Ethiopian mountain adder
QaniinThe Ethiopian mountain adder is a large venomous viper that lives only in Ethiopia. It has a broad head and striking geometric patterns along its back. Scientists knew very little about it for many years, and it is still being studied.1

Sida loo aqoonsado
- It is large, with a broad, flat, triangular head that is distinct from its thin neck.1
- A pattern of black hexagons or diamonds runs down the centre of the back, linked by yellow butterfly-shaped markings.1
- Black triangular spots with white centres run down the upper flanks, and greenish-grey triangles with yellow edges sit on the lower flanks.1
- The head is brown with a dark triangle between the eyes and a dark hammer shape behind it.1
- The upper lip scales are white, and the chin and throat are white with black speckling.1
Awoodda sunta
Suntu waxay ka soo baxdaa ilkihiisa sunta ama ilkihiisa marka uu qaniino.
Maxay samaysaa suntiisa (qaniin ama mudid)?
Its venom was essentially unknown until recently, so its toxicity and make-up are still poorly understood. It is assumed to cause at least some of the bites reported in the densely populated areas where it lives. The venom can be neutralised by SAIMR antivenom.1
Intee buu dadka khatar ugu yahay?
Khatarta dadka: Aad u khatar badanWuxuu dili karaa qof aan daaweyn helin.Local people regard it as very dangerous. The only well-documented bite involved a herpetologist from Texas in 2009, who was bitten on the finger by a young captive snake and survived.1
War wanaagsan: dhakhaatiirtu waxay leeyihiin daawo (antivenom) ama daaweyn tan loogu talagalay.1
Muxuu sameeyaa marka uu baqo?
In the one living specimen studied, it was less irritable than the puff adder and was not inclined to strike, but it hissed when teased and struggled furiously when restrained.1
Haddii uu qaniino
- Qofka ka dhig mid aan dhaqaaqin oo deggan, xubinta la qaniinay ku hay heerka wadnaha, ka saar faraantiyada iyo waxyaabaha adag, si degdeg ahna u geey isbitaalka.
Marka hore had iyo jeer wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911). Kani waa hage guud oo gargaar degdeg ah, ma aha talo caafimaad. Aasaaska gargaarka degdegga ah
Badbaado
- Weligaa ha taaban, ha qaban, hana ku ciyaarin xayawaan duurjoog ah, xitaa mid yar, xitaa haddii uu u muuqdo inuu hurdo ama dhintay.
- Meel u bannee. Haddii aad mid la kulanto, deg, tartiib dib ugu noqo oo u daa inuu jidkiisa maro.
- Haddii mid ku qaniino: deg, ha dhaqaaqin, wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911) ama si degdeg ah u tag isbitaalka. Xusuuso sida uu u egyahay, sawir ayaa caawiya.
Kuma raadinayo. Suntiisa wuxuu u isticmaalaa inuu cunto ku qabsado ama isku difaaco, wuxuuna aad u door bidaa inuu dhuunto. Wax badan oo ku saabsan badbaadada
Intee buu le'eg yahay?
Intee buu dherer le'eg yahay?
dhererka 2.5 bisad guri oo san ilaa dabo isku xiga
dhererka 7 muus oo isku xiga
100 mitir wuxuu ku gooyn karaa 100 ilbiriqsi (qofka ugu dheereeya wuxuu u baahan yahay 9.6)Intee buu Ethiopian mountain adder le'eg yahay marka ADIGA laguu barbar dhigo?
Xisaab keliya oo browser-kaaga ku jirta. Waxba lama keydiyo, meelna looma diro.
Intee buu u dheereeyaa?
Xaqiiqooyin
The first specimen known to science was a road kill on the east side of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia.1
In 1995, the species was known from only three specimens.1
In 2007, an exporter transported 20 of these snakes to the United States.1
In 2014, the San Diego Zoo became the first U.S. zoo to successfully breed the species in captivity.1
Meesha xaqiiqooyinku ka yimaadaan
- Bitis parviocula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bitis parviocula (iNaturalist): magacyada iyo kala soocidda.
- Venom Wiki: heerka khatarta, cabbirka caadiga ah iyo qiyaasta xawaaraha annaga ayaa sameeyay. Eeg sida aan u xisaabinno: Sida aan u qiimeyno khatarta.
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