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Habu

Protobothrops flavoviridis

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 habu is a venomous pit viper that lives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. It is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops. Its bite is serious, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

E phela

Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands1

Asia

Lapeng

The habu lives on the larger volcanic islands, but not on the smaller coral islands. It is often found where palm forest meets cultivated fields, and also on rock walls, in old tombs and in caves. It often enters homes and other buildings in search of rats and mice.1

Bolelele

1,2 m ho isa ho 2,4 m (3,9 ft ho isa ho 7,9 ft)1

Lebelo le phahameng

e ka bang 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Naheng, kakanyo feela

E ja eng?

The habu hunts rats and mice, and it often enters homes in search of them.1

Foto ya Habu — Habu. Foto: B. P. White. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

Typically 120 to 150 cm long, including the tail, and slender with a large head1
Light olive or brown body with elongated dark green or brownish blotches1
Blotches have yellow edges, sometimes yellow spots, and often join to form wavy stripes1
Whitish belly with dark edges1
Crown of the head covered with small scales1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: In Okinawa Prefecture, the name habu can also refer to the Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans), also called the elegant pit viper. This is a different 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?

The venom is highly toxic and contains cytotoxin, which damages body cells, and hemorrhagin, which damages blood vessels and causes bleeding. A bite can cause nausea, vomiting and low blood pressure, and it can possibly cause death. Some victims have lost movement in their hands and legs, even after treatment.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

The Amami Islands have about two snakebites per 1,000 people, which is considered very high. The fatality rate is less than 1%. Bites are not life-threatening if the victim receives medical care promptly, but 6 to 8% of victims suffer permanent disability.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

The habu is bold and irritable, and it can strike quickly from a long reach.1

Haeba e loma

Get medical care promptly. With prompt medical care, bites are not life-threatening.1
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?

Afrika Asia Yuropa Amerika Leboya Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

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)

Habu 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?

Kgudu e ka bang 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Habu e ka bang 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

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

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

On Okinawa, habus are heavily collected to make habushu, a liquor made from awamori sake, which is said to have medicinal properties.1

Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young.1

Hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look the same as the adults.1

The small Indian mongoose was introduced to Okinawa in 1910 to reduce the habu population. The effects of this have not been studied, but similar introductions have harmed native wildlife.1

The habu is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense: Protobothrops flavoviridis
Sehlopha: Di-pit viper
Lelapa: Viperidae2
Tatelano: Squamata
Dikontinente: Asia
Masea: Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs. Up to 18 eggs are laid in mid-summer, and the hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look like adults.1
Kotsi ho batho: 4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Protobothrops flavoviridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Protobothrops flavoviridis (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
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