Venom Wiki
Katuni ya Caatinga lancehead
Na. 0398 kati ya 1 402

Caatinga lancehead

Bothrops erythromelas
Kuhusu jina: The scientific name erythromelas comes from Ancient Greek words meaning "red" and "black", which refers to the snake's colouring.1
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma, tafuta msaada haraka.
Nyoka wenye vishimo KuumwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Caatinga lancehead is a venomous pitviper that lives only in Brazil. It is found in dry shrubland and thorn forest in the north-east of the country. It is worth knowing about because it is quick to strike when disturbed.1

Anaishi
Brazil: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives in the Caatinga, a large ecoregion of north-eastern Brazil made of dry shrubland and thorn forest. It is mainly terrestrial and nocturnal, but it climbs into low vegetation.1
Urefu
85 cm (2.8 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 3.3 kwa saa (maili 2.1 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It feeds mainly on rodents and lizards.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Caatinga lancehead
Caatinga lancehead. Picha: Rafael M R Serra. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Reddish brown back with a double row of black or dark brown triangular markings1
  • Dark brown head, with some darker markings on the top and sides1
  • Yellowish underside speckled with brown, with dark spots on the sides1
  • Strongly keeled dorsal scales, in 21 rows at midbody1
  • Moderately large eyes with vertically elliptical pupils1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is a venomous snake that is highly irritable and can strike violently with minimal provocation.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When approached it tends to hide its head, and it can strike violently if provoked.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?

Caatinga lancehead urefu wa takriban 85 cm (2.8 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 1.5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 5 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 110 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Caatinga lancehead ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is mainly active on the ground at night, though it climbs into low plants.1

2

Its dorsal scales are strongly keeled and arranged in 21 rows at midbody.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Bothrops erythromelas
Kundi
Nyoka wenye vishimo
Familia
Viperidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Bothrops erythromelas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothrops erythromelas (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. 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.

Nge ana njaa! Venom Wiki ni mradi wa mtu mmoja: bure, bila matangazo na bila vifuatiliaji. Mchango mdogo husaidia kuiweka hewani.Mlishe nge

Zaidi kutoka kundi hilohilo: Nyoka wenye vishimo

Pia anaishi: Amerika Kusini

Mlishe ngekibubu cha michango, kinaiweka bure