I-rattlesnake, i-rattlesnake noma i-pit viper ngumndeni omncane omkhulu ohlanganisa uhlobo lwama-21 nezinhlobo ezingama-224.
Incazelo
Isici esihlukile sezinambuzane yizimbumba ezimbili, ezitholakala phakathi kwamakhala namehlo enyoka, esebenza njengesithombe esishisayo. Zisiza inyoka ekuzingeleni ngenxa yokwehluka kwamazinga okushisa phakathi kwemvelo nomzimba wenyama. Njengazo zonke izinyoka ezinesihlungu, inyoka inamazinyo amabili amade, angenalutho.
Ama-Rattlesnake akhula ngobude ukusuka kumasentimitha angama-60 kuye kwangama-80. Kepha ezinye izinhlobo zingafinyelela kumamitha amathathu nohhafu (bushmaster). Futhi ilunga lomndeni elincane kunawo wonke lingamasentimitha angamashumi ayisihlanu kuphela (inyoka ecijile). Umbala wesikhumba senyoka uncike kakhulu ohlotsheni, kepha isisu sazo zonke izinhlobo sinombala ophuzi-beige onamabala amnyama.
Umbono nokuzwa kuzinyoka akuzange kuthuthuke kahle futhi babona kude nje, kepha inyoka iyazwela ekushintshashintsheni komoya nasemhlabeni, kanye nasekushintsheni kwezinga lokushisa (ngisho nomehluko wamadigri ayi-0.1 uyabonakala kubo).
Isici esiyinhloko salo mndeni omncane ukuxubana. Ekupheleni komsila (ama-vertebrae ayi-6-8) kukhona amapuleti amise okwenziwe ngesigaxa se-keratinized, ahlanganiselwe kwelinye. Lezi yizikali zomsila eziguquliwe.
Indawo yokuhlala
Iningi lomndeni omncane we-rattlesnake uhlala emazweni aseMelika. Cishe izinhlobo ezingama-70 zihlala eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Izinhlobo ezintathu zihlala endaweni yaseRussia, noma kunalokho eMpumalanga Ekude. Ungahlangana futhi nama-rattlesnake eNdiya naseSri Lanka. Futhi empumalanga, amazwe afana neChina, Japan kanye neKorea afunde ukusebenzisa lezi zinyoka zokupheka.
Okudlayo
Ukudla okuyinhloko kwama-rattlesnake kufaka izilwane ezincane ezinegazi elifudumele (amagundane, izinyoni, amagundane kanye nonogwaja). Futhi ekudleni kwama-rattlesnakes kukhona amaxoxo, izinyoka ezincane, izinhlanzi nezinye izinambuzane (amacimbi namacicadas).
Ama-rattlesnakes abulala izisulu zawo ngoshevu, ehlasela evela ekuqamekeleni. Zivame ukuzingela kanye ngesonto. Inyoka idla cishe isigamu sesisindo sayo ngesikhathi sokuzingela.
Izitha zemvelo
Njengezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ezihuquzelayo, abantu ngokuyinhloko bayingozi kuma-rattlesnakes, babulale izinyoka ngokwesaba noma ngenxa yenjabulo yokuzingela.
URattlesnake unezitha eziningi zemvelo. Le yi-weasel, i-ferret ne-marten. Kusuka ezinyonini - izinkozi, amapigogo namagwababa. Ubuthi benyoka benza buthakathaka kakhulu kulezi zilwane. Futhi, ezinye izinhlanzi ezinkulu zingaba yingozi kuzinyoka.
Ama-raccoon nama-coyotes nawo ayingozi kubo bobabili abadala nasezilwaneni ezisencane.
Kodwa mhlawumbe isitha esimangalisa kakhulu yingulube. Njengoba isikhumba siwugqinsi namafutha angaphansi kwesikhumba ajiyile, ushevu, noma uluma ngamandla, awungeni egazini, futhi izingulube ngokwazo ngeke zenqabe ukudla inyoka. Lokhu kusetshenziswa abalimi (ngaphambi kokulima amasimu, badla izingulube kuwo).
Amazinga okushisa aphansi ayingozi ezinyokeni ezisencane.
Amaqiniso Athandekayo
- Ezinye izinhlobo zenyoka okuthiwa ama-rattlesnakes, lapho sezikhethe umgodi, zihlala kuwo iminyaka eminingi. UNora uvame ukudlula esizukulwaneni ngesizukulwane emashumini amaningi eminyaka.
- Naphezu kokubukeka kwawo okwesabekayo, ama-rattlesnakes ayizilwane ezesabekayo impela. Abasoze bahlasela kuqala. Futhi uma inyoka iqala ukukhala umsila wayo, lokhu akusho nakancane ukuthi isilungele ukuphonsa. Ngakho-ke ukhombisa ukungagculiseki kwakhe futhi wethuke, azame ukwethusa isivakashi esingamenyiwe.
- I-rattlesnake inobunye ubuthi obuyingozi kakhulu obungabulala umuntu omdala ngemizuzu embalwa. Kepha ngenyoka uqobo, ubuthi abuyona ingozi. Futhi nangezikhathi zokwethuka, lapho inyoka yenza ukuphonsa okungahleliwe futhi ilume konke okuzungezile futhi ikakhulukazi ngokwayo ayilimazi kangako.
