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Black-headed bushmaster

Lachesis melanocephala
Ci turam: The scientific name melanocephala refers to the black top of the head.1
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la màttee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Vipère à fossettes Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The black-headed bushmaster is a large pit viper, a type of snake that senses heat with pits on its face. It lives in the rainforests of Costa Rica and Panama, and it is named for the uniform black top of its head.1

Dafay dund ci
Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica it is found on the Pacific side of southeastern Puntarenas province.1
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Kër
It lives in tropical rainforest, from near sea level up to about 1,500 m (4,900 feet).1
Guddaay
1,9 m ba 2,4 m (6,2 ft ba 7,9 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It mainly eats small rodents, especially spiny rats.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Black-headed bushmaster
Black-headed bushmaster. Foto: Goodshort. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • The top of the head is uniform black.1
  • Adults frequently grow to 1.9–2 m (6.2–6.6 ft) in total length, including the tail.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

Dean Ripa, who later bred this snake in captivity, survived four envenomations from bushmaster snakes.1

Su màttee

  • Def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu te dal, yemale cër bi ñu màtt ak kawewaayu xol bi, dindi jaaro yi ak lu xat lépp, te yóbbu ko lopitaan ci gaaw.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Black-headed bushmaster guddaayam lu tollu ci 2,4 m (7,9 ft)Weloy nit ku mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Ab oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)
guddu na ni 5 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 13 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 75 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Black-headed bushmaster ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

The largest reported specimen measured 2.4 m (7.9 ft), recorded by Ripa in 2001.1

2

Its Spanish name cascabel muda means 'silent rattlesnake'.1

3

Dean Ripa was the first person to breed this snake in captivity, and the snakes he bred were supplied to zoos and research institutions around the world.1

4

Its eggs take 60 to 80 days to incubate when kept in captivity.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Lachesis melanocephala
Mbooloo
Vipère à fossettes
Njaboot
Viperidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
Liir yi
It lays eggs (it is oviparous). In captivity, females typically lay clutches of 5 to 19 eggs in a burrow, which incubate for 60 to 80 days.1
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Lachesis melanocephala (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lachesis melanocephala (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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