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Mexican horned pitviper

Ophryacus undulatus
E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.
Di-pit viper Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The Mexican horned pitviper is a venomous snake that lives in the mountains of central and southern Mexico. It has a pair of raised scales above its eyes that look like small horns, which is how it gets its name. It is listed as Vulnerable, which means it is at risk of dying out in the wild.1

E phela
Mountains of central and southern Mexico, including Hidalgo, Veracruz, Oaxaca and Guerrero1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It lives on brush and rocky slopes near streams, at heights of 1,800 to 2,800 metres above sea level. It is often seen coiled on or near fallen logs, and in bushes and small trees 1 to 4 metres above the ground.1
Bolelele
55 cm ho isa ho 70 cm (1,8 ft ho isa ho 2,3 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It eats rodents and lizards.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Mexican horned pitviper
Mexican horned pitviper. Foto: Eugenio Padilla. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Adults grow to 55 to 70 centimetres long and are moderately stout.1
  • A pair of elongated scales above the eyes forms 'horns' or 'spines'.1
  • The body is silvery-grey with a row of black blotches that merge into a broad, wavy stripe down the back.1
  • Black speckles appear on the sides of the body.1
  • The top of the head is black.1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

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?

Mexican horned pitviper bolelele ba e ka bang 70 cm (2,3 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)

Mexican horned pitviper 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 has raised scales above its eyes that look like horns.1

2

It is often found coiled in bushes and small trees, sometimes more than three metres off the ground.1

3

It is only active during the day, because night-time temperatures across its range are low.1

4

It gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Ophryacus undulatus
Sehlopha
Di-pit viper
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Masea
It is ovoviviparous, meaning the female gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
Boemo ba yona naheng
Vulnerable (IUCN Red List)1
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Ophryacus undulatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ophryacus undulatus (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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