Twin-spotted rattlesnake
The twin-spotted rattlesnake is a small venomous snake that lives among rocky mountains in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is a pit viper, a group of snakes that use heat-sensing pits to find their prey. No bites to people from this snake have been recorded.1

Kako jo prepoznaš
- Ground colour is grey, bluish-grey, brownish-grey, or medium to reddish-brown, usually with fine brown speckling1
- A series of dark blotches runs along the back, often split down the middle to form 39 to 64 pairs1
- It is a small rattlesnake, usually 50 to 60 cm long including the tail1
- It has a rattle at the tail end1
Moč strupa
Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.
Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?
Its venom is not well studied. Some have suggested it may be highly potent, but little is known about its effects on the body.1
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.No bites to humans from this snake have been recorded.1
Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?
It may rattle furiously at people passing by, although the sound can be hard to hear among the rocks. Its colour pattern helps it blend with the light and shadow of the mountains.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.
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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
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
dolga kot 4 banan, položenih ena za drugo
zmore 100 metrov v 110 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)Kakšne velikosti je Twin-spotted rattlesnake v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
Razbijalec mitov
Mit: Its venom is known to be very potent and dangerous to people.
Resnica: High potency has only been suggested. Little is known about its venom, and no bites to humans have been recorded.1
Od kod so dejstva
- Crotalus pricei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus pricei (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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