Ecuadorian toadheaded pitviper
The Ecuadorian toadheaded pitviper is a venomous snake that lives in the forests of western South America. It is found only in that region and is a member of the pitviper family. Its name honours an American scientist who studied snakes.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Its body has 21 to 25 rows of scales at the middle of the body, usually 23.1
- Most of its body scales have a ridge down the middle (keeled). The scales near the back of the body have small bumps on the ridge, even in small snakes.1
- In large adults, the ridges on the back scales are highly raised.1
- Adults are large. The specimens measured range from about 87 cm to about 123 cm long, including the tail.1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It was once grouped with Bothrops pulcher, a related pitviper, and was long treated as part of that species. Scientists later found it to be a separate species.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.
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 paka wa nyumbani 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 7 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 97 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Ecuadorian toadheaded pitviper ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Kuvunja dhana potofu
Dhana potofu: It is just a form of Bothrops pulcher.
Ukweli: For many years it was grouped with Bothrops pulcher. Its own scientific name is valid, and it is recognised as a separate species.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Bothrocophias campbelli (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bothrocophias campbelli (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

