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Western massasauga

Sistrurus tergeminus

Potreben je zdravnikLe redko smrtno nevarno, a po ugrizu je potreben zdravnik.

UgriziJe: Meso

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

The western massasauga is a small, venomous rattlesnake. It lives on the grassy plains and deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its rattle is higher pitched than those of bigger rattlesnakes, so it can be easy to miss as a warning.1

Živi v

Southwestern plains of the United States and northern Mexico1

Severna Amerika

Domov

It is mostly found in grassland, on the edge of open woodland and on rocky hillsides. It often uses the burrows of other animals for shelter. It is most often found near water or straight after rain, and prefers dry or heavily covered ground.1

Dolžina

35 cm do 91 cm (1,1 ft do 3 ft)1

Največja hitrost

približno 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

Na kopnem, groba ocena

Kaj je?

It mainly eats rodents. It may also eat lizards and frogs.1

Fotografija: Western massasauga — Western massasauga. Fotografija: LA Dawson. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Kako jo prepoznaš

Dark brown blotches stand out strongly against a tan-grey or light grey background.1
The belly is light, with a few dark markings.1
Adults range from 35 to 91 cm in total length, tail included.1
It has a rattle, but it is higher pitched than the rattles of larger rattlesnakes.1

Pogosto zamenjujejo z: Its colour pattern is similar to that of the eastern massasauga, but paler. The dark brown blotches contrast more strongly with its light ground colour.1

Moč strupa

Ugrizi

Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

Its venom is a powerful hemotoxin, which damages blood and tissue. It can cause swelling, necrosis (death of body tissue) and severe pain. Its yield is low, so each bite delivers less venom than a larger rattlesnake's bite would.1

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

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

Its bite is less severe than that of larger rattlesnakes because it delivers less venom. Even so, the bite can be fatal if it is not treated.1

Dobra novica: zdravniki imajo za to zdravilo (protistrup) ali zdravljenje.1

Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?

Its rattle is not a reliable warning, because its high pitch is easy to miss.1

Če ugrizne

Treatment should be sought immediately for any venomous snake bite. The antivenin CroFab is not specific to this snake, but it can be used to treat severe envenomation from massasaugas.1
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

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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.

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Kje na svetu?

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Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

dolga kot 2 domačih mačk od nosu do repadolga kot 5 banan, položenih ena za drugozmore 100 metrov v 110 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)

Kakšne velikosti je Western massasauga v primerjavi s TABO?

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Kako hitra je?

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Western massasauga približno 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

Človek, ki hodi približno 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

Its venom is as potent as that of larger rattlesnakes, but its low yield greatly reduces the harm it can do.1

It is nicknamed the buzztail because of its high-pitched rattle.1

It is mainly active at night and is considered mild-mannered and sluggish, especially in summer, when it is sometimes found basking.1

It was once considered a subspecies of the eastern massasauga.1

Razbijalec mitov

Mit: A rattle always gives a clear warning before a rattlesnake bites.

Resnica: The western massasauga's rattle is higher pitched than those of larger rattlesnakes, so it should not be relied on as a warning.1

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Sistrurus tergeminus
Skupina: Klopotače
Družina: Viperidae2
Red: Squamata
Celine: Severna Amerika
Kako ji gre v naravi: Vulnerable (the desert massasauga subspecies, according to NatureServe)1
Nevarnost za ljudi: 3 / 5: Resno3

Od kod so dejstva

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