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Ikhathuni ka-Lowland copperhead
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Lowland copperhead

Austrelaps superbus
KungabulalaKungakubulala uma ungelashwa. Uma sikuluma, thola usizo ngokushesha.
Izinyoka zase-Australia UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.

The lowland copperhead is a venomous snake that lives in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is dangerous if provoked, and its venom can kill an adult if proper first aid is not given quickly.1

Ihlala
Southeastern Australia, including Tasmania1
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ekhaya
It prefers areas of low vegetation near water bodies. It has also been found in sandstone ridgetop woodland in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, where it is becoming rare because of more frequent fires and the spread of towns and cities.1
Ubude
1 m kuya ku-1.5 m (3.3 ft kuya ku-4.9 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 7.1 km/h (4.4 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It hunts frogs, lizards and snakes, including smaller snakes of its own species.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Lowland copperhead
Lowland copperhead. Isithombe: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Generally 1 to 1.5 metres long1
  • Colour varies a great deal, from coppery mid-brown to yellowish, reddish, grey or black1
  • The copper-coloured head that gives it its common name is not always present1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: It is often called the copperhead, but it is not closely related to the American copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix).1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Its venom contains postsynaptic neurotoxins, which act on the nerves. The venom has been measured at 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneous, meaning injected under the skin.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.

It is a dangerous snake when provoked. About a dozen bites have been reported from this species, with one fatality. Its venom can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly.1

Uma siluma

  • Ukubopha ngokucindezela nokuvimba ukunyakaza (pressure immobilisation): bopha ibhandeshi elinwebekayo eliqinile phezu kwenxeba bese ukhuphuka nesitho sonke, usiqinise nge-splint, futhi ugcine umuntu engashukumi nhlobo kuze kufike usizo.
  • Ungaligezi inxeba lokulunywa: izibhedlela zingahlola ubuthi obusele esikhumbeni ukuze zikhethe i-antivenom efanele.

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?

Lowland copperhead ubude obucishe bube ngu-1.5 m (4.9 ft)Inja cishe 1 m (3.3 ft)Umuntu omdala cishe 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
side njengamakati asekhaya angu-3 kusuka ekhaleni kuya emsileniside njengobhanana abangu-8 abalandelanayosingahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-51 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Lowland copperhead mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

It hunts smaller members of its own species as well as frogs and lizards.1

2

Its venom has been measured at 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneous, which means under the skin.1

3

In the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, it is becoming rare due to increasing fires and urban settlement.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: It is the same as the American copperhead.

Iqiniso: It is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. The shared name is a coincidence of common names.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Austrelaps superbus
Iqembu
Izinyoka zase-Australia
Umndeni
Elapidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ingozi ebantwini
4 / 5: Kuyingozi kakhulu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Lowland copperhead (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Austrelaps superbus (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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