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Persian horned viper

Pseudocerastes persicus
Kuhusu jina: The species name comes from Persia (present-day Iran), where it was first found, and from the horn-like structures above its eyes.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kuumwa kunahitaji daktari.
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

The Persian horned viper is a venomous viper with horn-like scales above each eye. It lives in deserts and hill country in the Middle East and parts of Asia, and it is mostly active at night. Its venom causes strong bleeding, and no specific antivenom is available for its bites.1

Anaishi
Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and throughout Mesopotamia1
Asia
Nyumbani
It lives in sandy desert (but not sand dunes), basalt and limestone rock desert, and hill country, usually with some vegetation. It tends to avoid areas where people live.1
Urefu
40 cm hadi 1.1 m (1.3 ft hadi 3.5 ft)1
Uzito
500 g (1.1 lb)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 3.4 kwa saa (maili 2.1 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It feeds mainly on lizards, small mammals and mice, and occasionally on small birds and arthropods. It will also eat dead food.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Persian horned viper
Persian horned viper. Picha: Zuhair Amr. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • A broad, flat head that is clearly distinct from the neck1
  • A horn-like structure of small scales above each eye, also present in juveniles1
  • A short tail1
  • Body scales with keels that often end in a bump or a point1
  • Slow-moving and almost entirely nocturnal, so usually seen at night or in the early evening during colder periods1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom has strong haemorrhagic activity, which means it causes bleeding by damaging blood vessels, as is typical of most vipers. No specific antivenom is available for its bites. A polyvalent antiserum, which is made to work against several snake species, is reported to offer some protection.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

It is not particularly aggressive, but it will hiss loudly when disturbed.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?

Persian horned viper urefu wa takriban 1.1 m (3.5 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)Mtu mzima takriban 1.7 m (5.6 ft)

Ana uzito gani?

uzito sawa na ndizi 4
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 6 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 110 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Persian horned viper ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Unlike the sand-dwelling Cerastes vipers, it cannot sink into sand vertically.1

2

It moves by sidewinding, serpentine and rectilinear movement, depending on the situation.1

3

It can attain a considerable weight for its size, with some specimens exceeding 500 g.1

4

Its horn-like scales are present even in young snakes.1

5

Females are usually larger than males.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Pseudocerastes persicus
Kundi
Nyoka aina ya fira na kifutu
Familia
Viperidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Watoto
It lays eggs, with 11 to 21 eggs per clutch, and each egg already contains a well-developed embryo.1
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Persian horned viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudocerastes persicus (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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