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Western massasauga

Sistrurus tergeminus
Shifokor kerakKamdan-kam halokatli, lekin chaqqanda shifokor kerak.
Shaqildoq ilonlar ChaqadiOvqati: Goʻsht
Odamlar uchun xavf: JiddiyChaqqanda shifokor kerak. Oʻlim holatlari juda kam.

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

Yashash joyi
Southwestern plains of the United States and northern Mexico1
Shimoliy Amerika
Bosh sahifa
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
Uzunlik
35 cm dan 91 cm gacha (1,1 ft dan 3 ft gacha)1
Eng yuqori tezlik
taxminan 3,4 km/soat (2,1 mil/soat)
Quruqlikda, taxminiy
Nima yeydi?
It mainly eats rodents. It may also eat lizards and frogs.1
Rostdan!Western massasauga surati
Western massasauga. Surat: LA Dawson. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Uni qanday tanish mumkin

  • 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

Koʻpincha adashtiriladi: 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

Zahar quvvati

Chaqadi

Chaqqanda zahar zaharli tishlari yoki tishlari orqali chiqadi.

Uning zahari (chaqsa yoki nish ursa) nima qiladi?

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

Odamlar uchun qanchalik xavfli?

Odamlar uchun xavf: JiddiyChaqqanda shifokor kerak. Oʻlim holatlari juda kam.

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

Yaxshi xabar: shifokorlarda buning uchun dori (zaharga qarshi zardob) yoki davolash usuli bor.1

Qoʻrqqanda nima qiladi?

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

Agar chaqsa

  • 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
  • Odamni qimirlamay va xotirjam tut, chaqilgan qoʻl yoki oyoqni yurak balandligida ushla, uzuk va siquvchi narsalarni yechib ol va tezda kasalxonaga olib bor.

Har doim avval favqulodda yordam raqamiga qoʻngʻiroq qil (112, 000, 911). Bu birinchi yordam boʻyicha umumiy maslahat, tibbiy maslahat emas. Birinchi yordam asoslari

Xavfsiz boʻl

  • Hech qachon yovvoyi hayvonga tegma, uni tutma yoki jigʻiga tegma, hatto kichkina boʻlsa ham va hatto uxlayotgan yoki oʻlik koʻrinsa ham.
  • Unga joy ber. Agar duch kelsang, xotirjam boʻl, sekin orqaga chekin va uni oʻz yoʻliga ketishiga qoʻy.
  • Agar biri seni chaqsa: xotirjam boʻl, qimirlamay tur, favqulodda yordam raqamiga qoʻngʻiroq qil (112, 000, 911) yoki tezda kasalxonaga yet. U qanday koʻrinishda ekanini eslab qol, surat yordam beradi.

U seni ovlamoqchi emas. Zaharini ovqat tutish yoki oʻzini himoya qilish uchun ishlatadi va yashirinishni ancha afzal koʻradi. Xavfsiz qolish haqida batafsil

U qanchalik katta?

U qanchalik uzun?

Western massasauga taxminan 91 cm uzunlikda (3 ft)Uy mushugi taxminan 50 cm (1,6 ft)It taxminan 1 m (3,3 ft)
burnidan dumigacha tizilgan 2 ta uy mushugidek uzunketma-ket qoʻyilgan 5 ta banandek uzun100 metrni 110 soniyada bosib oʻtishi mumkin (eng tez odamga 9,6 soniya kerak)

Western massasauga SEN bilan solishtirganda qanchalik katta?

Faqat brauzeringdagi hisob-kitob. Hech narsa saqlanmaydi va hech qayerga yuborilmaydi.

U qanchalik tez?

bilish foydali

Faktlar

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

Afsonalarni fosh qiluvchi

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

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

Zahar mutaxassislari uchun

Ilmiy nomi
Sistrurus tergeminus
Guruh
Shaqildoq ilonlar
Oila
Viperidae2
Tartib
Squamata
Qitʼalar
Shimoliy Amerika
Tabiatda ahvoli qanday
Vulnerable (the desert massasauga subspecies, according to NatureServe)1
Odamlar uchun xavf
3 / 5: Jiddiy3

Faktlar qayerdan olingan

  1. Sistrurus tergeminus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Sistrurus tergeminus (iNaturalist): nomlar va tasnif.
  3. Venom Wiki: xavf darajasi, odatiy oʻlcham va taxminiy tezlik bizning oʻz baholarimiz. Ularni qanday hisoblashimizni koʻr: Xavfni qanday baholaymiz.

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