Hime habu
The hime habu is a pit viper, a type of venomous snake. It lives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. It hunts rodents in open fields, especially sugar cane fields.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Adults are usually 30 to 80 cm long.1
- The body is pale greenish-brown or yellowish-olive, sometimes pale brown.1
- It has alternating darker brownish or greenish blotches, each edged with yellowish scales.1
- The head is large and triangular, clearly wider than the neck, with a narrow dark stripe behind the eye.1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The name Okinawa habu usually refers to a different species, Hon habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis). The mamushi, which is also a local name for this snake in the Amami language, is the common name for the unrelated species Gloydius blomhoffii.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Like most vipers, its venom is mainly haemotoxin, which affects the blood, along with factors that damage cells. The venom is relatively weak. Because of this, it is usually not life-threatening.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.The venom is usually not life-threatening. People should still seek medical attention promptly after a bite.1
Su màttee
- Seek medical attention promptly after a bite.1
- 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?
guddu na ni 1,5 muusu kër, bakkan ba geen
guddu na ni 4 banaana yu ñu toftale
mën na daw 100 meetar ci 110 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)Hime habu ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
Tasukatu léeb
Xalaat bu juum: The name Okinawa habu refers to this snake.
Dëgg: The name Okinawa habu usually refers to Hon habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis), a different species.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Ovophis okinavensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ovophis okinavensis (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- 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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