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Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Tungkol sa pangalan: The scientific name translates from Greek and Latin as "hook-toothed fish-eater".1
Kailangan ng doktorBihirang nakamamatay, pero kailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat.
Mga pit viper Mga kagatKinakain: Mga isda
Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

The cottonmouth is a large, venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is one of the few vipers in the world that spends much of its life in water. Its bite is painful and can be fatal, so it is important to recognise it and give it plenty of space.1

Nakatira sa
Southeastern United States, from southeast Virginia south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas and Oklahoma1
Hilagang Amerika
Home
It is usually found in or near water, especially slow-moving, shallow lakes, streams, swamps and marshes. It also enters bays and estuaries and swims between barrier islands and the mainland.1
Haba
65 cm hanggang 1.9 m (2.1 ft hanggang 6.2 ft)1
Timbang
201 g hanggang 580 g (7 oz hanggang 1.3 lb)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 3.6 km/h (2.2 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
Its name means fish-eater. Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to lure prey animals.1
Totoo!Litrato ng Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth. Litrato: kirk gardner. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Paano ito makikilala

  • Adults commonly exceed 80 cm in total length, and it is the largest species in its genus.1
  • Most adults are almost or totally black, with the head and facial markings as the main exceptions.1
  • Younger snakes have dark crossbands on a lighter tan, brown or reddish-brown ground colour. The tail tip is yellowish in juveniles and black in adults.1
  • Eastern populations have a broad, dark stripe running back from the eye along the side of the head.1
  • When threatened it gapes, showing the white lining of its mouth.1

Madalas mapagkamalang: The copperhead is often confused with the cottonmouth, especially when young. The cottonmouth has a broad dark stripe on the side of the head, while the copperhead has only a thin dark line. Watersnakes of the genus Nerodia look similar, with thick bodies and large heads, but they have round pupils and no loreal pit.1

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

The venom is rich in cytotoxic components that destroy tissue, and it is more toxic than the copperhead's venom. It does not contain the neurotoxic components found in many rattlesnakes, so it does not usually cause whole-body reactions. Symptoms commonly include bruising and swelling, and necrosis, or death of tissue, can occur.1

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

Deaths are rare, but bites are relatively frequent in the lower Mississippi River Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A bite can leave scars and, on occasion, may require amputation. The pain is generally more severe than a copperhead bite but less than a rattlesnake bite. Stressed snakes, and larger snakes, are more likely to strike.1

Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

When threatened it may coil its body, display its fangs and gape to show the white lining of its mouth. It often stands its ground rather than fleeing.1

Kung kumagat ito

  • Bites can be effectively treated with CroFab antivenom.1
  • Panatilihing hindi gumagalaw at kalmado ang tao, panatilihin ang nakagat na braso o binti sa antas ng puso, tanggalin ang mga singsing at masisikip na bagay, at pumunta agad sa ospital.

Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas

Mag-ingat

  • Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
  • Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
  • Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.

Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat

Saan sa mundo?

AprikaAsyaEuropaHilagang AmerikaTimog AmerikaAustralia at Oceania

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

Cottonmouth mga 1.9 m ang haba (6.2 ft)Bisikleta ng matanda mga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Isang kotse mga 4.5 m (15 ft)

Gaano ito kabigat?

kasimbigat ng 5 saging
kasinghaba ng 4 pusang bahay mula ilong hanggang buntotkasinghaba ng 11 saging na magkakadugtongkayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 100 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)

Gaano kalaki si Cottonmouth kumpara sa IYO?

Math lang sa browser mo. Walang sine-save o ipinapadala kahit saan.

Gaano ito kabilis?

magandang malaman

Mga fact

1

Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to attract prey.1

2

It swims with its body near the surface and appears to float on top of the water.1

3

The average venom yield is about 125 mg dried, and the human lethal dose is unknown but has been estimated at 100 to 150 mg.1

4

It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers, and it is the most aquatic species in its genus.1

5

One researcher reported encountering these snakes on countless occasions, often almost stepping on them, without ever being bitten.1

Myth buster

Mito: Any snake called a water moccasin is venomous.

Totoo: The name water moccasin refers to the venomous cottonmouth. Many scientists dislike the name because it causes confusion with nonvenomous water snakes, which look similar.1

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Grupo
Mga pit viper
Pamilya
Viperidae2
Ayos
Squamata
Mga kontinente
Hilagang Amerika
Panganib sa tao
3 / 5: Malala3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Agkistrodon piscivorus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon piscivorus (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
  3. Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.

Bawat fact sa pahinang ito ay may numerong tumuturo sa pinagmulan nito. Kung may mali kami, pasensya na, mahilig lang kami sa hayop, hindi kami science journal. Sabihin sa amin sa [email protected] at aayusin namin.

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