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Katuni ya Sri Lanka cat snake
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Sri Lanka cat snake

Boiga ceylonensis
Hana madharaHana madhara kwa watu. Hakuna cha kuhofia.
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

The Sri Lanka cat snake is a slim, brown tree snake that is active at night. It lives only in Sri Lanka, and it often comes into houses to hunt geckos. It is rear-fanged and mildly venomous, so it is worth knowing about if you live in or visit Sri Lanka.1

Anaishi
Sri Lanka only (endemic to the island)1
Asia
Nyumbani
It lives in trees and is active at night. It frequently ventures into human homes in search of prey such as geckos, so people may meet it indoors.1
Urefu
1.2 m (4 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 5.3 kwa saa (maili 3.3 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It hunts prey such as geckos. It searches for them at night, including inside houses.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Sri Lanka cat snake
Sri Lanka cat snake. Picha: Gachand. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Thin, slim, elongated body with a tree-snake shape1
  • Brown or greyish upper body with a series of blackish cross bands1
  • Brown crown marking on top of the head and a thick dark streak from the eye to the corner of the mouth1
  • Yellowish underside dotted with brown, often with a row of small brown dots along the sides1
  • Adults are about 122 cm from tip to tip, including a tail of about 25 cm1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

It is rear-fanged, meaning its fangs are at the back of the mouth, and it is mildly venomous.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

It is described as mildly venomous and has a somewhat aggressive temperament. It boldly strikes out when disturbed or cornered. Because it enters homes, people may come across it there.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When disturbed or cornered, it boldly strikes out.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?

Sri Lanka cat snake urefu wa takriban 1.2 m (4 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)Mtu mzima takriban 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 7 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 68 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Sri Lanka cat snake 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 often enters human homes to hunt geckos.1

2

It is a tree snake that is active at night, which is why it is called nocturnal and arboreal.1

3

The Sinhala-speaking community of Sri Lanka calls it Nidi mapila.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: It lives in the Western Ghats of India.

Ukweli: It was once believed to occur in the Western Ghats of India, but recent studies showed this was wrong. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Boiga ceylonensis
Kundi
Nyoka wenye meno ya sumu nyuma
Familia
Colubridae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Hatari kwa watu
1 / 5: Hafifu3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Boiga ceylonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Boiga ceylonensis (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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