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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-rattlesnake Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

E phela
Southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina through Florida to the Florida Keys, and west to southeastern Louisiana1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It lives in upland dry pine forests, flatwoods, sandhills, coastal hammocks, cypress swamps and salt marshes. It often shelters in burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises.1
Bolelele
1,1 m ho isa ho 2,4 m (3,6 ft ho isa ho 7,9 ft)1
Boima
800 g ho isa ho 15 kg (1,8 lb ho isa ho 34 lb)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It hunts small mammals, especially rabbits and rice rats, and also eats birds. It either actively searches for prey or waits coiled in ambush for up to a week. After striking and releasing its prey, it follows the scent trail the dying animal leaves.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Foto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
  • A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
  • A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
  • Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
  • A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1

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 more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.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?

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake 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 boima hakae?

e boima jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 4
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 86 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake 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

It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1

2

In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1

3

It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1

4

It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1

5

Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1

6

Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.

Nnete: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Crotalus adamanteus
Sehlopha
Di-rattlesnake
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Masea
It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
Boemo ba yona naheng
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus adamanteus (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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