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Curl snake

Suta suta
Ka ga leina: The Latin name suta means "stitched", from the pattern of darker scale edges that can look stitched together.1
E tlhoka ngakaGa e bolaye gantsi, mme go lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka.
Dinoga tsa Australia Go lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

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

E tshela kwa
Australia, in all states and territories except Tasmania. Mostly arid eastern and central Australia.1
Australia le Oceania
Gae
It most often lives in grasslands, scrublands and open woodlands. It forages in leaf litter and under rocks at night, and can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks, under woody debris and under leaf litter.1
Boleele
60 cm (2 ft)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It feeds mostly on small reptiles, especially geckos, skinks, legless lizards, dragons and other snakes. It also eats small mammals and frogs, which may make up up to 20% of its diet.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Curl snake
Curl snake. Setshwantsho: Connor Margetts. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

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

Go loma

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

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Curl snake e ka nna 60 cm ka boleele (2 ft)Katse ya ntlo e ka nna 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ntša e ka nna 1 m (3,3 ft)
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 3 di latelanae 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?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

1

Lizards make up the bulk of its diet, including geckos, skinks and dragons.1

2

It can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks and under woody debris.1

3

Hatchlings average about 15 cm long when born.1

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

  1. Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Suta suta (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. 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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