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Many-banded krait

Bungarus multicinctus

Oor die naam: "Krait" comes from the Hindi word karait, which may trace back to a Sanskrit word meaning "black". The scientific name multicinctus is Latin for "encircled with many bands".1

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Kobras, mambas & kraits

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Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

The many-banded krait is an extremely venomous snake found in central and southern China and much of Southeast Asia. It is black or bluish-black with many white bands across its body. It matters because its bite can be fatal, and it is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world.1

Leef in

Central and southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Laos and northern Vietnam. Possibly Thailand too.1

Asië

Tuis

It mostly lives in marshy, humid lowland areas, often near rivers, streams, rice paddies and ditches. It can also be found in shrublands, woodlands, farmland, mangroves, villages and suburban areas, and it sometimes reaches elevations of about 1,500 m.1

Lengte

1 m tot 1,9 m (3,3 ft tot 6,1 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It mainly feeds on fish, and also eats other snakes, including its own species. It also eats rodents, eels, frogs and occasionally lizards. Unlike other kraits, it is not mainly a snake-eater.1

Foto van Many-banded krait — Many-banded krait. Foto: Yung-Lun Lin. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

The body is black to dark bluish-black.1
It has about 21 to 30 white or creamy white cross bands along its upper body.1
The short, pointed tail is black with 7 to 11 white cross bands.1
The head is mostly black, broad and oval, and slightly flat.1
Young snakes often have whitish blotches on the underside of the head.1

Word dikwels verwar met: The Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) is easily confused with this species. A 2017 genetic study found that many museum specimens labelled as many-banded kraits in China were actually Malayan kraits.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 contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves and the connections between nerves and muscles. Local effects are usually mild, with slight itching and numbness rather than serious swelling or pain. Symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite and can include drooping eyelids, double vision, weakness, tongue paralysis, loss of voice and difficulty breathing.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: DodelikEen van die gevaarlikste diere in die wêreld.

Estimated death rates from untreated bites vary between studies, from 25–35% to 70–100%. In a serious bite, breathing can stop and lead to death. In 2001, a juvenile bit the herpetologist Joe Slowinski in Myanmar and he died 29 hours later.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is generally timid and placid, but it is more defensive at night and thrashes about when handled.1

As dit byt

Hou die persoon stil en kalm, haal ringe en stywe goed af, en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit: teengif is die behandeling.

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 4 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 10 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 49 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Many-banded 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 loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Many-banded krait omtrent 7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its venom is among the most potent of any land snake, based on lab tests on mice dating back to 1943.1

In 2001, a juvenile bite in Myanmar killed Joe Slowinski, which drew worldwide attention to the species.1

The snake that bit Slowinski was first thought to be this species, but it was later classified as a different species.1

It is active from April and retreats into hibernation in November.1

Mite-breker

Mite: American soldiers in the Vietnam War called it the "two-step snake", believing its venom could kill a person within two steps.

Waarheid: Its symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite, and death can take much longer. The two-step belief is wrong, and a bite still needs urgent medical care.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Bungarus multicinctus
Groep: Kobras, mambas & kraits
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: It lays eggs. Females usually lay 3 to 15 eggs, and up to 20 are possible. The eggs hatch about six weeks later, and the young are about 25 cm long.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 13,7 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 5 / 5: Dodelik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Many-banded krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Bungarus multicinctus (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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