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Sri Lankan green pit viper

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus

E tlhoka ngakaGa e bolaye gantsi, mme go lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka.

Divaepara tsa mesima (pit vipers)

Go lomaE ja: Nama

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

The Sri Lankan green pit viper is a venomous snake that lives only on the island of Sri Lanka. It spends much of its time up in trees and low shrubs, where its green colouring helps it blend in. Its bite is dangerous, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

E tshela kwa

Sri Lanka only (endemic). Found in all three climate zones except higher hills and arid zones.1

Asia

Gae

It is most common in wet zone grasslands and rain forests, and sometimes in cardamom, cocoa, coffee and tea plantations. It lives from 153 to 1,800 m above sea level. It is usually seen on low shrubs in the morning.1

Boleele

20 cm go ya go 1,3 m (7,9 in go ya go 4,3 ft)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

E ja eng?

It eats lizards, frogs, small mammals and birds. It mostly hunts in trees but sometimes comes down to the ground to look for food.1

Setshwantsho sa Sri Lankan green pit viper — Sri Lankan green pit viper. Setshwantsho: Gihan Jayaweera. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Usually green with a black, variegated (broken, mixed) pattern on the body1
A black line usually runs along the side of the head, and the tail is black1
Males often have a blue tinge, while females are mostly green1
Bulky, cylindrical body with a flattened, triangular head that is clearly separate from the neck1
Pit between the eye and nostril on each side of the head1

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 mainly haemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and tissue. Bite victims feel severe pain and swelling, and blisters can form, with some tissue dying around the wound. The pain can last for a few days. Drooping eyelids (ptosis) and swollen lymph glands can also occur, and in some victims kidney failure and heart rhythm problems have been reported.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

Deaths from this snake have not been reported. Some bite victims do develop serious kidney and heart problems.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

It is not usually defensive, but if disturbed it vibrates its tail tip, forms an S-shaped loop with its front body, and lashes out to bite, seldom hissing first.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?

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E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

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 7 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 100 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Sri Lankan green pit viper 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)

Sri Lankan green pit viper e ka nna 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

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

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Females are much larger than males, growing up to 130 cm, while males reach about 60 to 75 cm.1

It gives birth to live young, which is unusual for pit vipers, rather than laying eggs.1

It has a short, prehensile tail that it uses to grip tree branches, which suits its tree-living lifestyle.1

In the morning it climbs to the tops of trees to bask in the sun and warm its body.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Setlhopha: Divaepara tsa mesima (pit vipers)
Lelapa: Viperidae2
Lekoko: Squamata
Dikontinente: Asia
Masea: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, usually about 5 to 25 at once, mostly in June and July.1
Kotsi go batho: 3 / 5: E masisi3

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