Spiny bush viper
The spiny bush viper is a venomous snake with a bristly, shaggy look caused by spiky scales along its body. It lives in parts of Central and East Africa, mostly in forests and reedy places. Its venom can be dangerous to people, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ
- Its body is covered in long, heavily keeled scales (scales with a raised ridge), which make it look shaggy and bristly.1
- The scales around the head and neck are the longest, and they get shorter towards the tail.1
- It has a short snout, more so in males than in females.1
- Males are surprisingly long and slender compared with females.1
ሓይሊ መርዚ
ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።
መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?
Its venom is mainly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cytotoxins, which damage cells, and fasciculins, which affect nerve signals. The strength of the venom varies between individual snakes and can be influenced by region, weather and altitude. Reports of bites show severe bleeding of internal organs.1
ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ከቢድንኽሳኡ ሓኪም የድልዮ። ሞት ኣዝዩ ሳሕቲ እዩ።A bite can be fatal to people who do not get proper first aid and antivenom treatment. Its venom was once thought to be weaker than that of many other snakes, possibly because bites are uncommon, but recent reports show this is not the case.1
ብስራት፦ ሓካይም ነዚ መድሃኒት (ጸረ-መርዚ) ወይ ሕክምና ኣለዎም።1
እንተ ነኺሱ
- A bite needs proper first aid, followed by antivenom treatment. Without these, a bite can be fatal.1
- 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?
ጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ባናናታት ይነውሕ
100 ሜትሮ ብ110 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)Spiny bush viper ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?
ሓቅታት
Its venom can vary greatly between individuals of the same species, even depending on the weather and altitude.1
Its scales are heavily keeled, meaning each has a raised ridge, and these are often called spikes.1
It can climb reeds and stalks and often rests on top of flowers.1
Males are much longer and more slender than females.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር
ጽውጽዋይ፦ Its venom is weaker than that of many other snakes.
ሓቂ፦ Its venom was once thought to be less toxic, but there are now reports of bites causing severe bleeding of internal organs.1
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Atheris hispida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Atheris hispida (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
- Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.
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