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Argentinian coral snake

Micrurus pyrrhocryptus

Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou byt, kry vinnig hulp.

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The Argentinian coral snake is a venomous snake that lives in central South America, especially the Dry Chaco region. It is large for its group, and its bright red, white and black rings make it easy to spot. Its venom is powerful, so it is important to know what it looks like and to give it plenty of room.1

Leef in

Northern Argentina, southeastern Bolivia, extreme southwestern Brazil and western Paraguay, in central South America1

Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It lives in semiarid places, including forest, savanna, shrubland and grassland, at elevations of 100 to 500 m. It is a terrestrial snake, meaning it lives on the ground.1

Lengte

70 cm tot 1,2 m (2,3 ft tot 4,1 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 5,2 km/h (3,2 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats amphisbaenians (worm lizards) and other snakes, including snakes of its own species.1

Foto van Argentinian coral snake — Argentinian coral snake. Foto: homerosimp. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Red, white and black rings run around the whole body.1
The black rings come in groups of three, called triads. There are 5 to 9 triads on the body.1
The middle black ring of each triad is wider than the black rings on either side of it.1
The white rings are narrow, about three scales wide, and the scales have black tips.1
Adults usually measure 70 to 90 cm, including the tail.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

This snake has a powerful venom. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 8 to 10 mg (dry weight). In milking studies, the average venom yield was 8 mg, but the maximum yield was 80 mg, which is eight to ten times the estimated lethal dose.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

Its venom is powerful, and the estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 8 to 10 mg.1

As dit byt

Hou die persoon stil en kalm en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit, selfs as die byt klein lyk: simptome kan ure later begin.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 2,5 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 7 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 69 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Argentinian coral snake in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Argentinian coral snake omtrent 5,2 km/h (3,2 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

The maximum venom yield recorded from a milked snake was 80 mg, which is eight to ten times the estimated lethal dose for an adult human.1

At 1.24 m, the largest recorded specimen is about as long as a small child is tall. This is large for the genus Micrurus.1

Males and females look alike in their scale counts. This is unusual for the genus, where the sexes often differ.1

Its colour pattern of red, white and black rings is shared by many New World coral snakes.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Micrurus pyrrhocryptus
Groep: Koraalslange
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Suid-Amerika
Babas: It is oviparous, which means it lays eggs.1
Gevaar vir mense: 4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Argentinian coral snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micrurus pyrrhocryptus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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