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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Uracoan rattlesnake
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Uracoan rattlesnake

Crotalus vegrandis
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 Uracoan rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper. It lives only in one small area of Venezuela, the Maturín Savannah near Uracoa in Monagas state. Its venom is unusual because it can cause both bleeding and nerve damage.1

E phela
Venezuela, only in the Maturín Savannah near Uracoa, Monagas state1
Amerika Borwa
Lapeng
It mostly lives in semiarid savannahs among plateaus, on sandy soil. It belongs only to this habitat type and does not live in other areas.1
Bolelele
68 cm (2,2 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It relies on lizards for food.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Uracoan rattlesnake
Uracoan rattlesnake. Foto: Tristan Haab. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Colours range from olive green to rust brown, with shades of grey1
  • Scales can also be white1
  • Its rattle makes a fine vibrating noise, unlike the long, drawn-out rattles of many other rattlesnakes in its genus1
  • It is nocturnal, so it is active at night1

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 can cause bleeding, coagulopathy (problems with blood clotting), neurotoxicity (damage to the nerves) and hypotension (low blood pressure). Many rattlesnakes cause some of these effects, but this species is unusual because its venom causes both bleeding and nerve damage. Most species do not cause both.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

Its venom is described as dangerous.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?

Uracoan rattlesnake bolelele ba e ka bang 68 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 110 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Uracoan 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 can cause both bleeding and nerve damage, which most rattlesnake species do not do.1

2

Its rattle is unusual, making a fine vibrating noise rather than the long, drawn-out sound of many related species.1

3

Its red and gold scale colours may be due to the sandy soil of its habitat.1

4

It has an estimated lifespan of 15 to 20 years.1

5

Birds are common predators of this species.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Crotalus vegrandis
Sehlopha
Di-rattlesnake
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Tatelano
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Borwa
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

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