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Eastern hognose snake

Heterodon platirhinos
Ka ga leina: The name comes from Greek. Heterodon means "different tooth", and platirhinos means "broad or flat snout".1
Ga e na kotsiGa e na kotsi go batho. Ga go na sepe se o tshwanetseng go tshwenyega ka sone.
Kotsi go batho: Kotsi e nnyeJaaka go tlhabiwa ke notshe kgotsa go le kwa tlase. Ga e na kotsi go batho.

The eastern hognose snake is a stout, rear-fanged snake that lives across eastern and central North America. It has an upturned snout, which it uses for digging in sandy soil. It is mildly venomous, but its venom is aimed at toads and frogs and is not deadly to people.1

E tshela kwa
Eastern and central North America, from southern Ontario and southern New Hampshire to Texas, Kansas and southern Florida1
Amerika Bokone
Gae
It prefers dry places with sandy or loose soil, such as upland sandy pine forests, old fields and forest edges. At the northern end of its range it has been found to prefer developed lands.1
Boleele
1,2 m (3,8 ft)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 4,9 km/h (3 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It eats mainly amphibians and has a particular fondness for toads. It uses its enlarged rear teeth to puncture and deflate toads before swallowing them whole.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Eastern hognose snake
Eastern hognose snake. Setshwantsho: evangrimes. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Stout body with an upturned snout1
  • Colour varies widely by area, from red, green or orange to brown, grey or black, sometimes blotched, checkered or plain1
  • Belly is usually a solid grey, yellow or cream colour1
  • The underside of the tail is lighter than the belly1
  • Adults average 71 cm in total length, and females are larger than males1

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 mild and is adapted to amphibian prey. It is delivered through enlarged rear teeth from the Duvernoy's gland. In people who are allergic to the snake's saliva, a bite can cause local swelling, burning, discolouration and bleeding from the wound.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: Kotsi e nnyeJaaka go tlhabiwa ke notshe kgotsa go le kwa tlase. Ga e na kotsi go batho.

The venom is harmless to most people, and no human deaths have been documented. People who are allergic to its saliva may have local symptoms such as swelling and bleeding.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

It flattens its neck, raises its head like a cobra, hisses and strikes with a closed mouth to bluff. If that fails, it rolls onto its back, plays dead, releases a foul musk and lets its tongue hang out.1

Fa e loma

  • Tlhatswa fa go lomilweng, dira gore motho a ritibale mme o batle thuso ya bongaka. Mefuta mengwe (jaaka boomslang) e ka bolaya diura morago.

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?

Eastern hognose snake e ka nna 1,2 m ka boleele (3,8 ft)Ntša e ka nna 1 m (3,3 ft)Motho yo mogolo e ka nna 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
boleele jo bo lekanang le dikatse tsa ntlo di le 2,5 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatlengboleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 6 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 73 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Eastern hognose 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

One individual was seen playing dead for 45 minutes before moving away.1

2

It is resistant to the skin poisons of toads, probably because of its enlarged adrenal glands, which release large amounts of hormones to counter the toxins.1

3

When threatened, it often bluffs by striking with its mouth closed, and it does not try to bite.1

4

It is a rear-fanged snake, and its enlarged teeth are at the back of the upper jaw.1

5

Females can store sperm until spring, so they can be fertilised later.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: The eastern hognose snake is a dangerous, deadly snake.

Nnete: It is only mildly venomous, and its venom is aimed at amphibians. No human deaths have been documented, although some people who are allergic to its saliva may have local symptoms.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Heterodon platirhinos
Setlhopha
Dinoga tse di nang le meno a botlhole kwa morago
Lelapa
Colubridae2
Lekoko
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone
Masea
Females lay up to 40 eggs, with an average of about 25, usually in June or early July. The hatchlings are about 16.5 to 21 cm long.1
Seemo sa yone kwa nageng
Least concern (IUCN Red List, assessed 2007). It is a species of increasing conservation concern in the northeastern part of its range.1
Kotsi go batho
1 / 5: Kotsi e nnye3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Eastern hognose snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heterodon platirhinos (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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Tse dingwe tsa setlhopha se se tshwanang: Dinoga tse di nang le meno a botlhole kwa morago

E tshela gape kwa: Amerika Bokone

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