Curl snake
The curl snake is a heavily built, venomous snake that lives across much of Australia. It gets its name from the tight, spring-like coil it makes when threatened. Its venom attacks the nerves, so any bite needs prompt medical advice.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Dark brown or reddish brown, with a darker head and paler underside on the flanks.1
- A light-coloured iris and a small pupil.1
- A temporal dark-edged stripe, typically orange, running from each eye to the snout.1
- A wide head and heavy build. The typical length is 40 cm.1
- Usually 19 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, 150 to 170 ventral scales, and 20 to 35 single subcaudal scales.1
Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: It is often confused with the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis), a similar species.1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It is considered unsafe, especially for small children.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.The venom is considered unsafe, especially for small children. Bites from large snakes are considered especially dangerous.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
When threatened, it curls tightly into a spring-like coil that protects its head, and then usually thrashes violently.1
Fa e loma
- Seek medical advice immediately. Immobilise the patient and apply a pressure bandage.1
- Go gatelela le go sa tshikinyege (pressure immobilisation): bofa bandeiji e e gogegang e e tiileng mo godimo ga fa go lomilweng mme o tswelele o bofe setho sotlhe go ya kwa godimo, se tshegetse ka sepilinti (splint), mme o dire gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege gotlhelele go fitlha thuso e goroga.
- O se ka wa tlhatswa fa go lomilweng: dibookelo di ka tlhatlhoba botlhole jo bo setseng mo letlalong go tlhopha antivenom e e siameng.
Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha
Nna o babalesegile
- O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
- E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
- Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.
Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 3 di latelana
e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 61 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Curl snake e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E bonako go le kae?
Dintlha
Ya baitseanape ba botlhole
- Leina la saense
- Suta suta
- Setlhopha
- Dinoga tsa Australia
- Lelapa
- Elapidae2
- Lekoko
- Squamata
- Dikontinente
- Australia le Oceania
- Masea
- It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A typical litter is five, and litters can range from one to seven.1
- Seemo sa yone kwa nageng
- Secure in all states except Victoria, where it is vulnerable.1
- Kotsi go batho
- 3 / 5: E masisi3
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Suta suta (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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Go loma

