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Night snake

Hypsiglena torquata
Ha e na kotsiHa e na kotsi ho batho. Ha ho letho la ho tshwenyeha.
Dinoha tse meno a ka morao Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E bobebeJwaloka ho hlajwa ke notshi kapa ho fetang moo. Ha e na kotsi ho batho.

The night snake is a small snake that is most active at dusk and at night. It lives in western Mexico, and it is rarely seen in the Okanagan Valley of Canada. It has rear fangs and mild venom, but it is not dangerous to people.1

E phela
Western Mexico; rare sightings in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
Night snakes are often seen at night crossing roads. During the day they hide under rocks, boards, dead branches and other surface litter.1
Bolelele
30 cm ho isa ho 66 cm (1 ft ho isa ho 2,2 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 4,5 km/h (2,8 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
Its main prey is lizards, especially side-blotched lizards and their eggs. It also eats juvenile rattlesnakes, blind snakes, salamanders, frogs and large insects.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Night snake
Night snake. Foto: Francisco Farriols Sarabia. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Pale grey, light brown or beige, with dark grey or brown blotches on the back and sides1
  • A pair of dark brown blotches on the neck1
  • A black or dark brown bar behind each eye1
  • Vertical pupils and a flat, triangular head1
  • A white or yellowish belly1

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 night snake is slightly venomous. It uses its venom to subdue its prey, not to harm people.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bobebeJwaloka ho hlajwa ke notshi kapa ho fetang moo. Ha e na kotsi ho batho.

The night snake poses no threat to humans and is not dangerous to people.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

If threatened, it coils up and thrusts its coils at the threat while flattening its head into a triangular defensive shape.1

Haeba e loma

  • Hlatswa moo e lomileng teng, boloka motho a kgutsitse mme o fumane thuso ya bongaka. Mefuta e meng (jwaloka boomslang) e ka bolaya dihora hamorao.

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?

Night snake bolelele ba e ka bang 66 cm (2,2 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 80 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Night snake 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

In British Columbia, only about 20 sightings have been recorded since 1980, so it is very rare there.1

2

Night snakes hibernate during winter and can aestivate during some summer periods.1

3

They are both crepuscular, meaning most active at dawn and dusk, and nocturnal.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Hypsiglena torquata
Sehlopha
Dinoha tse meno a ka morao
Lelapa
Colubridae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Masea
Females lay a clutch of 2 to 9 eggs between April and August. The eggs hatch in 7 to 8 weeks, usually in late summer.1
Kotsi ho batho
1 / 5: E bobebe3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Hypsiglena torquata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hypsiglena torquata (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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