Lowland copperhead
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

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
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
Hokae lefatsheng?
E kgolo hakae?
E telele hakae?
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 3 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatleng
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 8 tse latellanang
e 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?
Dintlha
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
Moo dintlha di tswang teng
- Lowland copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Austrelaps superbus (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
- 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.
Taba e nngwe le e nngwe leqepheng lena e na le nomoro e bontshang mohlodi wa yona. Haeba re entse phoso, re kopa tshwarelo, re barati ba diphoofolo, hase makasine wa saense. Re bolelle ho [email protected] mme re tla e lokisa.
Ho loma

