Timber rattlesnake
The timber rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives in forests and rocky land in the eastern United States. It is the only rattlesnake in most of the crowded northeastern states, and it is one of the most northerly venomous snakes in North America.1

ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ
- Dark brown or black crossbands on a yellowish-brown or greyish background1
- The crossbands have irregular zig-zag edges and may be V- or M-shaped1
- A rust-coloured stripe often runs down the middle of the back1
- The tail is black and looks 'velvety'1
- Melanism (very dark colouring) is common, and some individuals are almost solid black1
ሓይሊ መርዚ
ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።
መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?
Its venom is extremely potent and can be haemorrhagic (damaging blood vessels and causing bleeding) or neurotoxic (attacking the nerves), depending on the population and location. Its long fangs, large size and high venom yield make it potentially one of North America's most dangerous snakes. Venom-induced incapacitation can progress rapidly.1
ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።It is potentially one of North America's most dangerous snakes, but it is usually shy and calm. It will retreat if it can and attacks mainly when cornered. Over many years in western Pennsylvania, one naturalist heard of only one death from its bite. Bites are widespread in some areas of Iowa's forests. Its remote, wooded habitat can make emergency medical care difficult or even impossible.1
ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?
It rattles and feints a good deal before striking, and it will try to retreat first if it feels threatened.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?
ክንደይ ይኸብድ?
ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕ
ጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 11 ባናናታት ይነውሕ
ኣስታት ከም ድሙ ገዛ ይኸብድ
100 ሜትሮ ብ95 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)Timber rattlesnake ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?
ሓቅታት
Timber rattlesnakes return to the same winter den each year, and juveniles can track chemical cues to find relatives in it.1
Female timber rattlesnakes bask in the sun on open rocky areas called basking knolls before they give birth.1
They share winter dens with copperheads and rat snakes.1
It is the only rattlesnake in most of the populous Northeastern United States, and one of the most northerly venomous snakes in North America.1
Males often mate farther from the winter dens than females do.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር
ጽውጽዋይ፦ Rattlesnakes attack people as soon as they see them.
ሓቂ፦ Timber rattlesnakes are shy and will try to retreat from danger first. They attack mainly when they are cornered, so leaving them alone keeps people safe.1
ንክኢላታት መርዚ
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Crotalus horridus
- ጉጅለ
- ተመናት ቃጭል
- ስድራ ቤት
- Viperidae2
- ቅደም ሰዓብ
- Squamata
- ክፍለ ዓለማት
- ሰሜን ኣመሪካ
- ህጻናት
- Females first reproduce at a mean age of 9.6 years and average 7.7 offspring per litter. Most females reproduce only once in their lifetime.1
- ኣብ ዱር ዘሎ ኩነታቱ
- Extirpated in Canada, as listed under the Canadian Species at Risk Act in May 2001.1
- ሓደጋ ንሰባት
- 4 / 5: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛ3
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Timber rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus horridus (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
- Venom Wiki: ደረጃ ሓደጋ፣ ልሙድ ዓቐንን ግምት ቅልጣፈን ናትና እዮም። ብኸመይ ከም እነውጽኦም ርአ፦ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ንግምግም.
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