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Eyelash viper

Bothriechis schlegelii
Nípa orúkọ náà: Its common name comes from the eyelash-like scales above its eyes, and its scientific name honours Hermann Schlegel, a German ornithologist and herpetologist.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 eyelash viper is a small, tree-living pitviper that lives mainly in the highlands of Colombia. It is named after the eyelash-like scales above its eyes. Its venom can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it and keep well away.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Colombia, mainly in highland regions1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It lives mostly in trees and is adapted to an almost completely tree-living life. It can be found in secondary forests and in coffee and banana plantations.1
Gígùn
55 cm sí 82 cm (1.8 ft sí 2.7 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 3.4 km/h (2.1 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats small tree-dwelling animals, including rodents, bats, frogs, hummingbirds, lizards and occasionally fish. It waits in ambush for prey to pass by, and young snakes sometimes wriggle their tail like a worm to lure frogs or lizards within striking range.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Eyelash viper
Eyelash viper. Fọ́tò: Alejandro Arteaga, R. Alexander Pyron, Abel Batista, Jose Vieira, Elson Meneses Pelayo, Eric N. Smith, César L. Barrio Amorós, Claudia Koch, Stefanie Agne, Jorg. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Modified scales above the eyes that look like eyelashes1
  • Strongly keeled, or raised, scales covering most of the body1
  • Wide, triangular head with vertical pupils1
  • Occurs in a wide range of colours and colour forms (morphs)1
  • Adults are about 55 to 82 cm long1

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?

Its venom contains several components that damage tissue, cause swelling and disturb blood clotting. A bite typically causes pain, swelling and bruising at the bite site, and sometimes blisters or local tissue death. Some reports describe rapid local tissue damage followed by clotting problems and acute kidney failure.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

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

The snake is not known to be aggressive towards people and tends to avoid creatures larger than itself, but it will strike if repeatedly harassed. Some studies of venom from northern Colombia reported serious effects, including kidney failure.1

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

It is not known to be aggressive and tends to avoid larger creatures, but it will strike if repeatedly harassed.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • 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

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Eyelash viper gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 82 cm (2.7 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 5 tí a tò tẹ̀léralè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 110 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Eyelash viper 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

Males perform a courtship ritual called the 'dance of the adders', in which two males rise up in a cobra-like stance and push against each other until one is pushed away or falls.1

2

Its strike accuracy improves with practice, according to studies of individuals over time.1

3

Some individuals return to the same ambush sites each year, timing their visits to the spring bird migration.1

4

Its eyelash-like scales may help it hide by breaking up its outline among the leaves where it rests.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: After a bite, the snake winks its eyelashes at the victim, as some local folktales describe.

Òtítọ́: No snake can do this. Snakes have no true eyelids and cannot close their eyes. Most reptiles have a thin, membrane-like eyelid that acts as a shield, mainly when resting.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Bothriechis schlegelii
Ẹgbẹ́
Pit viper
Ìdílé
Viperidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, with females carrying the eggs for around six months. A typical brood has 2 to 20 young, each 15 to 20 cm long.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, 2013)1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
4 / 5: Ó léwu gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Bothriechis schlegelii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothriechis schlegelii (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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