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Ikhathuni ka-Short-nosed sea snake
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Short-nosed sea snake

Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Kudinga udokotelaKuyivelakancane ukuthi kubulale, kodwa ukulunywa kudinga udokotela.
Izinyoka zasolwandle UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.

The short-nosed sea snake is a venomous snake that lives in the sea. It is found on reefs off the northern coast of Western Australia, and it spends its whole life in the water. Scientists know very little about it, and it is considered rare.1

Ihlala
Reefs off the northern coast of Western Australia, including Ningaloo Reef and the Ashmore and Cartier Islands1
ULwandlekazi i-India, Ulwandle iCoral, Ulwandle lwaseTimor ne-Arafura
Ekhaya
It lives in the sea on reefs. It prefers water deeper than 10 metres, but rests during the day under coral overhangs in water less than 2 metres deep. It forages on reef flats.1
Ubude
60 cm (2 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 3.6 km/h (2.2 mph)
Ukubhukuda, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It mostly preys on eels, and also on gobies. It forages on reef flats and uses its strong venom to subdue its prey.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Short-nosed sea snake
Short-nosed sea snake. Isithombe: Kate L. Sanders, Tina Schroeder, Michael L. Guinea, and Arne R. Rasmussen. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Mainly brown, with a slender body1
  • Darker purplish-brown bands along the body1
  • Small, pointed head1
  • Grows up to 60 cm long1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

It has strong venom, which it uses on its prey.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

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

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.
  • Khipha umuntu emanzini 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?

Short-nosed sea snake ubude obucishe bube ngu-60 cm (2 ft)Ikati lasekhaya cishe 50 cm (1.6 ft)Inja cishe 1 m (3.3 ft)
side njengobhanana abangu-3 abalandelanayosingabhukuda ubude bechibi elikhulu lokubhukuda (50 m) ngemizuzwana engu-50

Short-nosed sea snake mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

It can stay underwater for as long as two hours, closing its nostril valves while it dives.1

2

It also absorbs oxygen through its skin, which is shed more often than in land snakes. This helps remove attached sea creatures.1

3

It has only one lung, which is cylindrical and almost as long as its body.1

4

Males have two penises, called hemipenes, but only one is used during mating.1

5

A gland under its tongue excretes salt.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Iqembu
Izinyoka zasolwandle
Umndeni
Elapidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
ULwandlekazi i-India, Ulwandle iCoral, Ulwandle lwaseTimor ne-Arafura, Izilwandlekazi
Izinsana
It is ovoviviparous, so it gives birth to live young, and its whole reproductive cycle takes place at sea. Its broods are small.1
Simo saso endle
Data Deficient (IUCN Red List, 2018). It was assessed as Critically Endangered in 2010.1
Ingozi ebantwini
3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Aipysurus apraefrontalis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aipysurus apraefrontalis (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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