Ntau tus nab txias thiab lom zem saib, tab sis qee tus yuav tom koj sai li sai tau saib koj. Feem ntau, nws tuaj yeem nyuaj rau qhia cov phooj ywg nab los ntawm dab.
Zoo zoo, hauv California, tsis muaj teeb meem ntau. Tsuas muaj ob peb hom nab venomous hauv California xwb, thiab lawv pom tau yooj yim heev.
Muaj nab thoob plaws lub xeev, txawm hais tias lawv muaj ntau dua nyob rau thaj tsam suab puam. Ntawm no, peb saib cov uas koj muaj feem yuav pom thaum mus ncig hauv California.
Tus 9 Nab Pom Hauv California
1. Coachwhip (los yog Racer) Snake
| Species: | M. flagellum |
| Longevity: | 16 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 6–8 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Coachwhips yog ib hom nab ntau tshaj plaws hauv Tebchaws Meskas, thiab lawv tuaj yeem pom thoob plaws California, txawm hais tias lawv nyob hauv thaj tsam nruab nrab. Lawv tseem hu ua racers vim lawv ceev heev.
Lawv nyiam thaj chaw qhib thiab cov av xuab zeb, thiab lawv feem ntau pom hauv hav zoov, suab puam, thiab ua liaj ua teb. Lawv yuav noj txhua yam uas lawv tuaj yeem haum hauv lawv lub qhov ncauj, suav nrog lizards, nas, kab, noog, thiab lwm yam nab. Lawv tsis venomous los yog lawv constrictors; lawv tsuas txeeb tau lawv tej tsiaj thiab nqos tag nrho xwb.
Coyotes, hma, thiab noog ntawm prey yuav noj coachwhips. Tsis muaj kev qhia tias cov nab yuav ua li cas thaum raug hem. Qee tus tau txhoj puab heev, thaum lwm tus nyiam ua si tuag. Txawm hais tias lawv cov npe, lawv yuav tsis nplawm koj (tsis yog lawv yuav qhia koj), thiab lawv feem ntau nyiam khiav tawm es tsis muaj kev phom sij rau lub taub hau.
2. Western Rattlesnake
| Species: | C. Organus |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | No |
| Legal to own?: | No |
| Adult size: | 4–6 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Tus nab nab nyob sab hnub poob yog tus nab venomous tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv California, thiab nws yog qhov zoo uas lawv muaj rattles, vim lawv yog cov kws tshaj lij ntawm kev sib xyaw nrog lawv ib puag ncig. Lawv feem ntau yog xim av los yog grey nrog blotches thiab bands thoob plaws lawv lub cev, thiab thaum lawv nyob rau hauv txhuam los yog ib tug suab puam chaw nyob, lawv yuav luag tsis pom.
Lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv nroog ib puag ncig ib yam nkaus, nrog rau feem ntau tib neeg kev sib cuam tshuam los ntawm kev taug kev taug kev thiab qhov chaw ntawm qhov xwm txheej ntawd. Cov dev thiab lwm yam tsiaj muaj feem yuav tau me ntsis dua tib neeg, txawm li cas los xij. Hmoov tsis zoo, thaum lub rattle rattle yog qhov yooj yim tshaj plaws los txheeb xyuas cov nab no, nws tsis yog ruam, vim tias lawv cov rattles tuaj yeem tawg tawm.
Cov nab no noj noog, nas, kab, thiab qe, hos noog, coyotes, bobcats, thiab lwm yam nab nyiam noj lawv. Ntau tus tsiaj yuav tua lawv ntawm qhov pom, txawm tias lawv tsis noj lawv; cov no suav nrog mos lwj, antelope, nyuj, nees, thiab ntawm qhov tseeb, tib neeg.
3. Pacific Gopher nab
| Species: | P. Catnifer |
| Longevity: | 15 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3-7 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Gopher nab muaj nyob thoob plaws California, tab sis lawv muaj ntau dua nyob rau sab qab teb. Lawv nyiam thaj chaw ib nrab arid, nrog rau cov tiaj tiaj tiaj nrog me ntsis txhuam rau npog, yog li lawv feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv cov chaw ua liaj ua teb. Koj yuav tsis tshua pom lawv ntawm qhov siab siab tshaj 2,000 ko taw, txawm li cas los xij.
Lawv feem ntau yog xim av tsaus, ntsuab, lossis daj, nrog cov pob thiab cov pob txha tag nrho hauv lawv nraub qaum. Thaum raug hem, lawv yuav hnyos lossis co lawv tus Tsov tus tw zoo li rattlesnake; qhov no yog tag nrho cov bluff, tab sis, raws li lawv tsis yog-venomous. Hmoov tsis zoo, txij li qee zaum rattlesnakes poob lawv cov rattles, nws yooj yim rau ua yuam kev gopher nab rau lawv cov kwv tij ua phem ntau dua.
Gopher nab feem ntau noj cov nas me, xws li gophers, tab sis lawv kuj tau paub tias noj noog, qe, lizards, thiab txawm puav. Lawv feem ntau raug hma los ntawm hma liab, liab-tailed hawks, thiab coyotes, tsis muaj leej twg txaus siab los ntawm lawv lub tswv yim rattlesnake.
4. California Kingsnake
| Species: | L. californiae |
| Longevity: | 20 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3-5 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
California kingsnake yog ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj nab nrov tshaj plaws, feem ntau vim cov xim qus thiab cov qauv txawv uas lawv tuaj yeem nthuav tawm. Lawv tau pom thoob plaws hauv California, suav nrog thaj chaw hauv nroog, yog li koj tuaj yeem khiav mus rau ib qho twg koj mus.
Zoo li nab gopher, lawv tsis muaj kev phom sij rau tib neeg, tab sis lawv tseem yuav ua raws li tus nab qa ntawm tus Tsov tus tw yog tias raug hem. Thaum tib neeg tawm tsam, lawv tau paub tias yuav tom, hno, thiab tso tawm musk lossis quav cov ntsiab lus los ntawm lawv cov cloaca.
Lawv hu ua kingsnakes for a good reason: Lwm tus nab muab lawv ib tuj saib. Qhov tseeb, cov nab muaj feem ntau ntawm lawv cov zaub mov, thiab lawv muaj kev tiv thaiv kab mob rattlesnake venom, yog li cov tsiaj reptiles tsis muaj txoj hauv kev los tiv thaiv lawv tus kheej los ntawm ib tug kingsnake. Vajntxwv yog cov neeg limhiam, yog li ntawd lawv mam li qhwv ib tug rattlesnake thiab ua pa rau lawv ua ntej nqus lawv zoo li spaghetti.
Tau kawg, tsis yog txhua tus neeg hwm vaj ntxwv, thiab cov nab feem ntau raug tua thiab noj los ntawm hawks, owls, coyotes, possums, thiab skunks.
5. Western Yellow-Bellied Racer
| Species: | C. constrictor mormon |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 3-6 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Ntawm thoob plaws sab hnub poob Tebchaws Meskas thiab Canada (thiab sab qab teb mus txog Guatemala), tus neeg sib tw daj-bellied yog tus nab ceev nrog cov xim daj ntawm lawv lub plab. Cov nab uas tsis muaj venomous no nyiam qhov chaw qhuav, tshav ntuj zoo li cov teb qhib thiab hav zoov, txawm hais tias lawv kuj pom muaj nyob hauv cov bogs thiab ze ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv.
Raws li cov menyuam yaus, lawv feem ntau noj cov kab, tab sis thaum lawv loj hlob, lawv yuav tawm mus rau noj noog, qe, squirrels, vaub kib, luav, thiab cov nab loj dua. Txawm hais tias lawv yuav muaj lo lus "constrictor" hauv lawv lub npe tshawb fawb, cov nab no tsis ua rau lawv cov tsiaj, nyiam dua los nqos tag nrho.
Cov nab no raug tua los ntawm txhua tus neeg raug liam (noog, coyotes, thiab lwm yam nab), tab sis qhov kev hem thawj loj tshaj plaws rau lawv feem ntau yog los ntawm tib neeg. Lawv ua tsis tau zoo nyob rau hauv nroog ib puag ncig, yog li suburban sprawl yuav hem lawv lub neej, thiab cia li hais tias lawv tsis yog raws nraim pros ntawm hla txoj kev.
6. Ntiv nplhaib-Necked Snake
| Species: | C. sculpturatus |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 10–20 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Nplhaib-caj dab feem ntau yog ob-toned, nrog cov xim tawv rau saum thiab lwm tus raws lawv lub plab; cov xim no tsuas yog tawg los ntawm cov xim (feem ntau yog txiv kab ntxwv) nyob ib ncig ntawm lawv lub caj dab. Cov no yog cov nab me me, thiab vim li ntawd, lawv feem ntau nyiam nrog cov neeg nyiam uas tsis xav kom khaws lub thoob dej yug ntses loj hauv lawv lub tsev.
Raws li koj xav, muab cov tsiaj no me me npaum li cas, lawv nyiam nyob hauv qhov chaw uas lawv tsis raug. Lawv yuav lo rau hauv hav zoov lossis hav dej rau feem ntau, thiab lawv nyiam faus rau hauv av ntub, qhov chaw lawv yuav yos hav zoov salamanders, slugs, thiab worms. Lawv tuaj yeem ua khoom noj txom ncauj rau npua, qav, owls, skunks, armadillos, thiab ntau dua.
Cov nab no yog venomous, tab sis lawv txoj kev txhaj tshuaj venom txawv ntawm rattlers thiab lwm yam vipers nyob rau hauv uas lub nplhaib-caj dab nab muaj venom qog nyob rau hauv lawv cov hniav tom qab. Lawv yuav tom lawv cov tsiaj txhu, zom nws me ntsis los txhaj tshuaj lom, thiab tom qab ntawd khi lawv kom tiav. Lawv cov venom tsis muaj zog heev ua rau muaj kev phom sij rau tib neeg, txawm li cas los xij, thiab lawv raug suav tias tsis muaj kev phom sij tag nrho (txawm tias lawv cov chomps tseem tuaj yeem raug mob).
7. Garter nab
| Species: | T. sirtalis |
| Longevity: | 5 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 18–54 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Garter nab yog ib hom nab tshwj xeeb, tab sis ntau tus neeg yuav ntim cov nab me me mus rau nruab nrab, tsis muaj venomous nyob rau hauv daim ntawv lo. Txawm tias cov kws tshawb fawb yuav sib cav txog qhov tsim nyog li tus nab garter, yog li cov tsiaj no yuav sib txawv ntawm qhov loj me: Lawv tuaj yeem ua tau me ntsis ntev li ib taw mus rau ob peb taw ntev.
Lawv tuaj yeem pom thoob plaws tebchaws Amelikas, hauv ntau qhov chaw nyob, thiab lawv yog ib qho ntawm cov nab dej ntau tshaj plaws hauv California. Lawv tuaj yeem pom hauv hav zoov, teb, thiab feem ntau, tib neeg cov nyom. Txawm hais tias lawv nyob qhov twg, txawm li cas los xij, koj tuaj yeem twv tau qhov chaw dej nyob ze, vim lawv tsis txhob txav deb dhau ntawm cov dej, pas dej, thiab cov kwj deg.
Qab thiab lwm yam amphibians ua rau feem ntau ntawm lawv cov khoom noj, thiab lawv tuaj yeem poob rau cov noog, qav loj, snapping vaub kib, squirrels, hma, thiab lwm yam.
8. Sharp Tailed nab
| Species: | C. tenuis |
| Longevity: | 10 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 12–20 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Cov hom roob no tuaj yeem pom thoob plaws hauv Sierra Nevada roob, thiab lawv nyiam qhov chaw nyob nrog cov av noo thiab npog ntau, xws li nplooj thiab nplooj. Qhov no feem ntau coj lawv mus rau hauv kev sib cuag nrog lub nplhaib-caj dab, txawm hais tias ob qho tib si tsis muaj kev hem thawj rau ib leeg.
Cov nab me no feem ntau yog xim av lossis lub teeb liab, thiab lawv yeej muaj tus Tsov tus tw ntse, uas yog vim lawv qhov kawg vertebrae protruding tawm lub ntsis. Lawv siv qhov no los tuav cov tsiaj thaum lawv nqos nws, uas tuaj yeem siv tau vim qhov tseeb tias lawv feem ntau noj nplua, slimy slugs. Tsis yog lawv tus Tsov tus tw thiab lawv cov hniav tsis muaj kev hem thawj rau tib neeg.
Ntau tus neeg ua yuam kev me me no rau cov cab, thiab lawv nyiam dov rau hauv pob thaum raug hem. Qhov ntawd tsis txwv lwm tus nab, raccoons, thiab shrews los ntawm kev noj mov rau lawv, txawm li cas los xij.
9. Rubber Boa
| Species: | C. bottae |
| Longevity: | 7 xyoo |
| Zoo rau tus kheej li tsiaj?: | Yes |
| Legal to own?: | Yes |
| Adult size: | 1–3 feet |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob zoo |
Rubber boas tau txais lawv lub npe los ntawm qhov tseeb tias lawv muaj cov nplai tsaus nti uas dai xoob ntawm lawv lub cev; lawv kuj zoo nkauj thiab ci ntsa iab, ua rau lawv zoo li roj hmab. Lawv cov tails yog tiaj thiab blunt thiab zoo li lawv lub taub hau thaum xub thawj siab ib muag; qhov no tuaj yeem tiv thaiv lawv los ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg, zoo li cov noog uas yuav sim tua lawv lub ntsej muag.
Nov yog ib tug ntawm ob hom boa nkaus xwb uas yog nyob rau teb chaws Meskas; Lwm hom, rosy boa, kuj pom nyob rau hauv California (tab sis tsis ntau npaum li cov roj hmab boa). Lawv tuaj yeem tiv taus qhov txias dua li lwm cov nab, yog li lawv tuaj yeem pom nyob rau ntawm qhov siab ntawm 10,000 ko taw lossis ntau dua. Lawv feem ntau siv sijhawm nyob rau hauv pob zeb, cav, lossis lwm qhov chaw nyob.
Lawv tsis venomous thiab tsis nruj me ntsis. Lawv feem ntau yuav tsis tom tib neeg txawm tias raug hem (txawm tias lawv yuav tua ib lub zog musk rau koj). Lawv feem ntau noj cov tsiaj me xws li nas thiab voles, thiab yog tias lawv ntsib cov tsiaj zes, lawv yuav noj cov khib nyiab ua ntej thaum siv lawv tus Tsov tus tw kom tus niam nyob hauv qhov chaw. Txawm li cas los xij, qhov no tsis ua haujlwm zoo rau coyotes, noog, miv, thiab lwm yam tsiaj uas nyiam noj khoom txom ncauj ntawm cov boas.
Conclusion
Muaj ntau ntau hom nab nyob hauv California, feem coob uas tsis muaj teeb meem. Qhov tseeb, cov tsiaj reptiles ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam loj rau lub ecosystem, pab kom cov pejxeem ntawm cov teeb meem xws li nas nyob rau hauv kev tswj. Qhov no tuaj yeem tiv thaiv ob qho tib si qoob loo thiab kev kis kab mob.
