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Two-striped forest pitviper

Bothrops bilineatus
Mën na reyMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su la màttee, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Vipère à fossettes Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The two-striped forest pitviper is a highly venomous snake that lives mostly in trees and bushes. It is a pale green pit viper found in the Amazon region of South America. It is an important cause of snakebites across the whole Amazon.1

Dafay dund ci
Amazon region of South America, plus an isolated population in southeastern Brazil1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It lives in lowland rain forest, in shrubs, palms and trees, and near water. It is almost always found in bushes and trees along streams or at the edges of forest clearings.1
Guddaay
1,2 m (4 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats small mammals such as mouse opossums and mice, as well as birds, lizards and frogs. It mostly waits in ambush rather than actively hunting. Juveniles stay closer to the ground to feed on small frogs and lizards.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Two-striped forest pitviper
Two-striped forest pitviper. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Pale green body1
  • Dark speckling or paired tan or reddish brown spots along the back1
  • A creamy yellow line running down each side of the body1
  • Pink tail tip bordered with yellow1
  • Pale green eyes and a relatively slender body with a grasping tail1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom disrupts blood clotting, causing profound coagulopathy, bruising and spontaneous bleeding. Reported symptoms include local pain, swelling, bleeding gums, bleeding from the fang punctures, nausea, shock, loss of consciousness and bleeding from the mouth, nose and eyes.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

It is highly venomous and an important cause of snakebite throughout the Amazon region. Because it lives in trees, most bites are to the upper body, including the hands, arms and face. At least one death has been reported.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

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Two-striped forest pitviper guddaayam lu tollu ci 1,2 m (4 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 100 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Two-striped forest pitviper 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

Its prehensile tail lets it grip branches, so it always rests where it can anchor itself.1

2

Its venom has been measured in a laboratory with a DL50 of 6.28 mg/kg, a standard measure of how toxic a substance is.1

3

It is a nocturnal snake that spends the day hidden in thick leaves, tree hollows or at the base of palm fronds.1

4

Young snakes stay low to the ground, where they hunt small frogs and lizards.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Bothrops bilineatus
Mbooloo
Vipère à fossettes
Njaboot
Viperidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
Females give birth to live young, as the eggs hatch inside the mother's body.1
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Bothrops bilineatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothrops bilineatus (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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