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Curl snake

Suta suta

Ka lebitso: The Latin name suta means "stitched", from the pattern of darker scale edges that can look stitched together.1

E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.

Dinoha tsa Australia

Ho lomaE ja: Nama

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The curl snake is a heavily built, venomous snake that lives across much of Australia. It gets its name from the tight, spring-like coil it makes when threatened. Its venom attacks the nerves, so any bite needs prompt medical advice.1

E phela

Australia, in all states and territories except Tasmania. Mostly arid eastern and central Australia.1

Australia le Oceania

Lapeng

It most often lives in grasslands, scrublands and open woodlands. It forages in leaf litter and under rocks at night, and can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks, under woody debris and under leaf litter.1

Bolelele

60 cm (2 ft)1

Lebelo le phahameng

e ka bang 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)

Naheng, kakanyo feela

E ja eng?

It feeds mostly on small reptiles, especially geckos, skinks, legless lizards, dragons and other snakes. It also eats small mammals and frogs, which may make up up to 20% of its diet.1

Foto ya Curl snake — Curl snake. Foto: Connor Margetts. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

Dark brown or reddish brown, with a darker head and paler underside on the flanks.1
A light-coloured iris and a small pupil.1
A temporal dark-edged stripe, typically orange, running from each eye to the snout.1
A wide head and heavy build. The typical length is 40 cm.1
Usually 19 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, 150 to 170 ventral scales, and 20 to 35 single subcaudal scales.1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is often confused with the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis), a similar species.1

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 is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It is considered unsafe, especially for small children.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The venom is considered unsafe, especially for small children. Bites from large snakes are considered especially dangerous.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it curls tightly into a spring-like coil that protects its head, and then usually thrashes violently.1

Haeba e loma

Seek medical advice immediately. Immobilise the patient and apply a pressure bandage.1
Pressure immobilisation: phuthela bandeje e tiileng e huduhang (elastiki) hodima moo e lomileng teng ebe o nyolla setho sohle, o se tlame ka splint (lepolanka la ho se tshehetsa), mme o boloke motho a sa sisinyehe ho hang ho fihlela thuso e fihla.
O se ke wa hlatswa moo e lomileng teng: dipetlele di ka hlahloba chefo e setseng letlalong ho kgetha antivenom e nepahetseng.

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?

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E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 3 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 61 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Curl 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?

Motho ya tsamayang e ka bang 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Curl snake e ka bang 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)

Ngwana ya palameng baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

Lizards make up the bulk of its diet, including geckos, skinks and dragons.1

It can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks and under woody debris.1

Hatchlings average about 15 cm long when born.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense: Suta suta
Sehlopha: Dinoha tsa Australia
Lelapa: Elapidae2
Tatelano: Squamata
Dikontinente: Australia le Oceania
Masea: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A typical litter is five, and litters can range from one to seven.1
Boemo ba yona naheng: Secure in all states except Victoria, where it is vulnerable.1
Kotsi ho batho: 3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Suta suta (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
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