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Black-tailed rattlesnake

Crotalus molossus

Kufuna ugqirhaKunqabile ukuba sibulale, kodwa ukulunywa kufuna ugqirha.

Ii-rattlesnake

UkulumaSitya: Inyama

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kufuna ugqirha. Ukufa kunqabe kakhulu.

The black-tailed rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives in the south-west of the United States and in Mexico. It is known as one of the calmest rattlesnakes, and it relies on camouflage rather than confrontation.1

Sihlala

South-western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, west and central Texas) and Mexico south to Oaxaca, plus some Gulf of California islands1

uMntla Melika

Ekhaya

It lives in grasslands, desert areas, and rocky and mountainous areas, as well as high-altitude forests. It has been recorded at elevations up to 2930 m. It is a primarily ground-dwelling species, but it is an able climber and an expert swimmer.1

Ubude

76 cm ukuya ku-1,1 m (2,5 ft ukuya ku-3,5 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

Its main food sources are rodents, other small mammals, birds, and small reptiles such as small lizards.1

Ifoto ka-Black-tailed rattlesnake — Black-tailed rattlesnake. Ifoto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Body colour ranges from yellows and olive greens to browns and black.1
The tail scales are entirely black, which gives the species its name.1
Often has a black band that runs across the eyes and down to the corners of the mouth, forming a facial 'mask'.1
Has a rattle made of keratin at the end of the tail.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

Its venom is primarily hemotoxic, meaning it mainly acts on the blood and surrounding tissue, as with most crotalids (pit vipers). It is only about two-thirds as toxic as western diamondback venom. Because the venom is weaker, the snake has larger venom glands than most rattlesnakes in its region and injects large quantities into prey.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kufuna ugqirha. Ukufa kunqabe kakhulu.

Bites are fairly rare, because the snake is considered one of the most docile rattlesnakes. The venom is generally not fatal to humans.1

Iindaba ezimnandi: oogqirha banamayeza (i-antivenom) okanye unyango lwale nto.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

It normally tries to slither away when confronted, but it will rattle when cornered, and it relies mostly on camouflage to avoid discovery.1

Ukuba siyaluma

CroFab antivenom is often used to treat bites from this snake.1
Gcina umntu engashukumi kwaye ezolile, gcina ilungu elilunyiweyo kwinqanaba lentliziyo, susa imisesane nezinto eziqinileyo, uze umse esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuluma: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

ubude obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-2 ukusuka empumlweni ukuya emsileniubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-6 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-100 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Black-tailed rattlesnake mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Ufudo malunga ne-0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Black-tailed rattlesnake malunga ne-3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

Its venom glands are larger than those of most rattlesnakes in its region, which compensates for its weaker venom.1

It is considered one of the most docile rattlesnakes because of its calm demeanour and curious nature.1

In the spring and fall it is mainly active during the day, but in summer it becomes nocturnal to avoid the heat.1

In winter it hibernates in dens made and abandoned by other animals, often sharing them with other snake species.1

Its lifespan averages 15 to 20 years.1

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: The number of segments in a rattle shows how old a rattlesnake is.

Inyaniso: Each time the snake sheds its skin, a new segment is added. Snakes can shed several times a year, and the rattle is fragile and can break, so its length is not an accurate guide to age unless the tip (terminal button) is intact.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Crotalus molossus
Iqela: Ii-rattlesnake
Usapho: Viperidae2
Ucwangco: Squamata
Amazwekazi: uMntla Melika
Iintsana: The female gives birth to live young in the summer. Litters can have as many as 10 to 12 young but usually average four to six.1
Imeko yaso endle: Least Concern1
Ingozi ebantwini: 3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

Black-tailed rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Crotalus molossus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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