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Black-headed bushmaster

Lachesis melanocephala
Ka lebitso: The scientific name melanocephala refers to the black top of the head.1
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-pit viper Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The black-headed bushmaster is a large pit viper, a type of snake that senses heat with pits on its face. It lives in the rainforests of Costa Rica and Panama, and it is named for the uniform black top of its head.1

E phela
Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica it is found on the Pacific side of southeastern Puntarenas province.1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It lives in tropical rainforest, from near sea level up to about 1,500 m (4,900 feet).1
Bolelele
1,9 m ho isa ho 2,4 m (6,2 ft ho isa ho 7,9 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It mainly eats small rodents, especially spiny rats.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Black-headed bushmaster
Black-headed bushmaster. Foto: Goodshort. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • The top of the head is uniform black.1
  • Adults frequently grow to 1.9–2 m (6.2–6.6 ft) in total length, including the tail.1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

Dean Ripa, who later bred this snake in captivity, survived four envenomations from bushmaster snakes.1

Haeba e loma

  • Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse, boloka setho se lomilweng se lekana le bophahamo ba pelo, tlosa mesale le dintho tse tiileng, mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Black-headed bushmaster bolelele ba e ka bang 2,4 m (7,9 ft)Baesekele ya motho e moholo e ka bang 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Koloi e ka bang 4,5 m (15 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 5 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 13 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 75 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Black-headed bushmaster e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

The largest reported specimen measured 2.4 m (7.9 ft), recorded by Ripa in 2001.1

2

Its Spanish name cascabel muda means 'silent rattlesnake'.1

3

Dean Ripa was the first person to breed this snake in captivity, and the snakes he bred were supplied to zoos and research institutions around the world.1

4

Its eggs take 60 to 80 days to incubate when kept in captivity.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Lachesis melanocephala
Sehlopha
Di-pit viper
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Masea
It lays eggs (it is oviparous). In captivity, females typically lay clutches of 5 to 19 eggs in a burrow, which incubate for 60 to 80 days.1
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Lachesis melanocephala (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lachesis melanocephala (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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