No 0323 ci 1 402

Rhinoceros viper

Bitis nasicornis

Ci turam: The common name refers to the horn-like scales on the end of its nose.1

Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la màttee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.

Vipère

Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp

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

The rhinoceros viper is a large, stout snake with bright colours and two or three horn-like scales on its nose. It lives in forests across West and Central Africa. It is venomous, and its venom is mainly hemotoxic, meaning it attacks the blood and circulation.1

Dafay dund ci

Forests of West and Central Africa, from Guinea and Liberia to Ghana, and from Central African Republic to Uganda and western Kenya1

Afrig

Kër

It mainly lives in forested areas and rarely goes into woodland. It hides by day in leaf litter, holes, around fallen trees or tangled tree roots. It is mainly on the ground but can climb into trees and thickets up to 3 m high, and is sometimes found in shallow pools.1

Guddaay

72 cm ba 1,1 m (2,4 ft ba 3,5 ft)1

Gaawaay bu gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ci suuf, xalaat

Lan lay lekk?

It mainly eats small mammals, and in wetland habitats it also takes toads, frogs and fish. It hunts by ambush, often staying still for long periods while waiting for prey to pass by.1

Fotoy Rhinoceros viper — Rhinoceros viper. Foto: Holger Krisp. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

Large and stout, with rough, heavily keeled scales1
Two or three horn-like scales on the end of the nose, the front pair often long1
Series of blue or blue-green oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the centre, set within black blotches1
Dark crimson triangles down the flanks, bordered with green or blue1
Top of the head blue or green, with a black arrow mark1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The name horned puff adder is also used for Bitis caudalis (horned adder), which is a different species. Because of this, names can cause confusion, so the name butterfly viper is preferred.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is mainly hemotoxic, which attacks the circulatory system, destroying tissue and blood vessels and causing internal bleeding. It also has a neurotoxic component, which attacks the nerves. Small doses of the venom can be deadly. In the few detailed reports of human bites, massive swelling was described, which may lead to necrosis (death of tissue).1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

Because its range is restricted, few bites have been reported and no statistics are available. In 2003 a man in Dayton, Ohio, who kept one as a pet, was bitten and died.1

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

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When approached it often reveals its presence with a very loud hiss, almost a shriek, and it can strike quickly forwards or sideways without coiling first or giving a warning.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

Fan ci àddina?

Afrig Asi Tugal Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar Amerig gu Bëj-saalum Ostarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

guddu na ni 2 muusu kër, bakkan ba geenguddu na ni 6 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 100 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Rhinoceros viper ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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

Ni mu gaawe?

Ab mbonaat lu tollu ci 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Rhinoceros viper lu tollu ci 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ab nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

baax na xam

Xibaar

Its scales are so rough that they can cut people who handle a snake that is struggling.1

Its vivid colours break up its outline in the dappled light of the forest floor, so it is very hard to see.1

Its fangs are not large, rarely more than 1.5 cm long, and when not in use they fold up into the roof of its mouth.1

Its bright colours fade quickly after it sheds its skin, as silt from its moist habitat builds up on its rough scales.1

At least one antivenom, called India Antiserum Africa Polyvalent, protects specifically against bites from this species.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Its bright colours make it easy to spot in the forest.

Dëgg: Its colours give it excellent camouflage in the dappled light of the forest floor, which can make it almost invisible.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam: Bitis nasicornis
Mbooloo: Vipère
Njaboot: Viperidae2
Toftal: Squamata
Kontinaa yi: Afrig
Liir yi: It gives birth to live young, between six and 38 in West Africa, in March and April at the start of the rainy season.1
Musiba ci nit: 4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Bitis nasicornis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Bitis nasicornis (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.

Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.

Jiit bi dafa xiif! Venom Wiki ab liggéeyu kenn la: amul pay, amul piblisite te amul traceur. Ab may bu tuuti dafay dimbali ngir mu des ci internet.Leel jiit bi