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Terciopelo

Bothrops asper
Nípa orúkọ náà: Terciopelo is Spanish for 'velvet'.1
ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko apani jùlọ ní ayé. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.Ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá àti oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) ń gba ẹ̀mí ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn là. Pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Pit viper ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

The terciopelo is a large pit viper, one of the biggest vipers in the world. It lives from north-east Mexico through Central America to northern South America. It is important to know because it causes more envenomated snakebites than any other snake in its range.1

Ó ń gbé ní
North-east Mexico, Central America and northern South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Trinidad1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It likes moist places at low to middle elevations, mostly tropical rainforest and evergreen forest, and it is often found near rivers and streams. It is most often met near people, livestock and pets, where it lives close to homes and farms.1
Gígùn
1.2 m sí 2.5 m (3.9 ft sí 8.2 ft)1
Ìwúwo
6 kg (13 lb)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 4.2 km/h (2.6 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It is a generalist that eats a wide range of animals, including rats, mice, frogs, lizards, birds, opossums and insects. It waits in leaf litter or under forest cover to ambush prey that come within range at night.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Terciopelo
Terciopelo. Fọ́tò: thibaudaronson. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Broad, flattened head that is clearly set apart from the neck1
  • Light to dark brown, olive, grey or nearly black body1
  • Often a yellowish zig-zag line on each side of the body1
  • Dark triangles with pale edges along the sides of the body1
  • Pale yellow, cream or whitish grey underside with dark blotches1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Bothrops atrox is similar in colour, but it usually has yellow or rust-like tones and rectangular or trapezoidal blotches. The terciopelo is often more uniformly brown or grey, with the zig-zag pattern on its sides.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

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

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in its range because it is large, has big fangs and a potent venom, and lives close to people. It is responsible for the most envenomated snakebites within its range. Bites usually happen only when the snake is cornered, pursued or threatened.1

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

When cornered or threatened, it may perform an S-shaped coiled display and can be very defensive, sometimes suddenly reversing direction to attack.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

Níbo ní ayé?

ÁfíríkàÉṣíàYúróòpùÀríwá Amẹ́ríkàGúúsù Amẹ́ríkàỌsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Terciopelo gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 2.5 m (8.2 ft)Kẹ̀kẹ́ àgbàlagbà nǹkan bí 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ọkọ̀ ayọ́kẹ́lẹ́ kan nǹkan bí 4.5 m (15 ft)

Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?

ó wúwo tó ológbò ilé 1.5
ó gùn tó ajá 2.5 láti imú dé ìrùó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 14 tí a tò tẹ̀léraó wúwo tó ológbò ilélè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 86 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Terciopelo 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 can lure prey by waving brightly coloured tail tips. Only males have bright tail tips, though both sexes show this behaviour.1

2

It is one of the largest vipers in the world, and it is often called 'the ultimate pit-viper' by herpetologists.1

3

Females are much bigger than males. The two sexes are born the same size, but females grow much faster from about 7 to 12 months of age.1

4

Its home range is small for a pit viper, averaging between about 3.7 and 6 hectares.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Fer-de-lance is the name of one single snake species.

Òtítọ́: The name fer-de-lance has been used informally for several Bothrops species, including this one. Herpetologists now prefer the name terciopelo for Bothrops asper.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Bothrops asper
Ẹgbẹ́
Pit viper
Ìdílé
Viperidae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Bothrops asper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bothrops asper (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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