Texas lyre snake
The Texas lyre snake is a medium-sized, mildly venomous snake that lives in deserts and rocky land in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is secretive and hides in rock crevices during the day, so it is often hard to spot.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Brown, tan or grey, with 17 to 24 dark brown blotches down the back1
- Large eyes with vertical pupils1
- Medium-sized, reaching about 1 metre in total length, including the tail1
- No V-shaped mark on the head, unlike other lyre snakes1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Other lyre snakes in the genus Trimorphodon have a V-shaped pattern on the head that looks like a lyre. This subspecies does not have that mark.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
This snake is mildly venomous and is rear-fanged, meaning its fangs are at the back of the mouth. Its venom is not considered harmful to humans.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.Its venom is not considered harmful to people. The snake is secretive and often difficult to find.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?
guddu na ni 2 muusu kër, bakkan ba geen
guddu na ni 6 banaana yu ñu toftale
mën na daw 100 meetar ci 71 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)Texas lyre snake ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
Despite its name, this subspecies has no V-shaped mark on its head, which is the pattern that gives lyre snakes their name.1
It is nocturnal, spending the day hidden in rock crevices and coming out to feed at night.1
It is seemingly common throughout its habitat, even though it is hard to find.1
It was once listed as Threatened in Texas, but it was removed from that list in 2020.1
Tasukatu léeb
Xalaat bu juum: The name 'lyre snake' means every lyre snake has a lyre-shaped V mark on its head.
Dëgg: This subspecies has no V mark on the head, even though the name refers to that pattern in other lyre snakes.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
- Turu xam-xam
- Trimorphodon vilkinsonii
- Mbooloo
- Jaan yu am bëñ ci ginnaaw gémmiñ
- Njaboot
- Colubridae2
- Toftal
- Squamata
- Kontinaa yi
- Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar
- Liir yi
- It lays eggs (it is oviparous), with about a dozen eggs per clutch.1
- Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
- Removed from the Threatened list in Texas in 20201
- Musiba ci nit
- 1 / 5: Woyof3
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Texas lyre snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Trimorphodon vilkinsonii (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.
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