Angolan adder
KuumwaThe Angolan adder is a viper that lives only in Angola, in central Africa. It is found on the high plateau of central Angola, where it commonly lives on rocky mountain slopes. Scientists know very little about it because fewer than 20 specimens have ever been collected.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Its belly is heavily speckled.1
- It has no supraocular "horns" (raised scales above the eyes).1
- Its maximum recorded total length, body and tail together, is 40.5 cm.1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It is often compared with Bitis caudalis. It can be told apart by its heavily speckled belly and by lacking the supraocular horns that B. caudalis has.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Nothing is known about the composition of its venom. No bites have ever been recorded, so its effects on people are unknown.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.No bites have ever been recorded from this snake. Its danger to people is not known.1
Akiuma
- Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, weka kiungo kilichoumwa usawa wa moyo, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na ndizi 2.5 zilizopangwa mstari
urefu sawa na matofali 13 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 120 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Angolan adder ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Bitis heraldica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bitis heraldica (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
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