Aruba rattlesnake
The Aruba rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives only on the small Caribbean island of Aruba, off the coast of Venezuela. It is one of the rarest rattlesnakes in the world, so it matters a great deal to conservation.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Light brown, tan, or almost pink in colour, matching the soil of its habitat1
- Darker brown diamond-shaped markings along the back1
- Colours can vary from white to apricot, or from brown to slate1
- Markings are sometimes almost invisible, or show only as a narrow stripe down the middle of the back1
- Moderately sized, reaching about 90 cm as an adult1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.
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?
Ana uzito gani?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 5 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 100 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Aruba rattlesnake ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
About 230 animals are left in the wild, which makes it one of the rarest rattlesnakes anywhere.1
Its colours match the soil of its native habitat, which helps it blend in.1
Only about 25 square kilometres of its home island remain undeveloped.1
Exporting it from the island is illegal, and it is part of a Species Survival Plan for captive breeding.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Crotalus unicolor (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus unicolor (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.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Kuumwa

