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Black-banded sea krait

Laticauda semifasciata

Oor die naam: In Japan it is called erabu umi hebi, which means 'erabu sea snake'.1

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

Seeslange

ByteEet: Vleis

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

The black-banded sea krait is a sea snake with venom that is reportedly ten times stronger than a cobra's. It lives in the warm western Pacific Ocean, mostly around coral reefs. It spends much of its life in water but needs to come up to breathe.1

Leef in

Western Pacific Ocean, including China, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan, and waters near southern South Korea1

Stille Oseaan, Filippynse See, Suid-Chinese See

Tuis

It frequents coral reefs and searches their tight spaces. Near shore it gathers in numbers, breeding in narrow reef cracks and caves. In some warm years it moves into sea caves and tide pools on the Ryukyu cliffs in Japan.1

Lengte

1,7 m (5,6 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is too slow to chase prey in open water, so it explores small spaces within coral reefs to find hidden fish and other animals of suitable size. Some hunting is done in groups, with bluefin trevally waiting nearby to catch fish flushed out by the snake.1

Foto van Black-banded sea krait — Black-banded sea krait. Foto: anonymous. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Has a short head, thick body and no clearly visible neck1
Its tail is flattened and fin-like, made of extended skin with no bony support1
Has a comparatively wide stomach1
Is nocturnal and rarely seen during the day1
Breathes air and surfaces at least once every six hours1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The bite is highly venomous and paralyses the prey. The venom glands are located behind the eyes.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its venom is reportedly ten times stronger than cobra venom, so any bite should be treated as serious.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It prefers to save its energy and venom for hunting, so it strikes only as a very last resort when cornered, threatened or provoked.1

As dit byt

Drukimmobilisasie: draai 'n stewige elastiese verband oor die byt en dan op oor die hele arm of been, spalk dit en hou die persoon heeltemal stil totdat hulp opdaag.
Kry die persoon uit die water en vinnig na 'n hospitaal.

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 Stille Oseaan Suid-Chinese See Filippynse See

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 9 piesangs punt aan puntkan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 43 sekondes swem

Hoe groot is Black-banded sea krait 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 swem omtrent 3 km/h (1,9 mph)

Black-banded sea krait omtrent 4,2 km/h (2,6 mph)

'n Olimpiese swemmer omtrent 8 km/h (5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its venom is reportedly ten times stronger than that of a cobra.1

It has been observed hunting in cooperative 'alliances' with bluefin trevally, which pick off small fish that the snake flushes from the coral.1

In some warm years, large numbers gather in sea caves and tide pools on the Ryukyu cliffs in search of fresh water and possibly to mate.1

Although it lives in the sea, it lays its eggs on land.1

In southern Japan its meat is used in a winter broth called irabu-jiru, which is said to taste like miso and a little like tuna.1

Its northward spread into waters near South Korea is linked to climate change, which has damaged its habitat.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Laticauda semifasciata
Groep: Seeslange
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Stille Oseaan, Filippynse See, Suid-Chinese See, Die oseane
Babas: Females lay 3 to 7 eggs on land, and the eggs hatch after 4 to 5 months.1
Gevaar vir mense: 4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Black-banded sea krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Laticauda semifasciata (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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