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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

SinokubulalaSinokukubulala ukuba awunyangwanga. Ukuba siyakuluma, fumana uncedo ngokukhawuleza.

Ii-rattlesnake

UkulumaSitya: Inyama

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is a pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the heaviest venomous snakes in the Americas. Its diamond-patterned back and loud rattle make it easy to recognise, and it is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in North America.1

Sihlala

Southeastern United States, from southeastern North Carolina through Florida to the Florida Keys, and west to southeastern Louisiana1

uMntla Melika

Ekhaya

It lives in upland dry pine forests, flatwoods, sandhills, coastal hammocks, cypress swamps and salt marshes. It often shelters in burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises.1

Ubude

1,1 m ukuya ku-2,4 m (3,6 ft ukuya ku-7,9 ft)1

Ubunzima

800 g ukuya ku-15 kg (1,8 lb ukuya ku-34 lb)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

It hunts small mammals, especially rabbits and rice rats, and also eats birds. It either actively searches for prey or waits coiled in ambush for up to a week. After striking and releasing its prey, it follows the scent trail the dying animal leaves.1

Ifoto ka-Eastern diamondback rattlesnake — Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Ifoto: Caudatejake. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Dark brown to black diamond-shaped blotches on a brownish, grey or olive background, each outlined with cream or yellowish scales1
A dark stripe runs from behind each eye to the mouth corner, edged above and below by white or yellow stripes1
A rattle of hollow segments at the tail tip, which break off and are replaced when the snake sheds1
Five to ten bands around the tail, below the diamond pattern1
A large, heavy body, with adults often around 1.1 to 1.7 m long1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

Its venom contains more than 100 different toxins, and about 40 have been identified, making it one of the most studied snake venoms. The venom contains a thrombin-like enzyme called crotalase, which clots fibrinogen, a protein needed for blood clotting. The estimated human lethal dose is 100 to 150 mg.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

It has a reputation as the most dangerous venomous snake in North America. It is not usually aggressive, but it is large and powerful. Reported mortality from untreated bites is 10 to 20% in some studies and 30% in another, and it is a major cause of fatal snakebites within its range.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

When threatened, it raises the front half of its body in an S-shaped coil, rattles loudly, and can strike to at least a third of its body length.1

Ukuba siyaluma

Gcina umntu engashukumi kwaye ezolile, gcina ilungu elilunyiweyo kwinqanaba lentliziyo, susa imisesane nezinto eziqinileyo, uze umse esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza.

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Hlala ukhuselekile

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Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Sinzima kangakanani?

ubunzima obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-4

ubude obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-5 ukusuka empumlweni ukuya emsileniubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-13 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-86 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Eastern diamondback 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)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake malunga ne-4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

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

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

It is the largest rattlesnake species. One specimen shot in 1946 measured 2.4 m and weighed 15.4 kg.1

In proportion to its length, it has the longest fangs of any rattlesnake, with fangs of over 25 mm expected in a 2.4 m adult.1

It can strike its prey within a tenth of a second.1

It can swim well and has been seen crossing water sometimes miles from land.1

Although mainly ground-dwelling, it has been spotted up to 10 m above the ground in bushes and trees.1

Males are usually larger than females, which is a rare pattern called reverse sexual size dimorphism.1

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: The eastern diamondback must rattle before it strikes.

Inyaniso: It can strike while completely silent. Some individuals stay quiet even when approached closely.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Crotalus adamanteus
Iqela: Ii-rattlesnake
Usapho: Viperidae2
Ucwangco: Squamata
Amazwekazi: uMntla Melika
Iintsana: It gives birth to live young, between 4 and 28 at a time, usually from July to early October. The newborns are 30 to 36 cm long and look like adults, except they have a small button instead of a rattle.1
Imeko yaso endle: Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (2001), but its population trend is down. It is under review for the US Endangered Species List, and it is considered endangered in North Carolina.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 4 / 5: Siyingozi kakhulu3

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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Crotalus adamanteus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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