UMary Allen
I-adder wuhlobo lwenyoka. Uthanda ukuhlala lapho kufudumele khona emini futhi kubanda ebusuku. Ngokubuyisela, ingenza okuthile izinyoka ezimbalwa kakhulu ezingakwenza: Eyensikazi ifukamela amaqanda emzimbeni wayo bese izala izilwane ezincane “ezikulungele”. Izingwenya zinobuthi futhi sinazo futhi.
Adders abahlala eYurophu nase-Asia, kodwa ngaphezulu ezindaweni ezisenyakatho. Ezinsikazi eziningi zingaphansi kwemitha ubude, abesilisa bafishane nakakhulu. Ngokuvamile zinesisindo esingamagremu ayi-100 kuye kwangama-200, okusho ukuthi zisinda njengebha eyodwa noma amabili kashokoledi.
Izingwenya zingabonwa ngephethini egosoziyo emhlane wazo. Kumnyama kunomzimba wonke. Kodwa kukhona nezingwenya ezikhethekile ezimnyama, isibonelo, inyoka yesihogo. Kodwa futhi kungokwalabo abaphambanayo.
Izinyoka ziphuma emndenini wamabululu. I-“Otter” yigama elidala elithi “Viper”. Akumele umuntu abaphambanise nama-otters angempela, isibonelo nama-otters. Zingama-martens ngakho-ke ziyizilwane ezincelisayo.
Aphila kanjani ama-adder?
Ama-adder avuka ebusika phakathi kukaFebhuwari no-April. Bese belala elangeni isikhathi eside ngoba abakwazi ukufudumala imizimba yabo. Baqamekele ukuze bazidlise bona. Ziluma inyamazane yazo isikhashana bese zijova ubuthi emazinyweni azo. Inyamazane ingakwazi ukubaleka kancane ize iwe ishone. I-adder bese iyayishwabadela, ngokuvamile ihamba phambili. Izithasiselo azikhethi. Zidla izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane njengamagundane, izibankwa namaxoxo.
Entwasahlobo, ama-adder afuna ukwanda. Kwesinye isikhathi abesilisa abaningi balwela owesifazane. Ngemva kokukhwelana, amaqanda amahlanu kuya kwayi-5 akhula esiswini sikamama wenyoka. Banesikhumba esiqinile kuphela njengegobolondo. Ukuze zifudumale ngokwanele, zikhula ekufudumaleni kwesibeletho. Base bebhoboza ulwelwesi lweqanda bese bechanyuselwa ngokushesha emzimbeni kamama. Bese belingana nepensela. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho bayamolt, okungukuthi bayaphuma esikhunjeni sabo ngoba sesincane kakhulu. Bese beyozingela. Kufanele zibe neminyaka emithathu kuya kwemine ngaphambi kokuba zizikhiqizele zona.
Ingabe izingwenya zisengozini?
Izingwenya zinezitha zemvelo: amabheja, izimpungushe, izingulube zasendle, ama-hedgehog, namakati afuywayo aphakathi kwawo. Kodwa nonogolantethe, izinkonkoni, izindwandwe, izinkozi, nezinkozi ezihlukahlukene kuyingxenye yawo, ngisho nezinyoni ezifuywayo. Izinyoka zotshani nazo ziyathanda ukudla ama-adder amancane. Kodwa lokhu futhi kwenzeka ngenye indlela.
Okubi kakhulu ukushabalala kwezindawo zemvelo zama-adder: bathola izindawo zokuhlala ezimbalwa nezimbalwa. Abantu bavumela amabala entebe ukuthi akhule abe nezihlahla noma amahlathi okutshala. Izindawo eziningi zemvelo ziyazidinga kwezolimo ukuze izilwane ezifuywayo zamanyoka zingasakwazi ukuphila. Futhi, ngezinye izikhathi abantu bayobulala inyoka ngenxa yokwesaba.
Kungakho ama-adders emazweni ethu evikelwa yimithetho eyahlukene: akumele ahlukunyezwe, abanjwe, noma abulawe. Yilokho kuphela akusizi uma izindawo zokuhlala zicekelwa phansi. Ezindaweni eziningi, azisekho noma asongelwa ngokushabalala.