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Terciopelo

Bothrops asper

Kuhusu jina: Terciopelo is Spanish for 'velvet'.1

AnauaMmoja wa wanyama wanaoua zaidi Duniani. Akikuuma, omba msaada mara moja.Msaada wa haraka na dawa ya kuzuia sumu huokoa watu wengi. Piga namba yako ya dharura mara moja.

Nyoka wenye vishimo

KuumwaHula: Nyama

Hatari kwa watu: AnauaMmoja wa wanyama hatari zaidi duniani.

The terciopelo is a large pit viper, one of the biggest vipers in the world. It lives from north-east Mexico through Central America to northern South America. It is important to know because it causes more envenomated snakebites than any other snake in its range.1

Anaishi

North-east Mexico, Central America and northern South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad1

Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini

Nyumbani

It likes moist places at low to middle elevations, mostly tropical rainforest and evergreen forest, and it is often found near rivers and streams. It is most often met near people, livestock and pets, where it lives close to homes and farms.1

Urefu

1.2 m hadi 2.5 m (3.9 ft hadi 8.2 ft)1

Uzito

6 kg (13 lb)1

Kasi ya juu

takriban km 4.2 kwa saa (maili 2.6 kwa saa)

Nchi kavu, makadirio

Hula nini?

It is a generalist that eats a wide range of animals, including rats, mice, frogs, lizards, birds, opossums and insects. It waits in leaf litter or under forest cover to ambush prey that come within range at night.1

Picha ya Terciopelo — Terciopelo. Picha: thibaudaronson. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

Broad, flattened head that is clearly set apart from the neck1
Light to dark brown, olive, grey or nearly black body1
Often a yellowish zig-zag line on each side of the body1
Dark triangles with pale edges along the sides of the body1
Pale yellow, cream or whitish grey underside with dark blotches1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: Bothrops atrox is similar in colour, but it usually has yellow or rust-like tones and rectangular or trapezoidal blotches. The terciopelo is often more uniformly brown or grey, with the zig-zag pattern on its sides.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: AnauaMmoja wa wanyama hatari zaidi duniani.

It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in its range because it is large, has big fangs and a potent venom, and lives close to people. It is responsible for the most envenomated snakebites within its range. Bites usually happen only when the snake is cornered, pursued or threatened.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When cornered or threatened, it may perform an S-shaped coiled display and can be very defensive, sometimes suddenly reversing direction to attack.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 1.5

urefu sawa na mbwa 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 14 zilizopangwa mstarikaribu uzito sawa na paka wa nyumbaniangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 86 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Terciopelo 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)

Terciopelo takriban km 4.2 kwa saa (2.6 mph)

Mtu anayetembea takriban km 5 kwa saa (3.1 mph)

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

Juveniles can lure prey by waving brightly coloured tail tips. Only males have bright tail tips, though both sexes show this behaviour.1

It is one of the largest vipers in the world, and it is often called 'the ultimate pit-viper' by herpetologists.1

Females are much bigger than males. The two sexes are born the same size, but females grow much faster from about 7 to 12 months of age.1

Its home range is small for a pit viper, averaging between about 3.7 and 6 hectares.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Fer-de-lance is the name of one single snake species.

Ukweli: The name fer-de-lance has been used informally for several Bothrops species, including this one. Herpetologists now prefer the name terciopelo for Bothrops asper.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi: Bothrops asper
Kundi: Nyoka wenye vishimo
Familia: Viperidae2
Mpangilio: Squamata
Mabara: Amerika Kaskazini, Amerika Kusini
Hatari kwa watu: 5 / 5: Anaua3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

Bothrops asper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Bothrops asper (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.

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