I-herbal ebushelelezi (i-Opheodrys vernalis) isivele ingowomndeni wamabutho asevele emile, amabi.
Ukusabalalisa inyoka yotshani obushelelezi.
Inyoka yotshani ebushelelezi itholakala enyakatho-mpumalanga yeCanada. Lezi zinhlobo zivamile e-United States naseningizimu yeCanada, kunabantu abahlala bodwa enyakatho yeMexico. Ububanzi bayo busuka kuNova Scotia entshonalanga kuya eningizimu yeCanada naseNingizimu-mpumalanga yeSaskatchewan. Ububanzi buhlanganisa eningizimu nasentshonalanga yeNyakatho New Jersey, entshonalanga yeMaryland, eVirginia, e-Ohio, eNorthwest Indiana, e-Illinois, eMissouri, eNebraska, eNew Mexico, eChihuahua (Mexico) nase-Utah. Futhi abantu abahlakazeke kakhulu bahlala eningizimu-mpumalanga yeTexas e-United States.
Lokhu kusatshalaliswa kuyekiswa kakhulu kuzo zonke izindawo ezisentshonalanga. Abantu abahlukanisiwe batholakala ezindaweni ezisentshonalanga ye-United States, kufaka phakathi iWyoming, New Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, nasenyakatho yeMexico.
Indawo yokuhlala yenyoka ebushelelezi yotshani.
Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zitholakala ezindaweni ezinomswakama ezicebile ngohlaza obunotshani, emadlelweni, emadlelweni, emadlelweni, emaxhaphozini nasemachibini. Zitholakala futhi emahlathini avulekile. Ngokuvamile zitholakala phansi noma zikhuphuka izihlahla eziphansi. Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zigcwala ilanga noma zicashe ngaphansi kwamatshe, izingodo nezinye izidumbu.
Izindawo zalezi zinhlobo zifaka phakathi amaxhaphozi anotshani, amasimu anotshani omanzi onqenqema lwehlathi, izindawo ezinezihlahlana zezintaba, imingcele yemifudlana, amahlathi avulekile amanzi, izindawo ezilahliwe, izindawo eziwugwadule. Ngesikhathi sokulala ubusika bonke, lezi zinyoka zikhuphukela ezidlekeni ezingasasebenzi.
Izimpawu zangaphandle zenyoka ebushelelezi yotshani.
Utshani obushelelayo bunomzimba omuhle, ogqamile ngokuphelele oluhlaza phezulu. Lo mbala uwufihla kahle ezindaweni ezihlala amakhambi. Ikhanda libanzi kancane kunentamo, liluhlaza ngenhla futhi limhlophe ngezansi. Isisu simhlophe ngokuphuzi ngokukhanyayo. Kwesinye isikhathi uhlangabezana nezinyoka ezinsundu. Izikali zesikhumba ziyashelela. Ubude bomzimba buphela kusuka kumasentimitha angama-30 kuye kwangama-66. Abesilisa bavame ukuba bancane kunabesifazane, kodwa banemisila emide. Izinyoka ezisanda kuchanyuselwa zinobude obungu-8.3 kuya ku-16.5 cm futhi zivame ukuba namandla kakhulu kunabantu abadala, imvamisa ziluhlaza okomnqumo noma zibe mpunga ngombala oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani izinyoka ezingenabungozi, azinabo ubuthi.
Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwenyoka yotshani ebushelelezi.
Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zihlangana entwasahlobo nasekupheleni kwehlobo. Zizala minyaka yonke. Izinsikazi zizalela ngoJuni kuya kuSepthemba 3 kuya ku-13 amaqanda angama-cylindrical emigodini engajulile, ezimileni ezibolile, noma ngaphansi kwezingodo noma amatshe. Kwesinye isikhathi izinsikazi eziningana zizalela amaqanda esidlekeni esisodwa ngasikhathi sinye. Amantshontsho avela ngo-Agasti noma ngo-Septhemba. Ukuthuthukiswa kuthatha izinsuku ezingu-4 kuya kwezingu-30. Lesi sici ngokwengxenye singenxa yekhono labesifazane lokukhuthaza ukukhula kwemibungu ngenkathi besemizimbeni yabo. Ukukhula okusheshayo kuyatholakala ngoba abesifazane bangagcina izinga lokushisa elifanele lokukhula kwamaqanda, ngaleyo ndlela baqinisekise ukusinda kwemibungu. Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani azinakekeli inzalo. Izinyoka ezincane zizala ngonyaka wesibili wokuphila.
Isikhathi sokuphila sezinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani emvelweni asaziwa. Ekuthunjweni baphila kuze kube yiminyaka eyisithupha.
Ukuziphatha kwenyoka yotshani ebushelelezi.
Izinyoka zemifino ebushelelezi ziyasebenza kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya ku-Okthoba futhi zihlala zodwa. Ebusika, zilala ngamaqembu nezinye izinyoka, kufaka phakathi ezinye izinhlobo zezinyoka. Izindawo ze-Hibernation zitholakala ezintuthwaneni nasemigodini eshiywe ngamagundane. Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zisebenza kakhulu emini, yize zizingela kakhulu ekuseni nakusihlwa, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi ezishisayo.
Umbala wesikhumba ogqamile oluhlaza ufihla inyoka ezimweni eziningi.
Ziyashesha futhi ziyashesha, uma kwenzeka zibaleka, kepha ziyaluma futhi zidlidlizele ngomsila wazo, uma zicindezelwe, zivame ukuthela uketshezi olunephunga elibi ezitheni zazo.
Njengezinye izinyoka, izinyoka eziluhlaza ezibushelelezi zincike kakhulu emqondweni wazo wokuhogela, ukubona, nokudlidliza ukuthola isisulu. Abantu baxhumana bodwa besebenzisa izimpawu zamakhemikhali.
Ukudla inyoka yotshani ebushelelezi.
Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zidla kakhulu ezinambuzaneni. Bakhetha izintethe, amakhilikithi, amacimbi, iminenke, ama-slugs. Ziphinde zidle izicabucabu, ama-millipedes, kwesinye isikhathi nezilwane eziphila nasemanzini.
Indima ye-ecosystem yenyoka yotshani ebushelelezi.
Izinyoka zotshani ezibushelelezi zinomthelela ezinambuzaneni. Kwabahlaseli: ama-raccoon nezimpungushe, amagwababa, izinyoka zobisi, zisebenza njengomthombo wokudla.
Inani lenyoka kumuntu.
Izinyoka zemifino ebushelelezi zisiza ukulawula izinambuzane eziyizinambuzane lapho ziningi khona. Njengezinyoka eziningi, zinobunzima bokuzivumelanisa nempilo ekuthunjweni. Izinyoka zotshani azidli kahle futhi azihlali isikhathi eside.
Isimo sokongiwa kwenyoka yotshani ebushelelezi.
Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani ziyancipha ngamanani yonke indawo futhi zibhujiswa kancane kancane kulo lonke uhla. Yize bemelwe inani elikhulu kakhulu labantu, inani labantu abadala alaziwa, kepha impela lidlula i-100,000.
Ukusatshalaliswa, indawo yokubekwa, inani lokuphindaphindwa noma inani elincane, izinombolo zabantu kungenzeka ukuthi zizinzile kancane noma zehle kancane (ngaphansi kuka-10% eminyakeni eyishumi noma izizukulwane ezintathu).
Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zisongelwa ngokulahleka kwendawo nokucekelwa phansi ngenxa yomsebenzi wabantu nokuguqulwa kwamahlathi, kepha ngokujwayelekile izinhlobo zezilwane azisongelwa kakhulu. Izizathu eziyinhloko ezenza inyoka zotshani zinyamalale ezindaweni zazo ukucekelwa phansi kwendawo nokusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Ukudla okuyinhloko kwezinyoka kuqukethe izinambuzane, ezibhujiswa ngemithi yokubulala izinambuzane. Ngakho-ke, izinyoka eziluhlaza ezibushelelezi zisengozini ikakhulukazi emithini yokubulala izinambuzane, efafazwa kakhulu ezindaweni zasemakhaya. Lolu hlobo lwenyoka lutholakala emapaki amaningi emvelo naseziqiwini. Izinyoka ezibushelelezi zotshani zibalwe njengoKukhathazeka Okuncane yi-IUCN.
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