Painted coral snake
The painted coral snake is a highly venomous snake with bold bands of red, black and white or yellow. It lives in eastern South America, in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is active at night and is not aggressive towards people.1

Hoe om dit te herken
- The head is black with a white or yellow band across the back of the top of the head.1
- Wide red rings alternate with narrower black rings that have white borders along the body.1
- The tail has 3 to 8 black and yellow rings.1
- It has a slim body and a small, round head that is little distinct from the neck.1
Gifkrag
Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.
Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?
Its venom is neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It causes neuromuscular block, which stops nerves from signalling muscles properly. Paralysis of the breathing muscles can lead to death from respiratory arrest.1
Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?
Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.Coral snakes cause about 1% of accidents in Central and South America. The venom is highly potent. In laboratory milking, the average yield was 10 to 12 mg, about twice the estimated lethal dose of 6 to 8 mg for an adult human.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?
Hoe groot is dit?
Hoe lank is dit?
so lank soos 2 huiskatte neus tot stert
so lank soos 5 piesangs punt aan punt
kan 100 meter in 73 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)Hoe groot is Painted coral snake in vergelyking met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig is dit?
Feite
The largest venom yield recorded in the laboratory was 65 mg, enough to kill 5 to 6 people.1
Some of its toxins act before the nerve signal reaches the muscle. They make nerves release too much acetylcholine, a chemical messenger, and then block the signal to the muscle.1
Its venom contains many toxin families, including phospholipase A2 and three-finger toxins.1
Adult females can lay up to 15 eggs.1
Mite-breker
Mite: Coral snakes are aggressive and attack people.
Waarheid: This snake is not aggressive towards humans.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Micrurus corallinus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Micrurus corallinus (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.
Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dierfanatici, nie 'n wetenskaplike joernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.
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