Vine Snake
Inyoka yemithini
Igama
Inyoka yemithini etantelako nofana inyoka yeenyoni nofana inyoka yamagatja (Southern Vine Snake, Twig Snake, Bird Snake) Thelotornis capensis capensis]
Isigaba
Reptilia
Irhemo/ umhlobo
Squamata
Umndenazo
Colubridae
Imihlobo yakwabo
3 races are recognized
Ubude besikazi
975 mm
Ubude beduna
1 062 mm
Ihlathululo
Inyoka ematsikana khulu le inehloko eyakheke ngendlela yesikhali nofana ihloko yomkhonto begodu inamehlo amakhulu anentunja ezakheke ngendlela yentunja yesilodlhelo. Amaqetjhana wesikhumba somzimbayo abuthakathaka,kuthi encenyeni ephakathi yomzimbayo ahlalelane nemida elisumi nethoba. Inomsila omude begodu umzimbayo unombala ofana namagatja womuthi.
Ukwabeka nokusabalala kwazo
Zitholakala ePumalanga kanye neSewula ye-Afrika, nokho zajanyiselelwa ngilezo ezibizwa i- T.kirtlandii emahlathini anezulu elinengi weKabeni kanye neweTjhingalanga ye-Afrika.
Ukuhlangana neduna nokubekelisana
Esikazi ibekela amaqanda amane ukuya kalisumi nobunane, amancani, abanzi ehlobo; ziqoqosela ngenyanga kaNtaka, ngemva kwamalanga amasumi amathathu ukuya kamasumi alithoba. Amadzinyanazo aba nesilinganiso sobude esibalelwa ukusuka emamilimitheni ama-230-331 mm TL kuthi ubudisi bazo bube magremu amathathu ukuya kamane. Esikazi ibekela kabili ngesikhathi esisodwa sonyaka.
Itjhefu yeenyoka
Zibulala iinlwanyana ngokuzijova ngetjhefu, ukusuka lapho ziziginye bese inyoka le ilengelele phasi ukusuka egatjeni lomuthi.
Ukudla/ idayethi
Ukudla kwazo kuhluka khulu, begodu kufaka hlangana iimbhadwa, iinrhwarhwa, iinyonyana ezincani kanye nezinye iinyoka.
Ibuthelelolwazi ngomangwazo
Inyoka yemithini etantelako,le yaziwa nangokuthi yinyoka eligatja lomuthi, lokhu kususelwa ekufaneni namagatja wemithi komzimbayo kezinye iindawo ibizwa ngenyoka yeenyoni, lokhu kususelwa ekubambeni kwayo iinyonyana ezincani.
