UMary Allen
Cishe noma yikuphi eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-United States - kude le enyakatho njenge-Indiana kanye nasentshonalanga e-Texas - inyoka ebhukuda esikebheni sakho kungenzeka ibe i-moccasin yamanzi anobuthi (Agkistrodon piscivorus) kunenyoka yamanzi engenangozi. Ama-moccasins amanzi ama-pit viper, okusho ukuthi anemizimba emikhulu, esindayo namakhanda angama-triangular. Okungenani enye inyoka ilingisa lezi zici, kodwa udinga ulwazi olwengeziwe ukuze wenze ukuhlonza okuhle. Ngenhlanhla, ama-moccasins amanzi anezimpawu ze-idiosyncratic kanye nemikhuba yokubhukuda, ngakho-ke nakuba ukwesaba ukuthola eyodwa kuyenzeka, akulula.
I-Cottonmouths ingazingela inyamazane emanzini noma emhlabathini. Zidla izinhlanzi, izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane, izinyoni, izilwane ezihlala emanzini nasemanzini, kanye nezilwane ezihuquzelayo - okuhlanganisa nezinye izinyoka ngisho nama-moccasins amanzi amancane, ngokusho kwe-University of Michigan's Animal Diversity Web (ivula kuthebhu entsha) (ADW).
Ukubukeka kwe-moccasin yamanzi
I-moccasin yamanzi ingase iqale ibonakale insundu ngokumnyama noma emnyama, kodwa uma ubhekisisa ungakwazi ukuhlukanisa amabhande amnyama naphuzi azungeze umzimba wayo onesikali esikhulu. Uma inyoka isencane ngokwanele, lezi zimpawu zingakhanya. Nakuba ingezona ezimise okwedayimane, amabhendi athi afane nezimpawu ze-rattlesnake, okunengqondo ngoba i-rattlesnake iyisihlobo.
Njengazo zonke izinyoka ze-pit, i-moccasin yamanzi inentamo encane kakhulu kunekhanda layo elingunxantathu nomzimba onamandla. Cishe ngeke ufune ukusondela ngokwanele ukuze uqaphele lokhu, kodwa i-moccasin yamanzi inabafundi abame mpo abamise okwezimbotshana, kunabafundi abayindilinga bezinyoka eziningi zamanzi ezingenabungozi. Iphinde ibe nomugqa owodwa wezikali emsileni wayo, ngokungafani nezinyoka ezingenabuthi, ezinemigqa emibili eduze komunye nomunye.
I-Cottonmouths yi-moccasins yamanzi
I-moccasin yamanzi yaziwa nangokuthi i-cottonmouth, futhi isizathu sivela esimweni sokuzivikela esithathwa yinyoka lapho isongelwa. Asonge umzimba wakhe, aphakamise ikhanda futhi avule umlomo wakhe ngokusemandleni akhe. Umbala wesikhumba emlonyeni wenyoka umhlophe njengokotini – yingakho kuthiwa i-cottonmouth. Uma ubona lokhu kuziphatha, sekuyisikhathi sokuhlehla, kancane kodwa ngokushesha, ngoba inyoka isilungele ukushaya.
Ama-Moccasins Amanzi Athanda Amanzi
Ngeke uwabone ama-moccasins amanzi kude namanzi. Bathanda amachibi, amachibi nemifudlana enokudla okuningi ukuze bakubambe. Ama-cottonmouth adla izinhlanzi, izilwane ezihlala emanzini nasemanzini, izinyoni, izilwane ezincelisayo, izingwenya zezingane, kanye nemilomo emincane ye-cottonmouth.
I-cottonmouth yokubhukuda ihlukaniswa kalula nenyoka yamanzi evamile. Igcina ingxenye enkulu yomzimba wayo ngaphezu kwamanzi, cishe njengokungathi iyabhukuda. Izinyoka zamanzi, ngakolunye uhlangothi, zigcina ingxenye enkulu yemizimba yazo icwile; ikhanda kuphela elibonakalayo.
Uma ingabhukudi, ama-moccasins amanzi athanda ukucwilisa ilanga emadwaleni nasezingodweni eduze kwamanzi. Azigibeli ezihlahleni, ngakho-ke akufanele ukhathazeke ngokuthola iconsi ekhanda lakho, kodwa uma uhamba emfudlaneni noma echibini - ngisho nasebusika - kuwumqondo omuhle ukuhlola uhlangothi olukude ngena ngaphambi kokuyinyathela.
Qaphela ukulingisa
Inyoka yasemanzini enebhande (Nerodia fasciata) ilingisa izici ze-moccasin yamanzi ukuze ijabulele izinzuzo zesistimu yokuletha ubuthi ngaphandle kokuba neyodwa yazo. Uthambisa ikhanda nomzimba wakhe lapho esongelwa ngokuveza umzimba wamafutha e-moccasin nekhanda elingunxantathu ngaphezu kokudlula. Nokho, akuwona umbono ophelele. Iphikiswa ngomzimba omncane kakhulu wenyoka yamanzi, umsila omude ngokwedlulele, omncane, kanye nezimpawu ezingajiki zibe mnyama emsileni njengezimpawu ze-moccasin yamanzi.
Ngisho noma ingazanywanga, inyoka yasemanzini enebhande ibonakala ifana ne-moccasin yamanzi, kodwa umehluko ophawulekayo phakathi kwayo umgodi okwazi ukuzwa ukushisa, okunikeza ama-pit viper igama lawo. Itholakala ebunzini ngenhla naphakathi kwamakhala e-moccasin yamanzi. Inyoka yasemanzini enebhande ayinawo umgodi onjalo.
Atholakala kuphi ama-moccasins amaningi amanzi?
Ama-moccasins amanzi atholakala empumalanga ye-US kusukela e-Great Dismal Swamp eningizimu-mpumalanga yeVirginia, eningizimu ngenhlonhlo yaseFlorida nasentshonalanga kuya e-Arkansas, empumalanga naseningizimu ye-Oklahoma, nasentshonalanga naseningizimu yeGeorgia (ngaphandle kweLake Lanier neLake Allatoona).
Yini ebulala i-cottonmouth?
Izinyoka zenkosi ziyamelana ngokwemvelo nobuhlungu be-viper futhi zivame ukubulala futhi zidle ama-cottonmouth, ama-rattlesnakes, nama-copperheads.
Ingashaya kude kangakanani i-moccasin yamanzi?
Ama-cottonmouths akhule ngokugcwele angasondela kumafidi ayisithupha ubude kodwa amaningi mancane, ngokuvamile amafidi amathathu ukuya kwamane. Inyoka ibamba ikhanda layo nge-engeli engu-45 degrees futhi ikwazi ukubona ukunyakaza okungenani okungamafidi angamashumi amahlanu.
Unesikhathi esingakanani ngemva kokulunywa yi-moccasin yamanzi?
Iziguli ezethula ngemva kokulunywa yi-cottonmouth kufanele zihlolwe amahora ayisishiyagalombili ngemva kokukhishwa kwe-envenomation. Uma kungekho zimpawu zomzimba noma ze-hematological phakathi namahora ayisishiyagalombili, isiguli singakhishwa ekhaya.
Ungawaxosha kanjani ama-moccasins amanzi?
Ingabe i-moccasin yamanzi ingakuluma ngaphansi kwamanzi?
Ngaphandle kwezinyoka zasolwandle, kunezinyoka ezimbili ezivamile ezingahlala emanzini noma eduze namanzi - i-cottonmouth (i-water moccasin) kanye nenyoka yamanzi. Akukhona nje ukuthi izinyoka zingaluma ngaphansi kwamanzi, kodwa ama-moccasins amanzi ajoyina uhlu lwezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-20 zezinyoka ezinobuthi e-United States okwenza zibe usongo nakakhulu.
Ingabe ama-moccasins amanzi anolaka?
Ama-moccasins amanzi awanawo ulaka, nakuba abantu abaningi besho kanjalo. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuzigwema ukuzama konke okusemandleni akho ukuthi ungangeni endleleni yazo. Uma usuwanyathele ngephutha, angase abhodle futhi alume njengemvelo yokuzivikela.