Desert death adder
The desert death adder is a venomous snake that lives in remote parts of Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world. It hunts lizards and small mammals, and it gives birth to live young.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Coloured brick-red or yellow-reddish, with strong or inconspicuous yellow bands that blend in with the surroundings1
- Short, thick body with a triangular head and a thin, tapering tail1
- Flattened appearance1
- The tail tip is distinctly darker in colour1
- Grows to lengths up to 70 cm1
Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: The desert death adder is closely related to the common or southern death adder, which is found in a different range.1
Maatla a botlhole
Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Desert death adders have large fangs and produce a considerable quantity of toxic venom. The venom is mainly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It once had a 50% mortality rate.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E kotsi thataE ka bolaya motho yo o sa alafiweng.The desert death adder is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world and is regarded as very dangerous. Its venom rarely causes snake bites in Australia today. Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
The desert death adder bites only when a threat or prey is very close. Its colours help it blend in with its surroundings.1
Fa e loma
- 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 4 di latelana
e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 58 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)Desert death adder 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
The tip of its tail works as a lure. It looks like a worm or caterpillar, which tempts passing lizards.1
Its fangs are longer than those of most of Australia's venomous snakes.1
Unlike most other snakes, it gives birth to live young.1
It is most active after dark and is only occasionally seen during the day.1
Ya baitseanape ba botlhole
- Leina la saense
- Acanthophis pyrrhus
- Setlhopha
- Dinoga tsa Australia
- Lelapa
- Elapidae2
- Lekoko
- Squamata
- Dikontinente
- Australia le Oceania
- Masea
- It gives birth to live young, up to 13 in each litter. Mating happens in spring or early summer, and the young are born in late summer or early autumn.1
- Seemo sa yone kwa nageng
- Under threat, mainly due to habitat destruction1
- Kotsi go batho
- 4 / 5: E kotsi thata3
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Desert death adder (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Acanthophis pyrrhus (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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