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Western hognose snake

Heterodon nasicus
Nípa orúkọ náà: "Hognose" comes from its upturned nose, which looks hog-like. The scientific name nasicus comes from the Latin nasus, meaning "nose".1
AláìléwuKò léwu fún ènìyàn. Kò sí ohun tó yẹ kí ó dààmú ọ.
Ejò oníyín ẹ̀yìn ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

The western hognose snake is a small, stout-bodied snake with an upturned nose that looks a bit like a pig's snout. It lives across much of North America, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, in sandy and gravelly places such as prairies and grasslands. It is often mistaken for a rattlesnake, but its bite is not regarded as dangerous to people.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Southern Canada, through the United States, to northern Mexico. Endemic to North America.1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It favours areas with sandy or gravelly soils, including prairies, river floodplains, scrub, grasslands, semi-deserts and some semi-agricultural land. It has been found at elevations of up to 2,500 m (8,200 feet).1
Gígùn
13 cm sí 50 cm (5.1 in sí 1.6 ft)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 4.7 km/h (2.9 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It mainly eats amphibians, such as large and medium tree frogs, small or medium toads and small lizards, and occasionally a rodent. It is not a true constrictor, so it bites and chews, driving its rear fangs into prey.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Western hognose snake
Western hognose snake. Fọ́tò: Peter Paplanus. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Relatively small and stout-bodied, with adults rarely exceeding 40–50 cm in total length, tail included.1
  • A modified, upturned nose scale gives it a distinctive hog-like snout.1
  • Colour and pattern vary a great deal between subspecies and individuals.1
  • When threatened, it flattens its neck, hisses and may puff up its throat with air.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: To an untrained eye, most individuals look much like rattlesnakes, which is thought to be a form of mimicry that makes predators wary. Its upturned snout and small, stout body are features to note.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?

The snake releases modified saliva from its Duvernoy's glands, which runs down a groove in its rear fang and helps break down the toxins of toads it eats. No deaths or whole-body (systemic) effects in people have been recorded from its bite. Bites may occasionally be medically significant.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

The species is not dangerous to people and is not regarded as venomous. Its bites are extremely rare, and no deaths or systemic effects have been recorded. Bites may uncommonly be medically significant.1

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

It flattens its neck, hisses and may make mock strikes with its mouth closed. If harassed further, it usually plays dead rather than biting.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà, jẹ́ kí ẹni náà farabalẹ̀, kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn. Àwọn irú kan (bí boomslang) lè pani ní wákàtí púpọ̀ lẹ́yìn náà.

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 ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Western hognose snake gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)Ológbò ilé nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)Ajá kan nǹkan bí 1 m (3.3 ft)
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 3 tí a tò tẹ̀léraó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 16 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 77 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Western hognose snake 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

Captive breeders have produced more than 50 'designer' colour morphs of this snake.1

2

In captivity, many hognose snakes refuse food for about two to three and a half months, from January to mid March, because they instinctively brumate, or sleep, underground in winter.1

3

Males are considerably smaller than females.1

4

Hatchlings reach sexual maturity after about two years, based mostly on size rather than age.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Because it looks like a rattlesnake, it must be dangerous or deadly.

Òtítọ́: The western hognose snake is not dangerous to people. Its rare bites have not caused recorded deaths or whole-body effects, and it usually plays dead instead of biting.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Heterodon nasicus
Ẹgbẹ́
Ejò oníyín ẹ̀yìn
Ìdílé
Colubridae2
Ètò
Squamata
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
It lays eggs. Females lay 4–23 elongate, thin-shelled eggs between June and August, which hatch after about 60 days.1
Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
Least Concern (IUCN)1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Western hognose snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heterodon nasicus (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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