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Prairie rattlesnake

Crotalus viridis
Kudinga udokotelaKuyivelakancane ukuthi kubulale, kodwa ukulunywa kudinga udokotela.
Ama-rattlesnake UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.

The prairie rattlesnake is a venomous pit viper that lives across the Great Plains and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is found in the western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico. It shakes its tail to give a rattling warning when it feels threatened.1

Ihlala
Western United States, southwestern Canada and northern Mexico, mainly across the Great Plains1
INyakatho Melika
Ekhaya
Prairie rattlesnakes prefer dry areas with moderate vegetation. Many live in rocky areas with outcrops that serve as den sites. They also use the burrows of other animals and sometimes rest in crevices or caves.1
Ubude
1.5 m (5 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 3.7 km/h (2.3 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
Prairie rattlesnakes mostly eat small mammals, such as ground squirrels, mice, rats, small rabbits and prairie dogs. They also sometimes eat ground-nesting birds, amphibians, reptiles and other snakes, especially juveniles.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Prairie rattlesnake
Prairie rattlesnake. Isithombe: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Usually lightly coloured in shades of brown, with patches of dark brown along the back1
  • A colour band may be seen at the back of the eye1
  • A triangle-shaped head with pit sensory organs on either side1
  • Usually four internasal scales on the snout, with three or more in total1
  • Commonly grows to more than 100 cm long1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: Other rattlesnakes can look similar. A key difference is that two internasal scales touch the rostral scale, at the tip of the snout, in the prairie rattlesnake.1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

The venom is a complex mixture of proteins, including enzymes such as proteases and peptidases. It is hemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and destroys tissue. It also has neurotoxic properties, meaning it attacks the nerves.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.

The species has powerful venom and uses about 20 to 55% of its venom in one bite. It will defend itself if it is threatened or injured.1

Senzani uma sesabile?

It rapidly vibrates its tail to make a rasping rattle that warns intruders, and it will defend itself if threatened or injured.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?

Prairie rattlesnake ubude obucishe bube ngu-1.5 m (5 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-97 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Prairie rattlesnake mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Females often gather in communal dens to give birth and care for their young. Some females even look after unrelated young while the mothers take a break.1

2

Newborn snakelets measure 22 to 28 cm and are venomous from the moment they are born.1

3

Prairie rattlesnakes prefer a straight migration path, even in areas dominated by humans, because it gives them a better chance of survival.1

4

In Montana, the species reaches its largest size, with specimens sometimes exceeding 120 cm.1

5

In Canada, the species is listed as a species of special concern because its numbers have steadily declined since the 1930s.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Crotalus viridis
Iqembu
Ama-rattlesnake
Umndeni
Viperidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
INyakatho Melika
Izinsana
It gives birth to one to 25 live young per litter, typically four to 12, in late summer or early fall.1
Simo saso endle
Least concern on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as endangered in Iowa and as a species of special concern in Canada.1
Ingozi ebantwini
3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Crotalus viridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Crotalus viridis (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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