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Persian horned viper

Pseudocerastes persicus

Nípa orúkọ náà: The species name comes from Persia (present-day Iran), where it was first found, and from the horn-like structures above its eyes.1

Ó nílò dókítàKì í sábà pani, ṣùgbọ́n ìbùjẹ nílò dókítà.

Viper àti paramọ́lẹ̀

ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

The Persian horned viper is a venomous viper with horn-like scales above each eye. It lives in deserts and hill country in the Middle East and parts of Asia, and it is mostly active at night. Its venom causes strong bleeding, and no specific antivenom is available for its bites.1

Ó ń gbé ní

Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and throughout Mesopotamia1

Éṣíà

Ilé

It lives in sandy desert (but not sand dunes), basalt and limestone rock desert, and hill country, usually with some vegetation. It tends to avoid areas where people live.1

Gígùn

40 cm sí 1.1 m (1.3 ft sí 3.5 ft)1

Ìwúwo

500 g (1.1 lb)1

Ìyára gíga jùlọ

nǹkan bí 3.4 km/h (2.1 mph)

Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù

Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?

It feeds mainly on lizards, small mammals and mice, and occasionally on small birds and arthropods. It will also eat dead food.1

Fọ́tò Persian horned viper — Persian horned viper. Fọ́tò: Zuhair Amr. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

A broad, flat head that is clearly distinct from the neck1
A horn-like structure of small scales above each eye, also present in juveniles1
A short tail1
Body scales with keels that often end in a bump or a point1
Slow-moving and almost entirely nocturnal, so usually seen at night or in the early evening during colder periods1

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 has strong haemorrhagic activity, which means it causes bleeding by damaging blood vessels, as is typical of most vipers. No specific antivenom is available for its bites. A polyvalent antiserum, which is made to work against several snake species, is reported to offer some protection.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó le gan-anÌbùjẹ nílò dókítà. Ikú kò wọ́pọ̀ rárá.

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

It is not particularly aggressive, but it will hiss loudly when disturbed.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

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Báwo ni Persian horned 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?

Ìjàpá kan nǹkan bí 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Persian horned viper nǹkan bí 3.4 km/h (2.1 mph)

Ènìyàn tó ń rìn nǹkan bí 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

Unlike the sand-dwelling Cerastes vipers, it cannot sink into sand vertically.1

It moves by sidewinding, serpentine and rectilinear movement, depending on the situation.1

It can attain a considerable weight for its size, with some specimens exceeding 500 g.1

Its horn-like scales are present even in young snakes.1

Females are usually larger than males.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì: Pseudocerastes persicus
Ẹgbẹ́: Viper àti paramọ́lẹ̀
Ìdílé: Viperidae2
Ètò: Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì: Éṣíà
Àwọn ọmọ: It lays eggs, with 11 to 21 eggs per clutch, and each egg already contains a well-developed embryo.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn: 3 / 5: Ó le gan-an3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

Persian horned viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pseudocerastes persicus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
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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