Vine Snake

© Roger de la Harpe

Vito

Southern Vine Snake, Twig Snake, Bird Snake [Thelotornis capensis capensis]

Klilasi

Reptilia

Swakudya

Squamata

Ndyangu

Colubridae

Rixaka

Mixaka yi 3 yitekeriwa enhlokweni

Kuleha (Xisati)

975 mm

Ku leha (Xinuna)

1 062 mm

Nhlamuselo

Leyi I nyoka yolala swinene na xinhlokwani lexingana matihlo lamakulu lawa langutekaka ingaku yana mbhovo endzeni ka wona. Magwaru laha emirini ingaku yanga suka ngopfu ngopfu laha xikarhi ka miri. Ncila wa yona wulehile swinene. Miri wa yona wufana swinene na tshindi ra nsinya.

Ku hangalaka

Nyoka leyi yikumeka swinene evuhuma dyambu na Dzonga wa Afrika. Yikala swinene laha kunga tala timpfula exikarhi nale vupela dyambu bya Africa.

Kutswalana

Leya xisati yitshikela matandza ya 4 – 18 lamantsongo hi ximumu; lawa ya tlhotlhoriwakahi March endzhaku ka 60 - 90 wa masiku. Vana vakona vapimiwe kuva kwalomu ka 230 - 331 mm kasi va tika 3 - 4 g. Leya xisati xaswikota kutshikela mandza kambirhi hi nguva.

Vuxungu

Swakudya swa yona swisungula hiku cheriwa vuxungu leswaku swi fa hikona swingata dyiwa, laha swi mitiwaka hinyoka leyi yiri karhi yi ncikinya Kunene.

Swakudya

Swakudya swa yona swahambana swinene naswona swikatsa minkolombyani, machela, swinyenyani leswintsongo hambi tinyoka tinwana.

Swo switiva

Muxaka lowu wa nyoka wutlhela wutiveka tani hi “Twig Snake” leswi sukelaka eka kuva yifana swinene na swirhabyani leswintsongo ensinyeni kasi eka tinwani tindzhawu yitiveka tani hi “Bird Snake” hikokwalaho ka leswi yirhandzaka ku dya swinyenyani.