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Cantil

Agkistrodon bilineatus
Nípa orúkọ náà: The name cantil comes from the Tzeltal word kantiil, meaning "yellow lips".1
Ó lè paniÓ lè pa ọ́ bí kò bá sí ìtọ́jú. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ, wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá.
Pit viper ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

The cantil is a highly venomous pit viper, a type of snake that senses heat with pits on its face. It lives in Mexico and Central America, reaching south as far as Honduras. Its bite can be very dangerous, which is why it is so well known in the region.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Mexico and Central America, south to Honduras. On the Pacific side, from southern Sonora in Mexico through Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Gígùn
80 cm (2.6 ft)3
ìtóbi àgbàlagbà déédé
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
Juveniles eat frogs and lizards, while adults mainly eat small mammals and lizards in the genus Ctenosaura. Juveniles use their brightly coloured tail tip to lure prey.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Cantil
Cantil. Fọ́tò: User:Haplochromis. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Heavy-bodied, with a broad, triangular head and small eyes with vertical pupils.1
  • Usually brown or black, with darker brown or black banding, sometimes with white or cream accents.1
  • Yellow and/or white lines on the head, including a broader line on the upper lip.1
  • Juveniles are almost always distinctly banded, with bright green or yellow tail tips.1
  • Adults are often more faded, with their pattern and colour darkening as they age.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: It shares its general body structure with the copperhead and is in the same genus as the cottonmouth, so it is closely related to both.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Bites can cause local pain, swelling and discolouration, but bites from adults can cause massive swelling and necrosis, which is the death of body tissue. Symptoms reported in Honduras include severe pain, bleeding from the fang punctures, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, blood in the urine, shock and kidney failure. Some bites were fatal within only a few hours.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó léwu gan-anÓ lè pa ènìyàn tí kò bá rí ìtọ́jú.

The cantil is feared throughout its range, and in Sonora, Mexico, it is feared more than any other reptile. In Nicaragua, it is considered the country's most dangerous snake. One researcher suggested that amputation may be needed in about one in six cases because of necrosis. It is generally shy, and its reputation for aggression is probably not well deserved.1

Ìròyìn ayọ̀: àwọn dókítà ní oògùn (antivenom) tàbí ìtọ́jú fún èyí.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

It first relies on camouflage. If that fails, it coils tightly, raises the end of its tail and vibrates it to make a loud whipping sound, and may strike or gape, but only when it has no other choice.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • A polyvalent antivenom, made by the Instituto Clodomiro Picado in Costa Rica, is used to treat bites from this species.1
  • Jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira kí ó sì farabalẹ̀, jẹ́ kí apá tàbí ẹsẹ̀ tí ó bù jẹ wà ní ìpele ọkàn, yọ òrùka àti àwọn nǹkan tó há, kí ẹ sì lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Níbo ní ayé?

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Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Cantil gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 80 cm (2.6 ft)Ológbò ilé nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)Ajá kan nǹkan bí 1 m (3.3 ft)
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 1.5 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 4 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 100 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Cantil ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Juveniles lure prey by waving their brightly coloured tail tips, which are bright green or yellow.1

2

Cantils are often captive-bred and are common in the exotic pet trade, although export from Mexico is not permitted.1

3

Cantils are well represented in zoos across North America and Europe.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The cantil has a reputation for having a nasty disposition and being extremely aggressive.

Òtítọ́: This reputation is probably not well deserved. The cantil is generally shy and relies on camouflage first, and it only displays or strikes when it has no other choice.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Agkistrodon bilineatus
Ẹgbẹ́
Pit viper
Ìdílé
Viperidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Cantils are ovoviviparous, meaning they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. They breed in spring and give birth to 5 to 20 young at a time.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
Near Threatened (IUCN Red List). Its population trend is down, and its primary ecological concern is habitat loss.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
4 / 5: Ó léwu gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Agkistrodon bilineatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon bilineatus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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