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Lowland copperhead

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

The lowland copperhead is a venomous snake that lives in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is dangerous if provoked, and its venom can kill an adult if proper first aid is not given quickly.1

E phela
Southeastern Australia, including Tasmania1
Australia le Oceania
Lapeng
It prefers areas of low vegetation near water bodies. It has also been found in sandstone ridgetop woodland in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, where it is becoming rare because of more frequent fires and the spread of towns and cities.1
Bolelele
1 m ho isa ho 1,5 m (3,3 ft ho isa ho 4,9 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It hunts frogs, lizards and snakes, including smaller snakes of its own species.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Lowland copperhead
Lowland copperhead. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Generally 1 to 1.5 metres long1
  • Colour varies a great deal, from coppery mid-brown to yellowish, reddish, grey or black1
  • The copper-coloured head that gives it its common name is not always present1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is often called the copperhead, but it is not closely related to the American copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).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 contains postsynaptic neurotoxins, which act on the nerves. The venom has been measured at 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneous, meaning injected under the skin.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

It is a dangerous snake when provoked. About a dozen bites have been reported from this species, with one fatality. Its venom can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly.1

Haeba e loma

  • 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

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Lowland copperhead bolelele ba e ka bang 1,5 m (4,9 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 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 8 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 51 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Lowland copperhead 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 hunts smaller members of its own species as well as frogs and lizards.1

2

Its venom has been measured at 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneous, which means under the skin.1

3

In the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, it is becoming rare due to increasing fires and urban settlement.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: It is the same as the American copperhead.

Nnete: It is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. The shared name is a coincidence of common names.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Austrelaps superbus
Sehlopha
Dinoha tsa Australia
Lelapa
Elapidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Australia le Oceania
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Lowland copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Austrelaps superbus (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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