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Central American coral snake

Micrurus nigrocinctus
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Dinoha tsa coral Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The Central American coral snake is a highly venomous snake with bold red, yellow and black rings. It lives in forests from southern Mexico through Central America to north-western Colombia. It is mostly active at night and usually avoids people, but it can bite if it is handled or pinned.1

E phela
Southern Mexico through Central America (except Belize) to north-western Colombia, and the western Caribbean1
Amerika Leboya, Amerika Borwa
Lapeng
It lives mainly on the ground in lowland rain forest, dry forest and thorn forest, and in lower montane forests up to about 1,300 m. It often hides in burrows, leaf litter and under logs.1
Bolelele
1,1 m (3,8 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 5,1 km/h (3,2 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It preys on invertebrates, amphibians, lizards and other snakes.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Central American coral snake
Central American coral snake. Foto: J. Paulo Carbajal-Borges from Morelia, México. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Rings of red, yellow and black around the body1
  • Red rings on the body are often broad, separated by narrow yellow-black-yellow bands1
  • Black snout1
  • A yellow or red band across the top of the head, depending on whether it has two or three colours1
  • Between 10 and 24 black rings on the body, plus 3 to 8 on the tail1
  • Smooth scales, a rounded head and a round pupil1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

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

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

Its venom contains a strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves and causes neuromuscular dysfunction, meaning the nerves and muscles stop working properly. The average venom yield is 8 mg, and the maximum recorded yield is 20 mg. The lethal dose for an adult human is estimated at 4 to 6 mg.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

It is highly venomous. The maximum recorded venom yield is about four times the estimated lethal dose for an adult human. It is usually not aggressive and bites mainly when it is molested or restrained.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

It is usually not aggressive, but it will bite when it is molested or restrained.1

Haeba e loma

  • Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele, leha moo e lomileng teng ho shebahala ho le honyenyane: matshwao a ka qala dihora hamorao.

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?

Central American coral snake bolelele ba e ka bang 1,1 m (3,8 ft)Ntja e ka bang 1 m (3,3 ft)Motho e moholo e ka bang 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 2,5 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 6 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 71 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Central American coral snake 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

A single maximum venom yield of 20 mg is about four times the estimated lethal dose for an adult human.1

2

It is mainly nocturnal, though it may also be active at dusk, at dawn and sometimes after rain.1

3

It is most often found below about 1,300 m, from lowland rain forest to lower montane forest.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Micrurus nigrocinctus
Sehlopha
Dinoha tsa coral
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya, Amerika Borwa
Masea
It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Micrurus nigrocinctus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus nigrocinctus (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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