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Prairie rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis
Kufuna ugqirhaKunqabile ukuba sibulale, kodwa ukulunywa kufuna ugqirha.
Ii-rattlesnake UkulumaSitya: Inyama
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The prairie rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives across the Great Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is found in the western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico. It shakes its tail to give a rattling warning when it feels threatened.1

Sihlala
Western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico, mainly across the Great Plains1
uMntla Melika
Ekhaya
Prairie rattlesnakes prefer dry areas with moderate vegetation. Many live in rocky areas with outcrops that serve as den sites. They also use the burrows of other animals and sometimes rest in crevices or caves.1
Ubude
1,5 m (5 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)
Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje
Sitya ntoni?
Prairie rattlesnakes mostly eat small mammals, such as ground squirrels, mice, rats, small rabbits and prairie dogs. They also sometimes eat ground-nesting birds, amphibians, reptiles and other snakes, especially juveniles.1
Ngokwenene!Ifoto ka-Prairie rattlesnake
Prairie rattlesnake. Ifoto: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

  • Usually lightly coloured in shades of brown, with patches of dark brown along the back1
  • A colour band may be seen at the back of the eye1
  • A triangle-shaped head with pit sensory organs on either side1
  • Usually four internasal scales on the snout, with three or more in total1
  • Commonly grows to more than 100 cm long1

Sidla ngokubhidaniswa no: Other rattlesnakes can look similar. A key difference is that two internasal scales touch the rostral scale, at the tip of the snout, in the prairie rattlesnake.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including enzymes such as proteases and peptidases. It is hemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and destroys tissue. It also has neurotoxic properties, meaning it attacks the nerves.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

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

The species has powerful venom and uses about 20 to 55% of its venom in one bite. It will defend itself if it is threatened or injured.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

It rapidly vibrates its tail to make a rasping rattle that warns intruders, and it will defend itself if threatened or injured.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

  • 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.

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Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Prairie rattlesnake malunga ne-1,5 m ubude (5 ft)Inja malunga ne-1 m (3,3 ft)Umntu omdala malunga ne-1,7 m (5,6 ft)
ubude obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-3 ukusuka empumlweni ukuya emsileniubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-8 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-97 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Prairie rattlesnake mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

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Iinyaniso

1

Females often gather in communal dens to give birth and care for their young. Some females even look after unrelated young while the mothers take a break.1

2

Newborn snakelets measure 22 to 28 cm and are venomous from the moment they are born.1

3

Prairie rattlesnakes prefer a straight migration path, even in areas dominated by humans, because it gives them a better chance of survival.1

4

In Montana, the species reaches its largest size, with specimens sometimes exceeding 120 cm.1

5

In Canada, the species is listed as a species of special concern because its numbers have steadily declined since the 1930s.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi
Crotalus viridis
Iqela
Ii-rattlesnake
Usapho
Viperidae2
Ucwangco
Squamata
Amazwekazi
uMntla Melika
Iintsana
It gives birth to one to 25 live young per litter, typically four to 12, in late summer or early fall.1
Imeko yaso endle
Least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a species of special concern in Canada.1
Ingozi ebantwini
3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

  1. Crotalus viridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus viridis (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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