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Patagonia green racer

Philodryas patagoniensis
Kuhusu jina: The name suggests Patagonia, but most of its range lies outside that region.1
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The Patagonia green racer is a medium-sized snake with a venomous bite, though its fangs sit at the back of its mouth. It lives in open country across much of South America, from northern Argentina to northeastern Brazil. It is special because it hunts other snakes, including its own kind.1

Anaishi
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in cis-Andean South America (east of the Andes)1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives in open habitats such as the Patagonian steppe, Cerrado, Chaco and Caatinga, and in open areas of the Atlantic forest. It is terrestrial, but it forages mostly in trees and is active during the day.1
Urefu
1.5 m (4.9 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 5.6 kwa saa (maili 3.5 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It preys on snakes, including its own species. Juveniles feed on ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals, while adults feed on endothermic (warm-blooded) animals.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Patagonia green racer
Patagonia green racer. Picha: Guillermo Debandi. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Medium-sized, cylindrical and robust body with a moderately long tail1
  • Rounded snout and a medium-sized eye with a round pupil1
  • Smooth dorsal scales1
  • Brownish colour that helps it blend into its surroundings1
  • Active during the daytime1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

It produces toxic saliva from a gland called the Duvernoy's gland. The toxin is about 90% protein, mainly metalloproteinases (enzymes that break down tissue). Its effects are similar to those of Bothrops snakes, causing swelling, bleeding and tissue death. Its venom also contains neurotoxic (nerve-attacking) and myotoxic (muscle-damaging) components, which can cause neuromuscular block (signals from nerves to muscles are interrupted) and myonecrosis (muscle death).1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

The species has difficulty injecting venom because of its rear fangs.1

Akiuma

  • Osha jeraha, mweke mtu mtulivu na utafute msaada wa kitabibu. Baadhi ya spishi (kama boomslang) zinaweza kuua saa kadhaa baadaye.

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?

Patagonia green racer urefu wa takriban 1.5 m (4.9 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)Mtu mzima takriban 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 3 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 8 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 64 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Patagonia green racer 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 one of the few snakes that hunts other snakes, including members of its own species.1

2

Its diet changes with age: juveniles eat cold-blooded prey, while adults eat warm-blooded prey.1

3

Despite its name, most of this snake's range lies outside Patagonia.1

4

Females are longer in body and heavier, while males have longer tails.1

5

Its birds of prey predators include the barn owl (Tyto furcata) and the seriema (Cariama cristata).1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Its name means it lives in Patagonia.

Ukweli: Most of its range is outside Patagonia. It is found across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Philodryas patagoniensis
Kundi
Nyoka wenye meno ya sumu nyuma
Familia
Colubridae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Watoto
Reproduction is seasonal, with the vitellogenic (egg-yolk forming) season running from July to October.1
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Philodryas patagoniensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Philodryas patagoniensis (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.

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