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Green night adder

Causus resimus
Ka lebitso: The common name refers to its green colour, though it is active by day rather than at night.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Di-viper le di-adder Ho loma
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The green night adder is a venomous snake that lives in parts of tropical Africa. It is bright green to olive in colour, with dark chevron-shaped bands along its back. Despite its name, it is mostly active in daylight.1

E phela
Tropical Africa, from Nigeria east to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Tanzania and DR Congo. Isolated population in western Angola.1
Afrika
Lapeng
It prefers low-lying moist savanna, wooded hills, high grasslands, and the banks of rivers through swamps, rocky gorges, coastal scrub and semi-deserts. It also lives in man-made places such as abandoned quarries, sugar cane plantations and pools beside roads. It has been found from sea level up to 1,800 m.1
Bolelele
30 cm ho isa ho 75 cm (1 ft ho isa ho 2,5 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
Ka nnete!Foto ya Green night adder
Green night adder. Foto: le0p0ld_d. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Green ground colour, from bright green to olive1
  • Dark inverted chevron-like crossbars running down the back1
  • Yellow chin and throat1
  • Yellowish, cream or pearly belly1
  • Stout body with a short head and an upturned snout1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Its colour pattern is similar to that of C. defilippii and C. rhombeatus, other Causus 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?

Little is known about the venom of this snake. It is presumed to be similar to that of other species in the genus Causus.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When disturbed, it inflates itself and puts on a hissing and puffing threat display, raising and coiling the front of its body before making sweeping, lashing strikes.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?

Green night adder bolelele ba e ka bang 75 cm (2,5 ft)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ntja e ka bang 1 m (3,3 ft)
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 4 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 110 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Green night adder 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

Despite the word 'night' in its name, it is diurnal and is often seen basking in the sun.1

2

It is mostly terrestrial, but it is also a good swimmer.1

3

It has been known to climb into sedges to hunt prey.1

4

Its scales have a velvety look, which gives one of its common names.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: The 'night' in its name suggests it is only active after dark.

Nnete: It is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day, and it is often seen basking.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Causus resimus
Sehlopha
Di-viper le di-adder
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Afrika
Masea
It lays eggs, with a clutch of 4 to 12. In Somalia, the eggs are laid in July.1
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Causus resimus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Causus resimus (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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