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McMahon's viper

Eristicophis macmahonii

Malunga negama: The specific name macmahonii honours the British diplomat Arthur Henry McMahon.1

Kufuna ugqirhaKunqabile ukuba sibulale, kodwa ukulunywa kufuna ugqirha.

Ii-viper namarhamba

UkulumaSitya: Inyama

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

McMahon's viper is a small, venomous snake that lives in the sandy deserts of Balochistan, near the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is well known for its habit of sinking into loose sand so that only its snout and eyes stay uncovered. Scientists have also studied a protein from its venom for its possible use against melanoma, a type of skin cancer.1

Sihlala

Desert region of Balochistan near the Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan borders; also reported in the Rajasthan Desert, India1

IAsiya

Ekhaya

It lives in shifting dunes of fine, loose sand. It is not found above 1,300 m (4,300 ft).1

Ubude

22 cm ukuya ku-72 cm (8,7 in ukuya ku-2,4 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

It preys on small lizards, small rodents and sometimes birds. It holds mice in its mouth until they are dead or nearly so.1

Ifoto ka-McMahon's viper — McMahon's viper. Ifoto: Tad Arensmeier from St. Louis, MO, USA. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Reddish to yellowish brown body with a regular series of 20 to 25 dark spots, each bordered partly or fully with white scales1
A white stripe runs from the back of the eye to the corner of the mouth1
Large, broad, flat, wedge-shaped head that is clearly distinct from the neck1
Short tail with a yellow tip and distinct crossbands1
Adults are under 1 m (39 in) in total length, tail included1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

Relatively few data are available on its venom. The species is regarded as potentially dangerous, and its venom is said to be similar to that of snakes in the genus Echis. A venom protein called eristostatin has been reported to help in the fight against melanoma.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

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

It is regarded as a potentially dangerous species. It is described as bad-tempered, hissing very loudly and deeply, and it will strike aggressively when threatened.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

It hisses very loudly and deeply, raises the front of its body off the ground in a loop and strikes aggressively. It may also sink into sand and cover its head, leaving only its snout and eyes uncovered.1

Ukuba siyaluma

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 neebhanana eziyi-4 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-110 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-McMahon's viper 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)

McMahon's viper malunga ne-3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

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

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

A protein in its venom, called eristostatin, has been reported to help in the fight against melanoma.1

It can sink down into loose sand using a rocking or wave-like motion, then shake its head to cover it with sand.1

Its enlarged nasorostral scales are thought to keep sand out of its nostrils.1

It moves by sidewinding when crossing loose sand or when alarmed.1

Its short tail is prehensile, and it sometimes climbs into bushes with it.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Eristicophis macmahonii
Iqela: Ii-viper namarhamba
Amazwekazi: IAsiya
Iintsana: It lays eggs (oviparous), up to a dozen at a time. The eggs hatch after 6 to 8 weeks, and each hatchling is about 15 cm (6 in) long.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu2

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