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Wagler's pit viper

Tropidolaemus wagleri

Oor die naam: The specific name wagleri honours German herpetologist (reptile and amphibian scientist) Johann Georg Wagler.1

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

Groefkopadders

ByteEet: Vleis

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

Wagler's pit viper is a venomous snake that lives in the forests of Southeast Asia. It spends most of its life in trees and is sometimes called the temple viper, because it is common around the Temple of the Azure Cloud in Malaysia. Its venom has also been used in scientific research.1

Leef in

Southeast Asia: southern Vietnam, southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra and nearby islands)1

Asië

Tuis

It prefers forest, from sea level up to 400 m (1,300 ft). It is almost entirely arboreal, meaning it lives in trees, and its prehensile tail helps it climb.1

Lengte

1 m (3,3 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Its main prey is rodents, birds and lizards. It stays motionless for long periods, waiting for prey to pass, then strikes quickly. Pits on each side of its head, between the eye and nostril, detect small temperature differences.1

Foto van Wagler's pit viper — Wagler's pit viper. Foto: diego_cue. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Females can reach about 1 m (39 in) in total length, including the tail, and are black with yellow stripes.1
Males typically do not exceed 75 cm (29.5 in). They have large triangular heads and relatively thin green bodies.1
The species has many colour forms. Some are black or brown with orange and yellow banding, and others are light green with yellow or orange banding.1
It is nocturnal, so it is active at night, and it often stays still for long periods.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The venom contains four peptides (small protein chains) called waglerins. In studies on mice, waglerin-1 blocked signals passing from nerves to muscles. Waglerins caused fatal breathing paralysis in adult mice.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When disturbed, it can strike quickly.1

As dit byt

Hou die persoon stil en kalm, hou die gebyte arm of been op hartvlak, haal ringe en stywe goed af, en kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit.

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

Hoe groot is Wagler's pit viper in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Wagler's pit viper omtrent 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its pits can detect temperature differences as small as 0.003 °C (0.0054 °F).1

Waglerins, the peptides in its venom, are useful tools for studying how nerves and muscles connect.1

Females and males look very different, so the sexes were once hard to tell apart as one animal.1

Its many colour forms, called phases, were once thought by some researchers to be separate subspecies.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Waglerin-1 smooths wrinkles, so it is safe to use in skin creams for that purpose.

Waarheid: Waglerin-1 is included in some skin creams marketed as wrinkle removers, but there is no scientific evidence that it relaxes the muscles that cause wrinkles.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Tropidolaemus wagleri
Groep: Groefkopadders
Familie: Viperidae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: Mature females give birth to live young, a process called ovoviviparity (eggs hatch inside the mother). Litters range from 15 to 41.1
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Tropidolaemus wagleri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Tropidolaemus wagleri (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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