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Rock rattlesnake

Crotalus lepidus
ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ Its common name comes from the rocky outcrops and talus slopes where it spends most of its life.1
ሓኪም የድልዮሳሕቲ እዩ ዝቐትል፣ ግን ንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ።
ተመናት ቃጭል ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ከቢድንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ። ሞት ኣዝዩ ሳሕቲ እዩ።

The rock rattlesnake is a small rattlesnake that lives in the south-western United States and northern central Mexico. It spends most of its life among rocks and hides well by blending in with its surroundings. It is venomous, so it is important to know what it looks like and to give it plenty of room.1

ዝነብረሉ
Southwestern United States (south-eastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, south-western Texas) and northern central Mexico1
ሰሜን ኣመሪካ
መበገሲ
It lives mainly in rocky outcrops and talus slopes, and man-made road cuts are often a favourite place. Most people bitten by this snake were hiking among rocks where it lives.1
ንውሓት
81 cm (2,7 ft)1
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 3,4 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (2,1 ማይል/ሰዓት)
ኣብ መሬት, ግምት
እንታይ ይበልዕ?
It eats small mammals, lizards and sometimes frogs. It is often more active at colder temperatures than other rattlesnake species.1
ብሓቂ!ስእሊ Rock rattlesnake
Rock rattlesnake። ስእሊ፦ Caudatejake። CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

  • Usually light grey with darker grey banding, especially near areas of limestone1
  • Snakes at higher altitudes tend to be darker1
  • The mottled form from the Davis Mountains is often pinkish with dark-grey speckling rather than clear banding1
  • The banded form has clean, distinct banding with little speckling or mottling1
  • Has a large, rounded head, vertical pupils and a rattle on the tail. It rarely grows longer than 81.3 cm1

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

Its venom is mainly a hemotoxin, a type of venom that acts on the blood and body tissues. It can also have significant neurotoxic effects, which attack the nerves.1

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

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

The snake is not aggressive and relies on camouflage, so it often will not strike or rattle unless it is harassed. However, if someone steps on it or touches it by accident, its immediate reaction is to bite. Most people bitten by this snake were hiking among rocks.1

ብስራት፦ ሓካይም ነዚ መድሃኒት (ጸረ-መርዚ) ወይ ሕክምና ኣለዎም።1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

It relies on camouflage and will often stay still rather than strike or rattle unless it is physically harassed.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

ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ክንደይ ይነውሕ?

Rock rattlesnake ንውሓቱ ኣስታት 81 cm (2,7 ft)ድሙ ገዛ ኣስታት 50 cm (1,6 ft)ከልቢ ኣስታት 1 m (3,3 ft)
ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 1,5 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 5 ባናናታት ይነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ብ110 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

Rock rattlesnake ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

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

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

1

A new segment is added to the rattle each time the snake sheds its skin, but the rattle can break off, so segments do not give a reliable age.1

2

Its rattle is made of keratin, the same material as human fingernails.1

3

Its colour generally reflects the colour of the rock where it lives, which helps it stay hidden.1

4

The young take three or more years to mature.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ You can tell a rock rattlesnake's age by counting the segments on its rattle.

ሓቂ፦ A segment is added each time the snake sheds, but the rattle is fragile and can break off, and shedding frequency varies. So the number of segments cannot tell you its age.1

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Crotalus lepidus
ጉጅለ
ተመናት ቃጭል
ስድራ ቤት
Viperidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ
Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት
ሰሜን ኣመሪካ
ህጻናት
It is ovoviviparous, so it gives birth to live young, six to eight at a time, about four months after breeding in spring. The young look like small versions of the parents.1
ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ
Least Concern (IUCN Red List). It is listed as a threatened species by New Mexico.1
ሓደጋ ንሰባት
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ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Crotalus lepidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus lepidus (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
  3. Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.

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