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Ikhathuni ka-Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake
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Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake

Crotalus culminatus
Malunga negama: The name culminatus comes from the Latin words for 'ridge' and 'provided with', referring to the snake's strong ridge along its back.1
SinokubulalaSinokukubulala ukuba awunyangwanga. Ukuba siyakuluma, fumana uncedo ngokukhawuleza.
Ii-rattlesnake UkulumaSitya: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

The Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake is a large, venomous snake found in southwestern Mexico. It lives across a wide range of heights, from near sea level up to 2285 metres in the Sierra de Coalcomán. Its venom can cause serious harm, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Sihlala
Southwestern Mexico1
uMntla Melika
Ekhaya
It lives in arid environments, tropical scrub forests, savannas and mesic forests. Rocky outcroppings are central to its habitat needs.1
Ubude
1 m ukuya ku-1,8 m (3,3 ft ukuya ku-5,9 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-4 km/h (2,5 mph)
Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje
Sitya ntoni?
It is likely a generalist predator. Reported prey includes rodents, lizards and small birds.1
Ngokwenene!Ifoto ka-Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake
Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake. Ifoto: Ruff tuff cream puff. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

  • Adults reach 100 to 180 cm long and have a heavy body.1
  • The body is creamy yellow, becoming grey towards the tail.1
  • Diamond-shaped black markings run along the back.1
  • Longitudinal lines run along the neck.1
  • The scales are strongly keeled, giving the body a ridged look.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 myotoxic-hemotoxic. Myotoxic venom damages muscle, and hemotoxic venom affects the blood, and together they can cause bleeding inside the body and localised paralysis.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

It is less deadly to humans than some of its close relatives, but it can still cause significant harm.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

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake malunga ne-1,8 m ubude (5,9 ft)Ibhayisekile yomntu omdala malunga ne-1,8 m (5,9 ft)Imoto malunga ne-4,5 m (15 ft)
ubude obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-4 ukusuka empumlweni ukuya emsileniubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-10 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-90 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

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

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

1

It lives from near sea level up to 2285 metres in the Sierra de Coalcomán, a very wide range of heights for one snake.1

2

Its scales are strongly keeled, which gives the body a rough, ridged texture.1

3

Its diamond-shaped black markings stand out clearly against its pale body.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi
Crotalus culminatus
Iqela
Ii-rattlesnake
Usapho
Viperidae2
Ucwangco
Squamata
Amazwekazi
uMntla Melika
Ingozi ebantwini
4 / 5: Siyingozi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

  1. Crotalus culminatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus culminatus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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