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Ikhathuni ka-Green night adder
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Green night adder

Causus resimus
Mayelana negama: The common name refers to its green colour, though it is active by day rather than at night.1
Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa ngeke kukulimaze kakhulu.
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

The green night adder is a venomous snake that lives in parts of tropical Africa. It is bright green to olive in colour, with dark chevron-shaped bands along its back. Despite its name, it is mostly active in daylight.1

Ihlala
Tropical Africa, from Nigeria east to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Tanzania and DR Congo. Isolated population in western Angola.1
I-Afrika
Ekhaya
It prefers low-lying moist savanna, wooded hills, high grasslands, and the banks of rivers through swamps, rocky gorges, coastal scrub and semi-deserts. It also lives in man-made places such as abandoned quarries, sugar cane plantations and pools beside roads. It has been found from sea level up to 1,800 m.1
Ubude
30 cm kuya ku-75 cm (1 ft kuya ku-2.5 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 3.3 km/h (2.1 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Green night adder
Green night adder. Isithombe: le0p0ld_d. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Green ground colour, from bright green to olive1
  • Dark inverted chevron-like crossbars running down the back1
  • Yellow chin and throat1
  • Yellowish, cream or pearly belly1
  • Stout body with a short head and an upturned snout1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: Its colour pattern is similar to that of C. defilippii and C. rhombeatus, other Causus species.1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Little is known about the venom of this snake. It is presumed to be similar to that of other species in the genus Causus.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

Senzani uma sesabile?

When disturbed, it inflates itself and puts on a hissing and puffing threat display, raising and coiling the front of its body before making sweeping, lashing strikes.1

Uma siluma

  • Gcina umuntu engashukumi futhi ezolile, gcina isitho esilunyiwe sisezingeni lenhliziyo, khipha izindandatho nezinto eziqinile, bese umusa esibhedlela ngokushesha.

Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala

Hlala uphephile

  • Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
  • Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.

Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Green night adder ubude obucishe bube ngu-75 cm (2.5 ft)Ikati lasekhaya cishe 50 cm (1.6 ft)Inja cishe 1 m (3.3 ft)
side njengobhanana abangu-4 abalandelanayosingahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-110 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Green night adder mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Despite the word 'night' in its name, it is diurnal and is often seen basking in the sun.1

2

It is mostly terrestrial, but it is also a good swimmer.1

3

It has been known to climb into sedges to hunt prey.1

4

Its scales have a velvety look, which gives one of its common names.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: The 'night' in its name suggests it is only active after dark.

Iqiniso: It is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day, and it is often seen basking.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Causus resimus
Iqembu
Ama-viper namabululu
Umndeni
Viperidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
I-Afrika
Izinsana
It lays eggs, with a clutch of 4 to 12. In Somalia, the eggs are laid in July.1
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Causus resimus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Causus resimus (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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