created). Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Kako jo prepoznaš

  • Has a row of large diamond-shaped blotches along the back, without the dark speckling found on the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake.1
  • The diamonds usually lack the white edges seen on most Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes.1
  • The tail has pale and dark rings, and the dark rings are often narrower than the pale ones.1
  • The rattle is usually yellow and black, or entirely yellow.1
  • Its back colour ranges from green to brown, grey or yellowish, so colour alone is not a reliable guide.1

Pogosto zamenjujejo z: It closely resembles the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, which lives in the same areas. The Mojave rattlesnake has no dark speckling on its back, usually lacks white edges on the diamonds, has a facial stripe that bends toward the neck rather than meeting the mouth, and usually has a yellow or bicoloured rattle rather than a black one. No single trait reliably separates the two.1

Moč strupa

Ugrizi

Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

Its venom comes in two main types. Venom A contains Mojave toxin, a neurotoxic venom that attacks the nerves and can cause delayed respiratory paralysis, meaning the muscles used for breathing fail, with little or no local tissue damage. Venom B has no Mojave toxin and instead contains tissue-destroying enzymes called metalloproteinases.1

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

Nevarnost za ljudi: Zelo nevarnaČloveka, ki ne dobi zdravljenja, lahko ubije.

For decades this snake has been described as one of the deadliest rattlesnakes, and some sources call it the most dangerous snake in the United States. The danger depends on the population, because the neurotoxic venom is not found everywhere in its range. Some animals in between produce a mix of both venom types.1

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

It is shy and tends to avoid confrontation, but it will strike and bite vigorously when disturbed, especially if surprised or if there is no nearby vegetation or burrow to escape into.1

Če ugrizne

  • Poškodovanca drži pri miru in ga pomirjaj, ugriznjeni ud drži v višini srca, odstrani prstane in tesne stvari ter ga hitro odpelji v bolnišnico.

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?

Mojave rattlesnake približno 1,2 m dolga (4,1 ft)Pes približno 1 m (3,3 ft)Odrasla oseba približno 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
dolga kot 2,5 domačih mačk od nosu do repadolga kot 7 banan, položenih ena za drugozmore 100 metrov v 97 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)

Kakšne velikosti je Mojave rattlesnake 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

Its venom varies so much between populations that one area was found where the venom is much less lethal to laboratory mice than elsewhere in its range.1

2

Males can grow to a maximum of about 124 cm, making them larger than females.1

Razbijalec mitov

Mit: Every Mojave rattlesnake bite is extraordinarily deadly.

Resnica: The reputation for deadliness comes mainly from the neurotoxic venom, which is found in most populations but not all. Venom from some populations is non-neurotoxic and mainly destroys tissue.1

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime
Crotalus scutulatus
Skupina
Klopotače
Družina
Viperidae2
Red
Squamata
Celine
Severna Amerika
Mladiči
It bears live young, usually between 2 and 17 (average about eight), from July through September.1
Kako ji gre v naravi
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Nevarnost za ljudi
4 / 5: Zelo nevarna3

Od kod so dejstva

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

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