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Western massasauga

Sistrurus tergeminus

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

Dinoga tsa rathele

Go lomaE ja: Nama

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

The western massasauga is a small, venomous rattlesnake. It lives on the grassy plains and deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Its rattle is higher pitched than those of bigger rattlesnakes, so it can be easy to miss as a warning.1

E tshela kwa

Southwestern plains of the United States and northern Mexico1

Amerika Bokone

Gae

It is mostly found in grassland, on the edge of open woodland and on rocky hillsides. It often uses the burrows of other animals for shelter. It is most often found near water or straight after rain, and prefers dry or heavily covered ground.1

Boleele

35 cm go ya go 91 cm (1,1 ft go ya go 3 ft)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

E ja eng?

It mainly eats rodents. It may also eat lizards and frogs.1

Setshwantsho sa Western massasauga — Western massasauga. Setshwantsho: LA Dawson. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Dark brown blotches stand out strongly against a tan-grey or light grey background.1
The belly is light, with a few dark markings.1
Adults range from 35 to 91 cm in total length, tail included.1
It has a rattle, but it is higher pitched than the rattles of larger rattlesnakes.1

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: Its colour pattern is similar to that of the eastern massasauga, but paler. The dark brown blotches contrast more strongly with its light ground colour.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 a powerful hemotoxin, which damages blood and tissue. It can cause swelling, necrosis (death of body tissue) and severe pain. Its yield is low, so each bite delivers less venom than a larger rattlesnake's bite would.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

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

Its bite is less severe than that of larger rattlesnakes because it delivers less venom. Even so, the bite can be fatal if it is not treated.1

Dikgang tse di molemo: dingaka di na le molemo (antivenom) kgotsa kalafi ya se.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

Its rattle is not a reliable warning, because its high pitch is easy to miss.1

Fa e loma

Treatment should be sought immediately for any venomous snake bite. The antivenin CroFab is not specific to this snake, but it can be used to treat severe envenomation from massasaugas.1
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 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatlengboleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 5 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 110 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Western massasauga 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)

Western massasauga e ka nna 3,4 km/h (2,1 mph)

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

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Its venom is as potent as that of larger rattlesnakes, but its low yield greatly reduces the harm it can do.1

It is nicknamed the buzztail because of its high-pitched rattle.1

It is mainly active at night and is considered mild-mannered and sluggish, especially in summer, when it is sometimes found basking.1

It was once considered a subspecies of the eastern massasauga.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: A rattle always gives a clear warning before a rattlesnake bites.

Nnete: The western massasauga's rattle is higher pitched than those of larger rattlesnakes, so it should not be relied on as a warning.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Sistrurus tergeminus
Setlhopha: Dinoga tsa rathele
Lelapa: Viperidae2
Lekoko: Squamata
Dikontinente: Amerika Bokone
Seemo sa yone kwa nageng: Vulnerable (the desert massasauga subspecies, according to NatureServe)1
Kotsi go batho: 3 / 5: E masisi3

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