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Red diamond rattlesnake

Crotalus ruber
Ka lebitso: The specific name 'ruber' is Latin for red, which refers to the snake's reddish colour.1
E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.
Di-rattlesnake Ho lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The red diamond rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper with a reddish colour. It lives in southwestern California in the United States and in Baja California in Mexico. Its bite is a medical emergency, even though its venom is one of the weaker rattlesnake venoms.1

E phela
Southwestern California (USA), Baja California peninsula (Mexico) and islands in the Gulf of California1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It lives in cooler coastal areas, over the mountains and into the desert beyond. It favours dense chaparral (shrubby scrubland) in the foothills, cactus patches and brush-covered boulders, from sea level up to 1,500 m. Small caves and cracks in reddish sandstone mesas are a favoured home.1
Bolelele
30 cm ho isa ho 1,6 m (1 ft ho isa ho 5,3 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It preys on rabbits, ground squirrels, birds, lizards and other snakes. Coastal snakes eat prey with a larger body mass than desert snakes.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Red diamond rattlesnake
Red diamond rattlesnake. Foto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Reddish colour, which gives the species its name1
  • A pattern very similar to the western diamondback, C. atrox1
  • The first lower lip scale on each side is split, forming a pair of chin shields1
  • Usually 29 rows of dorsal (back) scales, ranging from 25 to 31 rows1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: It is very similar in pattern to C. atrox, the western diamondback. The red diA mond rattlesnake can be told apart by its reddish colour and by the split first lower lip scale that forms a pair of chin shields.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?

All rattlesnakes are venomous, and this species has one of the least potent rattlesnake venoms. Its venom contains enzymes that break down proteins and damage tissue, and it can cause massive swelling, pain, bruising, blisters and tissue death at the bite site. Symptoms can also include nausea, vomiting and bleeding problems, because the venom affects how the blood clots.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

Its venom is mild compared with other rattlesnakes, and the snake has a mild disposition. However, a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

This species is of a mild disposition.1

Haeba e loma

  • A bite from this snake is a medical emergency. Get medical help straight away, because prompt antivenom treatment is needed.1
  • 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?

Red diamond rattlesnake bolelele ba e ka bang 1,6 m (5,3 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 9 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 92 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Red diamond 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

Its venom is one of the least potent of all rattlesnake venoms, yet a bite still needs urgent treatment.1

2

The largest recorded specimen measured 162 cm, which is long for a rattlesnake of this kind.1

3

Snakes from coastal areas are longer on average than those from desert areas.1

4

It lives on several islands in the Gulf of California, as well as on the Baja California peninsula.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: Because its venom is mild, its bite is harmless.

Nnete: Its venom is one of the least potent of rattlesnake venoms, but a bite is still a medical emergency and can be fatal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Crotalus ruber
Sehlopha
Di-rattlesnake
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Masea
It gives birth to live young (ovoviviparous). Females give birth in August to between three and 20 young, each 30 to 34 cm long.1
Boemo ba yona naheng
Least Concern1
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

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