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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma, tafuta msaada haraka.

KuumwaHula: Nyama

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

Anaishi

Southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina through Florida to the Florida Keys, and west to southeastern Louisiana1

Amerika Kaskazini

Nyumbani

It lives in upland dry pine forests, flatwoods, sandhills, coastal hammocks, cypress swamps and salt marshes. It often shelters in burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises.1

Urefu

1.1 m hadi 2.4 m (3.6 ft hadi 7.9 ft)1

Uzito

800 g hadi 15 kg (1.8 lb hadi 34 lb)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 4.2 kwa saa (maili 2.6 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It hunts small mammals, especially rabbits and rice rats, and also eats birds. It either actively searches for prey or waits coiled in ambush for up to a week. After striking and releasing its prey, it follows the scent trail the dying animal leaves.1

Picha ya Eastern diamondback rattlesnake — Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Picha: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom contains more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.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

Wapi duniani?

Afrika Asia Ulaya Amerika Kaskazini Amerika Kusini Australia na Oceania

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Ana uzito gani?

uzito sawa na paka wa nyumbani 4

urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 13 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 86 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

Kobe takriban km 0.3 kwa saa (0.19 mph)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake takriban km 4.2 kwa saa (2.6 mph)

Mtu anayetembea takriban km 5 kwa saa (3.1 mph)

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1

In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1

It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1

It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1

Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1

Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.

Ukweli: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Crotalus adamanteus
Kundi: Nyoka njuga
Familia: Viperidae2
Mpangilio: Squamata
Mabara: Amerika Kaskazini
Watoto: It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
Hali yake porini: Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
Hatari kwa watu: 4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Crotalus adamanteus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
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