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Boomslang

Dispholidus typus
Oor die naam: The name comes from Dutch and Afrikaans, meaning "tree snake": boom is "tree" and slang is "snake".1
Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou byt, kry vinnig hulp.
Agtertandslange ByteEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The boomslang is a highly venomous tree snake from Sub-Saharan Africa. It spends most of its time in trees and bushes, though it also hunts and shelters on the ground. Its venom works slowly, so a bite can look harmless at first and still be life-threatening.1

Leef in
Sub-Saharan Africa, from West Africa through Central and East Africa to much of Southern Africa1
Afrika
Tuis
It lives mainly in forests but also in karoo shrubs, savannahs, lowland forests and grasslands. It is an excellent climber and is mostly found in trees, but it often hunts or shelters on the ground and sometimes hides underground in harsh weather.1
Lengte
1 m tot 1,8 m (3,3 ft tot 6 ft)1
Gewig
175 g tot 510 g (6 oz tot 1,1 lb)1
Topspoed
omtrent 6 km/h (3,7 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It eats chameleons, other arboreal lizards, frogs, and occasionally small mammals, birds, and eggs from nests. It swallows its prey whole and will also eat other snakes, including members of its own species.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Boomslang
Boomslang. Foto: Miguel da Fonseca. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Adult males are light green with black or blue scale edges.1
  • Adult females are often brown.1
  • Very large eyes and a distinctive egg-shaped head.1
  • Average adults are 100 to 160 cm long, including the tail.1
  • Hatchlings: males are grey with blue speckles, females are pale brown.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is mainly a haemotoxin, a type of venom that disrupts blood clotting. Many tiny clots form in the blood, causing bleeding in tissues such as muscle and the brain, while the small blood vessels become clogged. Symptoms include headache, nausea, sleepiness and confusion, and can lead to cardiac arrest and unconsciousness. Because the venom is slow-acting, symptoms may not appear until many hours after a bite.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Bites can be fatal. Of eight serious envenomations reported between 1919 and 1962, two were lethal. In 1957, a herpetologist died after being bitten by a juvenile. Hatchlings about 45 cm long are already dangerously venomous. Delayed symptoms can lead victims to wrongly believe a bite was a harmless dry bite.1

Goeie nuus: dokters het 'n medisyne (teengif) of 'n behandeling hiervoor.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is timid and usually bites only when people try to handle, catch, chase or kill it. When cornered, it inflates its neck and takes an S-shaped striking pose.1

As dit byt

  • Antivenom is available and treatment is needed after a bite. Complete blood transfusions may also be required, especially if more than 24 to 48 hours pass without antivenom. Do not assume a bite is harmless just because no symptoms have appeared.1
  • Was die byt, hou die persoon kalm en kry mediese hulp. Sommige spesies (soos die boomslang) kan ure later dodelik wees.

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?

AfrikaAsiëEuropaNoord-AmerikaSuid-AmerikaAustralië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Boomslang omtrent 1,8 m lank (6 ft)'n Grootmens se fiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)'n Motor omtrent 4,5 m (15 ft)

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 4 piesangs
so lank soos 4 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 10 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 60 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Boomslang in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

An adult has only 1.6 to 8 mg of venom, but it is thought that 2 to 3 mg could be enough to kill a healthy adult human.1

2

It can open its jaws up to 170 degrees when biting.1

3

Its head is distinctly egg-shaped, and its eyes are exceptionally large.1

4

It often moves its head from side to side to get a better view of objects directly in front of it.1

5

When it is pursued by something too large to eat, it escapes by moving from branch to branch.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Rear-fanged snakes cannot produce a lethal bite.

Waarheid: For a long time many herpetologists believed this, but boomslang bites have caused deaths.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Dispholidus typus
Groep
Agtertandslange
Familie
Colubridae2
Orde
Squamata
Kontinente
Afrika
Babas
It lays eggs, on average 8 to 14 (up to 27 have been observed), in a hollow tree trunk or rotting log. The eggs take about 3 months to hatch.1
Gevaar vir mense
4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Boomslang (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dispholidus typus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. 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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