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Dugite

Pseudonaja affinis
Sobre el nom: The word dugite comes from Nyungar names for the snake, such as toogitj, dukayj and dukitj.1
Pot matarEt pot matar sense tractament. Si et mossega, busca ajuda de pressa.
Serps australianes MossegadesMenja: Carn
Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.

The dugite is a highly venomous snake found in southern Western Australia and in remote coastal parts of western South Australia. Its venom is potentially one of the most lethal in the world, so it is a snake to treat with great respect. It is common in and around Perth, where it often shelters near buildings.1

Viu a
Southern Western Australia and remote coastal western South Australia1
Austràlia i Oceania
Inici
Dugites live in coastal dunes, heathlands, shrublands and woodlands, and they also do well in degraded places such as golf courses, industrial areas and open farmland. In the Perth metropolitan area, they are one of the most common snakes found next to buildings, where they shelter under concrete slabs, fibro sheeting and roofing tin.1
Llargada
2 m (6,6 ft)1
Velocitat màxima
uns 7,8 km/h (4,8 mph)
A terra, estimació aproximada
Què menja?
Dugites eat lizards, other snakes, mice and rats. House mice are a main food source for them, which has helped their population grow.1
De debò!Foto de Dugite
Dugite. Foto: Bradford G. Jones. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Com reconèixer-lo

  • Coloured grey, green or brown, but the colours vary widely between individuals, so colour alone is not a reliable guide.1
  • Black scales may be scattered over the body.1
  • Relatively large scales with a semi-glossy look.1
  • The head is rather small and not clearly separate from the neck.1
  • Long and slender body, typically about 1.5 metres in total length.1

Poder del verí

Mossegades

El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.

Què fa el seu verí?

The venom has coagulopathic and procoagulant effects, meaning it disturbs the way blood clots. It is potentially one of the most lethal venoms in the world. In a 2011 case, a boy bitten by a dugite was temporarily paralysed, showing that the venom can affect the nerves and muscles as well as the blood.1

Com de perillós és per a les persones?

Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.

Dugites are potentially lethal. They generally avoid biting people, but the risk of encounters rises during the mating season in October and November. The last recorded human death attributed to a dugite was in August 2015 in South Fremantle. In 2011 a seven-year-old boy was bitten and temporarily paralysed, and he made a full recovery.1

Bona notícia: els metges tenen un medicament (l'antiverí) o un tractament per a això.1

Què fa quan té por?

When disturbed they are very shy and often slither away, but they will defend themselves if cornered.1

Si mossega

  • Prompt medical attention is essential after a bite. In a December 2020 case, a three-year-old girl bitten by a snake believed to be a dugite was quickly immobilised by her grandmother, who wrapped her legs in pressure bandages. She was treated with antivenom in hospital and made a full recovery.1
  • Immobilització amb pressió: embolica amb una bena elàstica ferma la mossegada i després tota l'extremitat, posa-hi una fèrula i mantén la persona completament quieta fins que arribi l'ajuda.
  • No rentis la mossegada: a l'hospital poden analitzar el verí que queda a la pell per triar l'antiverí correcte.

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

Que gran és?

Quant fa de llarg?

Dugite uns 2 m de llarg (6,6 ft)La bici d'un adult uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un cotxe uns 4,5 m (15 ft)
fa de llarg com 4 gats de casa del nas a la cuafa de llarg com 11 plàtans en filapodria recórrer 100 metres en 46 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)

Que gran és Dugite comparat amb TU?

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

Com de ràpid va?

val la pena saber-ho

Dades

1

Its venom is potentially one of the most lethal in the world.1

2

Dugites have become more common because of the house mouse, which is one of their main foods.1

3

Dugites can lay two clutches of eggs in the same season when conditions are good.1

4

The Irish activist John Boyle O'Reilly wrote a poem called The Dukite Snake, published in his 1878 collection Songs, Legends and Ballads, based on a bushman's myth.1

5

In winter, dugites burrow.1

Desmuntamites

Mite: Dugites are aggressive and will chase people.

Veritat: Dugites are very shy and usually slither away when disturbed. They generally avoid biting people, but they will defend themselves if cornered.1

Per a experts en verins

Nom científic
Pseudonaja affinis
Grup
Serps australianes
Família
Elapidae2
Ordre
Squamata
Continents
Austràlia i Oceania
Cries
Dugites lay eggs, typically around 30 at a time, and leave them to hatch on their own after about 65 days. Under good conditions, they can lay two clutches in one season.1
Perill per a les persones
4 / 5: Molt perillós3

D'on surten les dades

  1. Dugite (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudonaja affinis (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
  3. 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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