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Green night adder

Causus resimus

Ka ga leina: The common name refers to its green colour, though it is active by day rather than at night.1

E utlwisa botlhoko felaE a utlwisa botlhoko, mme ga e kitla e go gobatsa thata.

Divaepara le dibolobolo

Go loma

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

The green night adder is a venomous snake that lives in parts of tropical Africa. It is bright green to olive in colour, with dark chevron-shaped bands along its back. Despite its name, it is mostly active in daylight.1

E tshela kwa

Tropical Africa, from Nigeria east to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Tanzania and DR Congo. Isolated population in western Angola.1

Aforika

Gae

It prefers low-lying moist savanna, wooded hills, high grasslands, and the banks of rivers through swamps, rocky gorges, coastal scrub and semi-deserts. It also lives in man-made places such as abandoned quarries, sugar cane plantations and pools beside roads. It has been found from sea level up to 1,800 m.1

Boleele

30 cm go ya go 75 cm (1 ft go ya go 2,5 ft)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

Setshwantsho sa Green night adder — Green night adder. Setshwantsho: le0p0ld_d. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Green ground colour, from bright green to olive1
Dark inverted chevron-like crossbars running down the back1
Yellow chin and throat1
Yellowish, cream or pearly belly1
Stout body with a short head and an upturned snout1

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: Its colour pattern is similar to that of C. defilippii and C. rhombeatus, other Causus 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?

Little is known about the venom of this snake. It is presumed to be similar to that of other species in the genus Causus.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

When disturbed, it inflates itself and puts on a hissing and puffing threat display, raising and coiling the front of its body before making sweeping, lashing strikes.1

Fa e loma

Dira gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege a ritibetse, tshegetsa setho se se lomilweng mo boemong jwa pelo, tlosa direng le dilo tse di tiileng, mme o mo ise bookelong ka bonako.

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?

Aforika Asia Yuropa Amerika Bokone Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 4 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 110 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Green night 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?

Khudu e ka nna 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Green night adder e ka nna 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Despite the word 'night' in its name, it is diurnal and is often seen basking in the sun.1

It is mostly terrestrial, but it is also a good swimmer.1

It has been known to climb into sedges to hunt prey.1

Its scales have a velvety look, which gives one of its common names.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: The 'night' in its name suggests it is only active after dark.

Nnete: It is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day, and it is often seen basking.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Causus resimus
Setlhopha: Divaepara le dibolobolo
Lelapa: Viperidae2
Lekoko: Squamata
Dikontinente: Aforika
Masea: It lays eggs, with a clutch of 4 to 12. In Somalia, the eggs are laid in July.1
Kotsi go batho: 2 / 5: E botlhoko3

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