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Pygmy copperhead

Austrelaps labialis
Ci turam: "Copperhead" refers to the colour of the scales on its back and around its snout and eyes, and "pygmy" refers to its smaller size compared with its relatives.1
Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye màtt laaj na doktoor.
Jaani Ostarali Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The pygmy copperhead is a small, venomous snake found only in South Australia, mainly on Kangaroo Island and in the Fleurieu Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges. It is the smallest of the Australian copperheads. Its venom is dangerous, so prompt medical treatment matters.1

Dafay dund ci
Endemic to South Australia: Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu Peninsula and Mount Lofty Ranges. Sightings on islands between mainland Australia and Tasmania.1
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Kër
It lives in moist areas near streams, in swamps, marshland, and open sclerophyll woodland and forest, where average yearly rainfall is 600–800 mm. Sightings have also been made in the Adelaide Hills, and on islands near Tasmania, probably after accidentally stowing away on boats.1
Guddaay
60 cm ba 1,2 m (2 ft ba 3,9 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 6,4 km/h (4 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats smaller animals, most often small lizards, frogs and tadpoles. It feeds more often than the highland and lowland copperheads. Cannibalism has also been reported.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Pygmy copperhead
Pygmy copperhead. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Dorsal scales are brown to grey, with a darker stripe along the spine.1
  • The belly is cream to light grey, with red along the edges that fades to a brown-grey underside.1
  • The lip scales are barred with dark colour.1
  • Adults average about 80 cm long, with males usually larger than females.1
  • Newborns often have paler backsides than adults.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The highland and lowland copperheads are larger, and the pygmy copperhead is the smallest of the Australian copperheads. It is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

The venom is strongly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and its toxicity is similar to that of the Indian cobra. It is weakly coagulant and strongly anticoagulant, meaning it can both disrupt blood clotting and destroy blood and muscle. Without prompt treatment, a bite can cause possibly irreversible damage to nerve endings.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

Bites are considered possibly lethal. The snake is not known for being aggressive and is unlikely to attack unless it is stepped on or purposely provoked.1

Xibaar bu baax: doktoor yi am nañu garab (sérum antivenimeux) walla ab paj ngir lii.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

It is generally unobtrusive and usually hides under leaf litter, old iron and haystacks.1

Su màttee

  • Prompt antivenom treatment is essential, because bites are considered lethal without it. Antivenom developed from tiger snake venom cannot completely neutralise the neurotoxicity of pygmy copperhead venom.1
  • Immobilisation ak pression: laxasal ab bànd élastique bu dëgër ci kaw fa mu màtt, ba noppi nga laxas cër bi yépp jëm kaw, takkal ko attelle, te def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu dara ba ndimbal ñëw.
  • Bul raxas fa mu màtt: lopitaan yi mën nañu saytu daŋar bi des ci der bi ngir tànn sérum antivenimeux bi baax.

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

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Pygmy copperhead guddaayam lu tollu ci 1,2 m (3,9 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 2,5 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 7 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 56 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Pygmy copperhead 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

Sightings on islands near Tasmania are probably the result of snakes stowing away on boats.1

2

It is the only snake endemic to South Australia.1

3

It is the smallest of the Australian copperhead snakes.1

4

Its litter size is about half that of the other Australian copperheads, which is linked to its smaller body size.1

5

In field research, only about two thirds of surveyed adult females were reproductive, which suggests females do not breed every year.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Because it is small and not aggressive, the pygmy copperhead is harmless.

Dëgg: Its venom is strongly neurotoxic, and its bite is considered possibly lethal without prompt antivenom treatment.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Austrelaps labialis
Mbooloo
Jaani Ostarali
Njaboot
Elapidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Liir yi
It gives birth to live young, commonly seven per litter, with an average maximum of 20 in a single litter.1
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Pygmy copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Austrelaps labialis (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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