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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus

Sobre el nom: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1

Cal anar al metgeRarament mortal, però una mossegada necessita un metge.

Cobres, mambes i kraits

MossegadesMenja: Carn

Perill per a les persones: GreuUna mossegada necessita un metge. Les morts són molt rares.

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

Viu a

Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1

Àfrica

Inici

It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1

Llargada

de 49 cm a 76 cm (de 1,6 ft a 2,5 ft)1

Velocitat màxima

uns 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

A terra, estimació aproximada

Què menja?

It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1

Foto de Cape coral snake — Cape coral snake. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Com reconèixer-lo

Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

Sovint es confon amb: Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.1

Poder del verí

Mossegades

El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.

Què fa el seu verí?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.1

Com de perillós és per a les persones?

Perill per a les persones: GreuUna mossegada necessita un metge. Les morts són molt rares.

Bites to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

Què fa quan té por?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Si mossega

Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.1
Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital: el tractament és l'antiverí.

Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics

Estigues segur

No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.

No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur

On del món?

Àfrica Àsia Europa Amèrica del Nord Amèrica del Sud Austràlia i Oceania

Que gran és?

Quant fa de llarg?

fa de llarg com 4 plàtans en filapodria recórrer 100 metres en 58 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)

Que gran és Cape coral snake comparat amb TU?

Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.

Com de ràpid va?

Una persona caminant uns 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Cape coral snake uns 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

Un nen en bici uns 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

val la pena saber-ho

Dades

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

Per a experts en verins

Nom científic: Aspidelaps lubricus
Grup: Cobres, mambes i kraits
Família: Elapidae2
Ordre: Squamata
Continents: Àfrica
Cries: It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
Com li va a la natura: Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Perill per a les persones: 3 / 5: Greu3

D'on surten les dades

Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Aspidelaps lubricus (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.

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