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Redtail coral snake

Micrurus mipartitus
Kan doodmaakKan jou doodmaak sonder behandeling. As dit jou byt, kry vinnig hulp.
Koraalslange ByteEet: Vleis
Gevaar vir mense: Baie gevaarlikDit kan 'n mens doodmaak wat geen behandeling kry nie.

The red-tailed coral snake is a small venomous snake from Central and northern South America. It is common in farming areas of Colombia, so people living there may meet it. Its venom attacks the nerves and muscles, which makes it one of the more dangerous snakes in its region.1

Leef in
Central America and northern South America, including Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and possibly Peru; also reported from Brazil (Rondônia).1
Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Tuis
It lives in forests, from tropical dry forests to foggy forests. It is also found in rural human settlements used for farming, which is where people are most likely to meet it.1
Lengte
20 cm tot 1,4 m (7,9 in tot 4,6 ft)1
Topspoed
omtrent 5,1 km/h (3,2 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It eats mainly other snakes, along with lizards, amphisbaenids (worm lizards), frogs and caecilians (legless amphibians).1
Regtig waar!Foto van Redtail coral snake
Redtail coral snake. Foto: Anton. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Has a cylindrical body and quite small eyes with a rounded head.1
  • Black body rings, numbering from 34 to 84, are separated by narrow yellow or white rings.1
  • The second ring on the head and 3 or 4 of the tail rings are red.1
  • Can reach a total length of 140.6 cm, including the tail.1
  • Mostly active at dusk and at night.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 neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It blocks the signals that tell muscles to contract, which can lead to muscle weakness and paralysis. Local pain and tingling can appear within minutes of a bite. In severe cases, nerve symptoms such as drooping eyelids, slurred speech, drowsiness and weakness in the limbs can develop within 30 minutes to 1 to 2 hours, and breathing can stop.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its venom is potentially deadly. Scientists milked an average of 7 mg of dry venom from this snake, which is more than the estimated lethal dose for an adult human of 4 to 6 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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Redtail coral snake omtrent 1,4 m lank (4,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmens omtrent 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 71 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Redtail coral snake 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

It has between 34 and 84 black body rings, so no two snakes look exactly the same in ring count.1

2

Its venom is about 60% three-finger toxins, about 30% phospholipase A2, and about 10% other toxins.1

3

In dry spells it may shelter several centimetres underground, and in heavy rain it comes to the surface or into thick leaf litter.1

4

The most abundant toxin in its venom is called mipartoxin-I.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Micrurus mipartitus
Groep
Koraalslange
Familie
Elapidae2
Orde
Squamata
Kontinente
Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Babas
It lays eggs. A clutch of about eight white eggs has been recorded, and the young hatch after 73 to 87 days.1
Gevaar vir mense
4 / 5: Baie gevaarlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Micrurus mipartitus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus mipartitus (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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