UMary Allen
Inyoka yotshani uhlobo lwenyoka ehlala kakhulu eduze namanzi. Izinyoka zotshani zidla kakhulu izilwane ezihlala emanzini. Lezi zihlanganisa ikakhulukazi amaxoxo, amasele, nezilwane ezifanayo. Izinyoka zotshani azinangozi kubantu. Akanawo amazinyo.
Izinyoka zotshani zihlala kulo lonke elaseYurophu ngaphandle kwasezindaweni ezisenyakatho kakhulu. Kukhona nezinyoka zotshani ezingxenyeni zase-Asia. Amaduna acishe abe ngamasentimitha angama-75 ubude, abesifazane bafinyelela cishe imitha elilodwa. Ngemuva kwamakhanda ezinyoka, ungabona amachashaza amabili amise okwenyanga anombala osawolintshi.
Ziphila kanjani izinyoka zotshani?
Izinyoka zotshani zivuka ebusika kusukela ngo-April. Bese belala elangeni isikhathi eside ngoba abakwazi ukufudumala imizimba yabo. Ngalesi sikhathi, bayamolt, okusho ukuthi bachitha isikhumba sabo. Emini bayazingela: ngaphezu kwezilwane ezihlala emanzini, zithanda nezinhlanzi, izinyoni, izibankwa kanye nezilwane ezincelisayo ezincane.
Izinyoka zotshani zifuna ukwanda entwasahlobo. Kwesinye isikhathi abesilisa abaningi balwela owesifazane. Ngemva kokukhwelana, insikazi izalela amaqanda ayi-10 kuya kwangama-30. Ibheka indawo efudumele, isibonelo, ubulongwe, umquba, noma inqwaba yomhlanga. Umama uzishiyela amaqanda. Kuye ngemfudumalo, amaphuphu achanyuselwa ngemva kwamasonto amane kuya kwayishumi. Usuke uncike kuwena.
Izinyoka zotshani zinamahloni kakhulu futhi zizozama ukubaleka uma ziphazanyiswa. Bangakwazi futhi ukusukuma bazikhukhumeze ukuze benze umbono. Bahayiza ngemilomo noma bashaye amakhanda. Nokho, azivamile ukuluma futhi ukulunywa akunangozi. Bangakwazi nokukhipha uketshezi olunuka kabi kakhulu. Uma ubabamba, bazozama ukuphuma. Uma konke kwehluleka, badlala bafile.
Cishe ngoSepthemba noma ngo-Okthoba, bafuna indawo yokulala. Lokhu kungaba umgodi wesilwane esincelisayo esincane, umfantu wedwala, noma inqwaba yomquba. Indawo kufanele yome ngangokunokwenzeka futhi ingabandi kakhulu ukuze inyoka yotshani iphile ebusika.
Ingabe izinyoka zotshani zisengozini?
Izinyoka zotshani zinezitha zemvelo: amakati, amagundane, amabheji, izimpungushe, ama-martens nama-hedgehogs, storks, herons, nezinyoni ezidla inyama noma izinhlanzi ezifana ne-pike noma i-perch zithanda ukudla izinyoka zotshani, ikakhulukazi ezincane. Kodwa lezi zitha aziyona ingozi enkulu, ngoba zigcina izinhlobo zezilwane zisesilinganisweni.
Okubi kakhulu ukushabalala kwezindawo zemvelo zezinyoka zotshani: zithola izindawo ezimbalwa zokuhlala ezimbalwa. Abantu bakhipha amaxhaphozi noma bavimbe imifula ngendlela yokuthi izinyoka zotshani noma izilwane ezidlayo zingasakwazi ukuphila. Futhi, ngezinye izikhathi abantu babulala inyoka yotshani ngenxa yokwesaba.
Kungakho izinyoka zotshani emazweni ethu zivikelekile ngemithetho eyahlukene: akumele zihlukunyezwe, zingabanjwa, noma zibulawe. Yilokho kuphela akusizi uma izindawo zokuhlala zicekelwa phansi. Ezindaweni eziningi, azisekho noma asongelwa ngokushabalala.