Vine Snake
Inyoka Yemagala

© Roger de la Harpe

Ligama

Southern Vine Snake, Twig Snake, Bird Snake (Thelotornis capensis capensis)
Inyoka Yemagala

Lihlangotsi

Reptilia

Kucondzisa

Squamata

Umndeni

Colubridae

Letinye tetilwane

Imihlobo lemitsatfu lebonwako

Budze balensikati

Emakhulu layimfica nemashumi lasikhombisa nesihlanu ema mm

Budze balendvuna

Tinkhulungwane letilishumi nemashumi lasitfupha nakubili ema mm

Inchazelo

Lena nyoka lencama kakhulu inenhloko lemise kwesikhali kanye nemehlo lanemgodzi – lakunalebhola lemnyama khona. letigogo temtimba tishoda sicu, emalayini lalishumi nemfica langakacondzi lase mkhatsini wemtimba. Lomsila mudze kakhulu. Lomtimba ufana nelibala leligala.

Kusakateka

Itfolwa eMpumalanga nase Nshonalanga ye Afrika, imelelwe emahlatsini emvula laseNkhabave nase Nshonalanga ye Afrika ngu T.kirtlandii.

Kwakhiwa/kwentiwa

Lensikati italela lamane kuya kulalishumi nesiphohlongo lamancane, emacandze lamadze ngelihlobo; leti tichobosela ngenyanga yeNdlovu, emva kwemalanga lamashumi lasitfupha kuya kumashumi layimfica. Lencane ikala emakhulu lamabili nemashumi lamatsatfu kuya kumakhulu lamatsatfu nemashumi lamatsatfu nakunye ngema mm iTl kanye nesisindvo ikala kutsatfu kuya kumane ema g. lensikati italela timbili tipatji ngesikhatsi sinye.

Phoyizini

Inyamatane ibulawa ngulophoyizini, futsi imiteka uma lenyoka ibheke phansi.

Kudla kwato

Kudla kwato kwehlukile kakhulu, futsi kufaka emanwabu noma imigololo, ticoco, tinyoni letincane kanye naletinye tinyoka.

Luhla loluhlanganisiwe

Lenyoka ye vine yatiwa njengenyoka yemagala ngendlela yayo yekufana nemagala lamancane lasetihlahleni futsi nasetindzaweni ibitwa ngeNyoka yetinyoni ngenca yenjwayelo yayo yekubulala tinyoni letincane.