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Patagonia green racer

Philodryas patagoniensis
Ci turam: The name suggests Patagonia, but most of its range lies outside that region.1
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Jaan yu am bëñ ci ginnaaw gémmiñ Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The Patagonia green racer is a medium-sized snake with a venomous bite, though its fangs sit at the back of its mouth. It lives in open country across much of South America, from northern Argentina to northeastern Brazil. It is special because it hunts other snakes, including its own kind.1

Dafay dund ci
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, in cis-Andean South America (east of the Andes)1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It lives in open habitats such as the Patagonian steppe, Cerrado, Chaco and Caatinga, and in open areas of the Atlantic forest. It is terrestrial, but it forages mostly in trees and is active during the day.1
Guddaay
1,5 m (4,9 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 5,6 km/h (3,5 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It preys on snakes, including its own species. Juveniles feed on ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals, while adults feed on endothermic (warm-blooded) animals.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Patagonia green racer
Patagonia green racer. Foto: Guillermo Debandi. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Medium-sized, cylindrical and robust body with a moderately long tail1
  • Rounded snout and a medium-sized eye with a round pupil1
  • Smooth dorsal scales1
  • Brownish colour that helps it blend into its surroundings1
  • Active during the daytime1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

It produces toxic saliva from a gland called the Duvernoy's gland. The toxin is about 90% protein, mainly metalloproteinases (enzymes that break down tissue). Its effects are similar to those of Bothrops snakes, causing swelling, bleeding and tissue death. Its venom also contains neurotoxic (nerve-attacking) and myotoxic (muscle-damaging) components, which can cause neuromuscular block (signals from nerves to muscles are interrupted) and myonecrosis (muscle death).1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The species has difficulty injecting venom because of its rear fangs.1

Su màttee

  • Raxas fa mu màtt, def ba nit ki dal te wutal ndimbal doktoor. Am na yenn xeet (ni boomslang) yu mën a rey ay waxtu ginnaaw.

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?

Patagonia green racer guddaayam lu tollu ci 1,5 m (4,9 ft)Ab xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)Ab nit ku mag lu tollu ci 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
guddu na ni 3 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 8 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 64 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Patagonia green racer 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

It is one of the few snakes that hunts other snakes, including members of its own species.1

2

Its diet changes with age: juveniles eat cold-blooded prey, while adults eat warm-blooded prey.1

3

Despite its name, most of this snake's range lies outside Patagonia.1

4

Females are longer in body and heavier, while males have longer tails.1

5

Its birds of prey predators include the barn owl (Tyto furcata) and the seriema (Cariama cristata).1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Its name means it lives in Patagonia.

Dëgg: Most of its range is outside Patagonia. It is found across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Philodryas patagoniensis
Mbooloo
Jaan yu am bëñ ci ginnaaw gémmiñ
Njaboot
Colubridae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
Reproduction is seasonal, with the vitellogenic (egg-yolk forming) season running from July to October.1
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Philodryas patagoniensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Philodryas patagoniensis (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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