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Square-nosed snake

Rhinoplocephalus bicolor
Mayelana negama: The name refers to the snake's square-shaped nose, from the Greek roots of the genus name Rhinoplocephalus, meaning nose and head.1
Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa ngeke kukulimaze kakhulu.
Izinyoka zase-Australia UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKungaba buhlungu ngempela, kodwa cishe akukaze kube kubi kakhulu.

The square-nosed snake is a small, mildly venomous snake that lives only in the far south-west of Western Australia. It is named for its blunt, square-shaped snout, and it hunts small lizards in swampy places and old ant nests.1

Ihlala
Far southern coastal Western Australia, from around Esperance in the east to just west of Walpole.1
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Ekhaya
It lives in swampy depressions in low heath and open forest, often in the same areas as the short-nosed snake. It is often found in disused nests of stick-ants.1
Ubude
40 cm (1.3 ft)3
usayizi ojwayelekile womuntu omdala wesilwane
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 5.9 km/h (3.7 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It is a reptile specialist, eating mainly skinks such as Ctenotus, Hemiergis and Morethia species. It rarely eats frogs.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Square-nosed snake
Square-nosed snake. Isithombe: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Small snake, with adults averaging about 33 to 35 cm from snout to vent.1
  • Adults are orange-brown on the back, with orange-red sides that fade to pale cream on the belly.1
  • Some adults are bright orange across the whole back.1
  • Young snakes are blue on the back with a yellow band along the sides.1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: The short-nosed snake (Elapognathus minor) lives in similar habitat and is often found alongside it.1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

The snake is mildly venomous, and a typical bite is not dangerous to humans.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

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

A typical bite is not dangerous to humans.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?

Square-nosed snake ubude obucishe bube ngu-40 cm (1.3 ft)Ubhanana cishe 18 cm (7.1 in)Ikati lasekhaya cishe 50 cm (1.6 ft)
side njengobhanana abangu-2 abalandelanayoside njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-12 ezilandelanayosingahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-61 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Square-nosed snake mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

It is often found living in the abandoned nests of stick-ants.1

2

Females give birth to live young instead of laying eggs. This is called ovoviviparity, where the eggs hatch inside the mother's body.1

3

Despite its venom, the snake is considered mildly venomous and its typical bite is not dangerous to people.1

4

Its scientific genus, Rhinoplocephalus, has only this one species, so it is the sole member of its genus.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Rhinoplocephalus bicolor
Iqembu
Izinyoka zase-Australia
Umndeni
Elapidae2
Ukuhleleka
Squamata
Amazwekazi
I-Australia ne-Oceania
Izinsana
It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. Litters are typically small, with between one and five offspring.1
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Rhinoplocephalus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Rhinoplocephalus bicolor (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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