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Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ The generic name comes from Greek words meaning 'hook' and 'tooth'. The species name comes from the Latin for 'twisted', after the pinched, hourglass-shaped bands on its back.1

ሓኪም የድልዮሳሕቲ እዩ ዝቐትል፣ ግን ንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ።

ፒት ቫይፐር (ሙቐት ዝፈልጡ ኣፋዕት)

ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ከቢድንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ። ሞት ኣዝዩ ሳሕቲ እዩ።

The eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper that lives across much of the eastern United States. It has hourglass-shaped bands on a tan or reddish-brown body, which help it hide in leaves and clay. It is common, so people sometimes meet it without realising, and it makes up half of the treated snake bites in the United States.1

ዝነብረሉ

Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1

ሰሜን ኣመሪካ

መበገሲ

It favours deciduous forest and mixed woodlands in most of its range, and often sits on rock outcroppings and ledges. It is also found in low-lying, swampy areas. Bites happen when people step on or near it, especially where it lies hidden in dead leaves or red clay.1

ንውሓት

ካብ 50 cm ክሳብ 95 cm (ካብ 1,6 ft ክሳብ 3,1 ft)1

ክብደት

ካብ 102 g ክሳብ 343 g (ካብ 4 oz ክሳብ 12 oz)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 3,5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (2,2 ማይል/ሰዓት)

ኣብ መሬት, ግምት

እንታይ ይበልዕ?

It eats a wide range of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, mice and small birds. It is mainly an ambush predator that waits in a good position for prey to arrive, though it actively hunts insects. It uses facial pit organs to sense heat and make accurate strikes.1

ስእሊ Eastern copperhead — Eastern copperhead። ስእሊ፦ unknown። Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

Dark brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands on a light reddish-brown or brown background1
A heavy, stout body rather than a slender one1
A broad head that is distinct from the neck1
Young have green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within a year1
Adults are typically 50 to 95 cm long, including the tail1

ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝደናገረሉ፦ The snout slopes down and back, so it looks less blunt than the snout of the cottonmouth. The head also extends further forward than the mouth.1

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ከቢድንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ። ሞት ኣዝዩ ሳሕቲ እዩ።

Copperhead bites account for half of the treated snake bites in the United States. Bites usually happen when people unknowingly step on or near the snake. It is generally nonaggressive and will strike only if threatened as a last resort.1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1

እንተ ነኺሱ

ነቲ ሰብ ከይንቀሳቐስን ህዱእን ግበሮ፣ ነቲ ዝተነኽሰ ኢድ ወይ እግሪ ኣብ ብራኸ ልቢ ሓዞ፣ ቀለበታትን ዝጸበቡ ነገራትን ኣውጽእ፣ ብቕልጡፍ ድማ ናብ ሆስፒታል ውሰዶ።

ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት

ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ

ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
ሓደ እንተ ነኺሱካ፦ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ከይተንቀሳቐስካ ጽናሕ፣ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት (112፣ 000፣ 911) ደውል ወይ ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ሆስፒታል ኪድ። ከመይ ከም ዝመስል ዘክር፣ ስእሊ ይሕግዝ።

ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዝጥቀመሉ መግቢ ንምሓዝ ወይ ንርእሱ ንምክልኻል እዩ፣ ምሕባእ ድማ ኣዝዩ ይመርጽ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ

ኣበይ ኣብ ዓለም?

ኣፍሪቃ እስያ ኤውሮጳ ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ደቡብ ኣመሪካ ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ክንደይ ይነውሕ?

ክንደይ ይኸብድ?

ከም 3 ባናናታት ይኸብድ

ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 2 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 5 ባናናታት ይነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ብ100 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Eastern copperhead ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ጎብየ ኣስታት 0,3 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (0,19 mph)

Eastern copperhead ኣስታት 3,5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (2,2 mph)

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (3,1 mph)

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1

Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1

Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1

In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

ሓቂ፦ They are generally nonaggressive. They usually freeze or flee, and they strike only if threatened as a last resort. Most bites happen when people step on or near them without noticing.1

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Agkistrodon contortrix
ጉጅለ: ፒት ቫይፐር (ሙቐት ዝፈልጡ ኣፋዕት)
ስድራ ቤት: Viperidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ: Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት: ሰሜን ኣመሪካ
ህጻናት: Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: 3 / 5: ከቢድ3

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Agkistrodon contortrix (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.

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