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Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix
Tungkol sa pangalan: 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
Kailangan ng doktorBihirang nakamamatay, pero kailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat.
Mga pit viper Mga kagatKinakain: Karne
Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

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

Nakatira sa
Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1
Hilagang Amerika
Home
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
Haba
50 cm hanggang 95 cm (1.6 ft hanggang 3.1 ft)1
Timbang
102 g hanggang 343 g (4 oz hanggang 12 oz)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
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
Totoo!Litrato ng Eastern copperhead
Eastern copperhead. Litrato: unknown. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

  • 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

Madalas mapagkamalang: 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

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

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

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

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

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

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

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

Kung kumagat ito

  • 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?

Eastern copperhead mga 95 cm ang haba (3.1 ft)Isang pusang bahay mga 50 cm (1.6 ft)Isang aso mga 1 m (3.3 ft)

Gaano ito kabigat?

kasimbigat ng 3 saging
kasinghaba ng 2 pusang bahay mula ilong hanggang buntotkasinghaba ng 5 saging na magkakadugtongkayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 100 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)

Gaano kalaki si Eastern copperhead kumpara sa IYO?

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

Gaano ito kabilis?

magandang malaman

Mga fact

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

6

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

Myth buster

Mito: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

Totoo: 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

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Agkistrodon contortrix
Grupo
Mga pit viper
Pamilya
Viperidae2
Ayos
Squamata
Mga kontinente
Hilagang Amerika
Mga sanggol
Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
Kalagayan nito sa ligaw
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
Panganib sa tao
3 / 5: Malala3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Eastern copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon contortrix (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.

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