Kansas yog lub npe hu ua Sunflower State, suav nrog thaj chaw hauv Great Plains ntawm North America. Thaum lub xeev nruab nrab sab hnub poob no tau qhuas tias yog lub teb chaws tus thawj coj cov qoob loo, Kansas kuj khav theeb muaj ntau dua 40 hom nab thiab lawv yog pawg ntau haiv neeg ntawm cov tsiaj reptiles hauv lub xeev.
Muaj ntau yam nab nab hauv lub xeev no nrog rau ob peb tus nab venomous hauv Kansas. Txawm hais tias koj los ntawm Kansas lossis tab tom npaj mus ntsib qhov ntawd los tshawb txog sab nraum zoov, nws yog ib qho zoo kom paub tias dab tsi nab koj yuav ntsib thaum roaming ncig lub xeev.
Hauv qab no peb tau teev qee cov nab uas muaj ntau tshaj plaws nyob hauv Kansas, nrog rau qee cov ntaub ntawv nthuav dav txog txhua hom yog li koj yuav paub tias yuav saib dab tsi thaum koj tawm mus ncig sab nraum zoov.
10 Nab Pom Hauv Kansas
1. Prairie Rattlesnake
| Species: | C. viridis |
| Adult size: | 36 - 48 nti |
| Appearance: | Daim duab peb sab lub taub hau, lub teeb xim av lub cev npog hauv cov tawv nqaij tsaus uas maj mam tig mus ua ib ncig ze ntawm tus Tsov tus tw. |
| Vim: | Yes |
| Kev noj haus: | Ntaus, lwm yam nab, lizards, luav, prairie aub, av-zes noog |
Pom nyob rau sab hnub poob ib nrab ntawm lub xeev, Prairie Rattlesnake yog ib qho ntawm ob peb tus nab venomous hauv Kansas. Tus nab no paub zoo tshaj plaws rau cov nplhaib tshwj xeeb ntawm qhov kawg ntawm nws tus Tsov tus tw uas ua rau lub suab nrov. Tus nab lub cev hnyav no tsis txhoj puab heev txawm tias nws yuav tawm tsam yog tias nws xav tias raug hem.
The Prairie Rattlesnake muaj qhov kub hnyiab ntawm txhua sab ntawm nws lub taub hau nws siv los taug qab tus tsiaj.
Thaum tus nab no los ze rau tus tsiaj, nws cov venomous fangs nqis los ntawm lub ru tsev ntawm nws lub qhov ncauj los ntaus thiab txhaj tshuaj venom kom qaug zog. Thaum tus tsiaj tuag, Prairie Rattlesnake yuav noj tag nrho.
Tus nab venomous heev no tuaj yeem ua rau tuag taus yog tias tsis kho vim cov venom rhuav tshem cov ntaub so ntswg thiab cov qe ntshav uas tuaj yeem ua rau cov hlab ntsha sab hauv. Ua tsaug ntau, ob peb tug neeg raug nplawm los ntawm Prairie Rattlesnakes vim tias cov nab no zoo li khiav thaum lawv paub tias muaj kev phom sij.
2. Eastern Racer
| Species: | C. constrictor |
| Adult size: | 20 - 56 nti |
| Appearance: | Slate grey rau dub lub cev nrog ib tug dawb hauv qab |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Nyob, noog qe, lizards, qav, toads, lizards, kab |
Tus Eastern Racer yog ib tug nquag pom nab nyob rau hauv Kansas uas paub tias yog ib tug ceev ceev mover. Cov no yog cov ceeb toom thiab xav paub nab nrog lub zeem muag zoo uas qee zaum pom tau tsa lawv lub taub hau saum toj ntawm cov nyom kom pom dab tsi nyob ib puag ncig lawv.
Tus Eastern Racer nrawm heev thiab feem ntau khiav thaum nws xav tias raug hem. Txawm li cas los xij, yog tias tus nab uas tsis yog venomous no hnov qab, nws yuav ua rau muaj kev sib ntaus sib tua thiab tom nyuaj thiab ntau zaus. Tus nab no nyuaj rau tib neeg lis thaum nws writhes, defecates, thiab tso pa phem.
Tus nab no feem ntau pom nyob ze dej tab sis kuj tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv txhuam, cov thoob khib nyiab, kwj dej, thiab thaj chaw nyob. Thaum nws siv sijhawm feem ntau hauv av, tus nab no tsis muaj teeb meem nce tsob ntoo mus txeeb qe lossis menyuam qaib los ntawm cov zes noog.
3. Northern Water Snake
| Species: | N. sipedon |
| Adult size: | 42 - 55 nti |
| Appearance: | Lub cev ntev nrog cov xim sib txawv ntawm grey, tan, lossis xim av nrog cov kab tsaus nti |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Qab, ntses, crayfish, salamanders, me noog, worms, leeches |
Tus nab dej qaum teb yog ib qho ntawm cov nab dej hauv Kansas uas tuaj yeem pom hauv ntau lub pas dej, dej ntws, thiab cov kwj deg thoob plaws lub xeev. Qhov nruab nrab-loj nab lub cev tuaj yeem ua tau ntau yam ntxoov grey, tan, lossis xim av nrog cov kab tsaus nti uas ua rau ntau tus neeg ua txhaum rau lawv rau kev txhoj puab heev Moccasins. Txawm li cas los xij, Tus nab nab nyob rau sab qaum teb tsis yog venomous tab sis nws tuaj yeem ua rau nws lub cev thiab tom thaum muaj kev ntxhov siab yog li ntawd nws yog qhov zoo tshaj kom tso tus nab no nyob ib leeg yog tias koj ntsib ib qho ntawm cov tsiaj qus.
Ntawm Dej Nag nqos nws cov tsiaj ciaj sia thiab noj ntau yam ntses, qav, toads, crayfish, thiab tadpoles. Nws yog ib qho uas pom Northern Water Snakes thaum lub caij ntuj sov coiled thiab basking nyob rau hauv lub hnub ntawm kwj ntug dej los yog atop pob zeb, stumps, los yog txhuam. Sab qaum teb Dej Snake tsis nteg qe zoo li ntau lwm tus nab. Nov yog tus nab ovoviviparous uas yug me nyuam dawb nyob.
4. Ntoo Rattlesnake
| Species: | C. horridus |
| Adult size: | 35 - 40 nti |
| Appearance: | Brown rau grey lub cev nrog ib tug tsaus zig-zag qauv |
| Vim: | Yes |
| Kev noj haus: | Mam me me, nas, qav, noog me, lwm yam nab |
Ntawm tag nrho cov venomous nab hauv Kansas, Timber Rattlesnake muaj cov venom muaj zog tshaj plaws. Cov neeg feem coob uas raug Timber Rattlesnakes ua rau cov nab uas lawv tawm tsam thiab tom. Txawm li cas los xij, tus nab no txaj muag thiab docile thiab tsuas yog tom thaum provoked.
Thaum lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav thiab lub caij nplooj zeeg, Timber Rattlesnake yog diurnal tab sis nws yos hav zoov thaum hmo ntuj thaum lub caij ntuj sov kom tsis txhob muaj huab cua kub nruab hnub. Thaum tus nab no mus ob peb yards thaum nruab hnub los nrhiav zaub mov, nws siv sij hawm ntev coiled thiab immobile, tos ua siab ntev rau prey los ze. Qhov tseeb nthuav txog cov nab no yog cov poj niam ntawm hom tsis pub thaum cev xeeb tub vim lawv cia siab rau cov rog kom tswj lawv tus kheej.
Lub Ntoo Rattlesnake tsuas yog pom nyob rau sab hnub tuaj thib peb ntawm Kansas hauv cov nroj tsuag hnyav, pob zeb tawm ntawm cov ntoo ib nrab. Koj tuaj yeem taug kev dhau los ntawm ib qho ntawm cov nab no tsis paub txog vim lawv feem ntau pw tsis muaj zog thiab nyob ntsiag to kom tsis txhob pom.
5. Plains Mis Snake
| Species: | L. triangulum |
| Adult size: | 24 - 34 nti |
| Appearance: | Red, dub, daj xim ntawm lub cev |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Mam me me, lizards, noog, noog qe, qav, lwm yam nab |
Lub Plains Mis Snake nta ib lub cev nrog liab, dub, thiab daj banding ua rau nws tsis meej pem rau nws predators xav tias nws yog venomous. Tus nab no tuaj yeem pom thoob plaws hauv Kansas hauv thaj chaw qhib thiab thaj chaw hav zoov. Nws yog tus nab nocturnal feem ntau, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum lub caij ntuj sov thaum kub nce.
Tus nab muaj yeeb yuj no siv sij hawm ntau nyob rau hauv av sim sib xyaw nrog cov khib nyiab hauv av thaum tshawb nrhiav tsiaj. Plains Mis Snakes zoo li zais cia thiab nyob twj ywm zais. Yog tias ib tug ntawm cov nab xav tias raug hem, nws yuav sim khiav. Tab sis yog hais tias nws yog cornered los yog thab plaub, nws yuav co nws tus Tsov tus tw thiab tawm tsam. Ua tsaug qhov no yog ib tug nab uas tsis muaj venomous uas muaj cov hniav me me, txawm tias tus nab xav kom koj xav li cas!
6. Coachwhip nab
| Species: | M. flagellum |
| Adult size: | 50 - 72 nti |
| Appearance: | Slender lub teeb grey rau xim av lub cev nrog lub taub hau me me thiab qhov muag loj |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Lizards, me nas, me noog, lwm yam nab |
Tus Ntxaib Coachwhip tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv thaj chaw qhib nrog cov av xuab zeb hauv cov ntoo thuv hav zoov, teb, thiab prairies nyob rau sab qab teb thiab sab hnub poob ntawm Kansas. Tus nab no niaj hnub mus yos hav zoov thiab noj lizards, noog me, nas, thiab lwm yam nab.
Txawm hais tias Coachwhip yog ib qho ntawm cov nab uas tsis muaj venomous nyob rau hauv Kansas, nws tom yuav mob. Txawm li cas los xij, nws tsis zoo li tias koj yuav raug tom los ntawm ib qho ntawm cov nab no vim lawv ceev nrawm thaum lawv xav tias raug hem. Tus nab no yooj yim txheeb xyuas los ntawm nws lub teeb grey mus rau lub teeb xim av, lub cev nyias, lub taub hau me, qhov muag loj, thiab cov menyuam kawm ntawv puag ncig.
7. Gopher nab
| Species: | P. Catnifer |
| Adult size: | 37 - 72 nti |
| Appearance: | Ntev thiab cov nqaij ntshiv rau lub teeb xim av lub cev nrog tsaus blotches ntawm nws nraub qaum thiab me me tsaus nti ntawm nws sab. |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Ntaus suav nrog cov voles, nas, hnab tshos gophers, hluas prairie dev |
Gopher Snake, uas tseem hu ua Bull Snake, yog ib tug nab uas tsis muaj venomous pom nyob rau hauv nruab nrab thiab sab hnub poob prairies thiab hav zoov ntawm Kansas. Qhov no yog tus nab loj tshaj plaws hauv Kansas uas tuaj yeem ncav cuag 6-feet ntev lossis ntev dua. Txawm hais tias tus nab no zoo li txaus ntshai, nws tau suav tias yog tus nab uas muaj txiaj ntsig zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub xeev vim tias nws tua cov nas nyob ib puag ncig thaj chaw khaws qoob loo.
Gopher Snakes mimic rattlesnakes tshwj tsis yog lawv hs es tsis txhob rattle. Hmoov tsis zoo, ntau tus nab no raug tua vim lawv yuam kev rau cov nab. Tus Gopher Snake yog tus nab loj thiab muaj zog uas tuaj yeem ntshai lub hnub ci tawm ntawm koj yog tias koj hla ib qho. Tab sis yog tias koj nyob ntsiag to taug kev los ntawm tus nab no yuav tsis quav ntsej koj lossis khiav los npog.
8. Cottonmouth nab
| Species: | A. piscivorus |
| Adult size: | 26 - 35 nti |
| Appearance: | xim av los yog xim dub ntawm lub cev nrog cov xim av tsaus nti hla nrog cov npoo dub |
| Vim: | Yes |
| Kev noj haus: | Mam me me, nas, amphibians, ntses, noog, lwm yam nab |
Tus venomous Cottonmouth Snake tsis tshua pom muaj nyob rau hauv Kansas thiab thaum nws yog, nws tsuas yog pom nyob rau hauv Cherokee County, uas nyob rau sab qab teb sab hnub tuaj ntawm lub xeev. Tus nab no yog ib hom kab viper thiab tsuas yog ib nrab dej viper ib txwm nyob hauv Tebchaws Meskas. Tus nab no tuaj yeem pom hauv lossis ze dej hauv cov pas dej ntiav, cov kwj dej, thiab thaj chaw marshy.
A Cottonmouth tau txais nws lub npe los ntawm qhov nws qhia thaum raug hem. Tus nab no yuav sawv hauv av, pov nws lub taub hau rov qab, thiab gape ntawm ib tug neeg intruder, nthuav tawm lub shocking dawb hauv ob sab phlu ntawm nws lub qhov ncauj. Cottonmouth tom tsis yog mob xwb, tab sis nws tuaj yeem ua rau tuag taus. Thaum cov neeg tuag los ntawm Cottonmouth tom tsis tshua muaj, qhov tom los ntawm tus nab no tuaj yeem tawm ntawm caws pliav thiab txawm tias muaj qee lub sijhawm, yuav tsum tau txiav tawm vim tias cov venom muaj zog ua rau tib neeg lub cev cov ntaub so ntswg puas tsuaj.
9. Eastern Hognose nab
| Species: | H. platirhinos |
| Adult size: | 26 - 36 nti |
| Appearance: | Daj, xim av, tan, reddish. los yog grey tuab lub cev nrog tsaus xim av blotches hauv qab thiab tig-tig snout |
| Vim: | No |
| Kev noj haus: | Qab thiab toads |
Sab Hnub Tuaj Hognose pom muaj nyob hauv thaj chaw hav zoov ntawm sab hnub tuaj Kansas sab hnub poob raws cov kwj dej loj mus rau ciam teb Colorado. Tus nab no nyiam nyob hauv thaj chaw xuab zeb raws kwj ntawm cov dej loj. Txawm tias tus nab no tsis venomous thiab tsis tshua tom, nws tuaj yeem ua rau koj ntshai heev nrog nws tus cwj pwm tiv thaiv.
Thaum nws xav tias muaj kev hem thawj lossis raug kaw, Sab Hnub Tuaj Hognose kis nws lub hood zoo li tus cobra, hnia, thiab lunges ntawm tus neeg tawm tsam, thiab thaum kawg dov thiab ua si tuag! Yog hais tias ib tug neeg sim mus nqa ib tug Eastern Hognose, tus nab yuav tsuag musk nquag thiab dag tuag yog hais tias nws tsis muab tso tseg.
Sab Hnub Tuaj Hognose yos hav zoov thiab noj cov toads tab sis nws yuav zoo siab noj qav yog nws tuaj yeem ntes tau. Tus nab no nrog rau qhov zoo kawg nkaus repertoire ntawm kev tiv thaiv tus cwj pwm yog qhov pom tsis tshua muaj nyob hauv Kansas vim nws siv sijhawm ntau los sim kom tsis txhob pom.
10. Copperhead nab
| Species: | A. contortrix |
| Adult size: | 20 - 37 nti |
| Appearance: | Pleev xim xim rau ntawm lub cev uas muaj zog nrog cov hlaws uas muaj xim daj thiab tsaus dua rau ntawm ntug. Tus nab no muaj bronze-hued taub hau uas txawv ntawm caj dab. |
| Vim: | Yes |
| Kev noj haus: | Mus, shrews, moles, me noog, lizards, frogs |
Lub Copperhead yog ib tug nab venomous uas muaj ntau nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntawm Kansas, nyob rau hauv qhib prairies thiab raws hav zoov ntug. Cov nab no kuj tuaj yeem zam tau nyob hauv nroog thiab hauv thaj av tsim kho, ua rau muaj kev cuam tshuam nrog tib neeg.
Ua tsaug, Copperhead's venom tsis yog qhov muaj zog tshaj plaws thiab tus nab tom tsis tshua muaj neeg tuag. Cov nab no yog ib hom kab viper nrog me me nyob nruab nrab ntawm lawv ob lub qhov muag thiab qhov ntswg uas pab lawv hnov qhov cua sov kom ua tiav kev yos hav zoov thaum hmo ntuj thaum lawv nquag nquag. Thaum tus nab tom nws tus tsiaj, nws yuav tuav tus tsiaj nyob hauv nws lub qhov ncauj kom txog thaum lub venom tua nws, ces tus tsiaj yuav nqos tag nrho.
Conclusion
Cov nab uas teev ntawm no yog cov ntau yam tsiaj uas koj yuav ntsib thaum taug kev hauv Kansas prairies, canyons, thiab hav zoov. Cov nab nyob hauv Sunflower States yog ib feem ntawm lub ecosystem thiab lawv feem ntau txaj muag tsiaj uas ntshai los ntawm tib neeg.
Yog koj ntsib ib tug nab, txawm nws yog ib tug nab nyob rau hauv Kansas, ib tug venomous hom, los yog ib tug tsis muaj teeb meem kiag li, qhia ib co hwm thiab muab chav nab. Nab tsis nyiam ntsib nrog tib neeg ntau dua li cov neeg feem coob tsis nyiam tuaj ntsib nab qus!
