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Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus culminatus
Ka lebitso: The name culminatus comes from the Latin words for 'ridge' and 'provided with', referring to the snake's strong ridge along its back.1
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-rattlesnake Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake is a large, venomous snake found in southwestern Mexico. It lives across a wide range of heights, from near sea level up to 2285 metres in the Sierra de Coalcomán. Its venom can cause serious harm, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

E phela
Southwestern Mexico1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It lives in arid environments, tropical scrub forests, savannas and mesic forests. Rocky outcroppings are central to its habitat needs.1
Bolelele
1 m ho isa ho 1,8 m (3,3 ft ho isa ho 5,9 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 4 km/h (2,5 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is likely a generalist predator. Reported prey includes rodents, lizards and small birds.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake
Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake. Foto: Ruff tuff cream puff. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Adults reach 100 to 180 cm long and have a heavy body.1
  • The body is creamy yellow, becoming grey towards the tail.1
  • Diamond-shaped black markings run along the back.1
  • Longitudinal lines run along the neck.1
  • The scales are strongly keeled, giving the body a ridged look.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 is myotoxic-hemotoxic. Myotoxic venom damages muscle, and hemotoxic venom affects the blood, and together they can cause bleeding inside the body and localised paralysis.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

It is less deadly to humans than some of its close relatives, but it can still cause significant harm.1

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

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake bolelele ba e ka bang 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Baesekele ya motho e moholo e ka bang 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Koloi e ka bang 4,5 m (15 ft)
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 4 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 10 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 90 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake 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 lives from near sea level up to 2285 metres in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a very wide range of heights for one snake.1

2

Its scales are strongly keeled, which gives the body a rough, ridged texture.1

3

Its diamond-shaped black markings stand out clearly against its pale body.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Crotalus culminatus
Sehlopha
Di-rattlesnake
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Crotalus culminatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus culminatus (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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