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Stephens' banded snake

Hoplocephalus stephensii

Oor die naam: Its scientific name, stephensii, honours the Australian academic William John Stephens.1

Moet 'n dokter sienSelde dodelik, maar 'n byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word.

Australiese slange

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

Stephens' banded snake is a tree-dwelling snake that lives only on the east coast of Australia. It is highly venomous, and its venom affects the blood, so it is one of the snakes that people should give plenty of space. It spends most of its life high in the trees of forests.1

Leef in

East coast of Australia, from south-eastern Queensland (Kroombit Tops) to the Gosford area of New South Wales1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

It lives in high-rainfall remnant forests, away from human activity, up to 950 m above sea level. It usually rests about 20 m up in canopy trees, often in tree hollows, and may also live on the ground.1

Lengte

25 cm tot 1,2 m (9,8 in tot 3,9 ft)1

Gewig

250 g (9 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 6,6 km/h (4,1 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is a nocturnal predator that hunts both by actively searching and by ambush. It often coils among rodent nests in tree hollows and waits for prey to return. It mainly eats frogs, small lizards, bush rats, mice and pygmy possums, and it hunts juveniles because its mouth is too small for adult prey.1

Foto van Stephens' banded snake — Stephens' banded snake. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Alternating bands of grey or black and dirty-white along the back, with over 40 of each colour from the back of the head to the tip of the tail1
A flat, mostly dirty-white belly, with occasional grey splotches towards the head and tail1
A dark brown top of the head, with pale blotches or bars along the lips1
A slender body with a broadened, arrow-shaped head1
Mostly active at night, and often found in tree hollows high in the canopy1

Word dikwels verwar met: Its closest relatives are the broad-headed snake, which shares its coastal range, and the pale-headed snake, which lives further inland. All three are tree-dwelling snakes in the same genus.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 procoagulant, meaning it makes blood clot. It contains prothrombinase, which triggers the production of thrombin in the blood, causing tiny clots throughout the body. Symptoms include nausea, headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and sweating. If left untreated, the clotting leads to excessive bleeding as blood vessels rupture.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

It is described as a ready biter, and its envenoming is potentially fatal. Only one death has been recorded: an elderly man in his 60s in Kalang, New South Wales, whose rescue was delayed by torrential rain and floods.1

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is described as nervous and defensive towards other animals, and it is a ready biter when threatened.1

As dit byt

Victims have been successfully treated with up to four doses of 3,000 unit tiger snake antivenom. The wounded person must be transported to hospital for medical treatment.1
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.
Moenie die byt was nie: hospitale kan die gif wat op die vel agterbly toets om die regte teengif te kies.

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?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 2 piesangs

so lank soos 2,5 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 7 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 55 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Stephens' banded snake 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)

Stephens' banded snake omtrent 6,6 km/h (4,1 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It is one of the few mainly tree-dwelling elapid snakes in Australia.1

A single individual may use up to 30 different trees within its range.1

It hibernates, or brumates, for up to five months through winter inside a tree hollow.1

Males may use home ranges averaging 20.2 hectares, while females average 5.4 hectares.1

It is the largest species in the genus Hoplocephalus, and females are usually larger than males.1

It is slow to mature, with males reaching sexual maturity at three years and females at four years.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Hoplocephalus stephensii
Groep: Australiese slange
Familie: Elapidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Babas: It gives birth to live young, with between one and nine offspring per litter. Females are only pregnant every two years.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Near Threatened (IUCN Red List)1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Stephens's banded snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Hoplocephalus stephensii (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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