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Saint Lucia lancehead

Bothrops caribbaeus
E ka bolayaE ka o bolaya ntle le kalafo. Ha e ka o loma, fumana thuso kapele.
Di-pit viper Ho loma
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.

The Saint Lucia lancehead is a pit viper, a type of snake that can sense heat. It lives only on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles. It is endangered, so it matters a great deal to conservation.1

E phela
Saint Lucia, in the Lesser Antilles (Caribbean)1
Amerika Leboya
Bolelele
1,3 m (4,3 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,9 km/h (2,4 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
Ka nnete!Foto ya Saint Lucia lancehead
Saint Lucia lancehead. Foto: Katie Breach. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Grey to grey-brown in colour1
  • An irregular stripe runs across the side of the head (temporal stripe)1
  • Grey or brown markings are distinct along the middle of the back and fade towards the sides1

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 only recorded bite caused local pain and swelling at first. About a week later the victim developed facial paralysis, local bleeding, extensive swelling, and swelling in the abdomen and chest. Tissue death (necrosis) and reduced blood flow to the brain (cerebral ischemia) were also reported.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

Bites are extremely rare, with only one report. That bite caused severe, long-lasting 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

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Saint Lucia lancehead bolelele ba e ka bang 1,3 m (4,3 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 2,5 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatlenge telele jwaloka dibanana tse 7 tse latellanange ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 92 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Saint Lucia lancehead 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

The only place outside Saint Lucia where these snakes are kept is the Kentucky Reptile Zoo.1

2

Today it is limited to two areas of the island, which is why it is so threatened.1

3

It is classed as endangered, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Bothrops caribbaeus
Sehlopha
Di-pit viper
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Boemo ba yona naheng
Endangered1
Kotsi ho batho
4 / 5: E kotsi haholo3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Saint Lucia lancehead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothrops caribbaeus (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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