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Pygmy blackback coral snake
Micrurus scutiventris
Coral snakes🦷 Bites
Danger to people: PainfulIt can really hurt, but it is almost never serious.Pygmy blackback coral snake belongs to the group: Coral snakes. It lives in: South America.2
Venom power
Bites
Venom comes out through its fangs or teeth when it bites.
How dangerous is it to people?
Danger to people: PainfulIt can really hurt, but it is almost never serious.🚑 If it bites or stings
- Keep the person still and calm and get to a hospital fast, even if the bite looks small: symptoms can start hours later.
Always call your emergency number first (112, 000, 911). This is general first aid guidance, not medical advice. First aid basics
⛑️ Stay safe
- Never touch, catch or tease a wild animal, even a small one, and even if it looks asleep or dead.
- Give it space. If you meet one, stay calm, step back slowly and let it go its own way.
- If one bites or stings you: stay calm, keep still, call your emergency number (112, 000, 911) or get to a hospital fast. Remember what it looked like, a photo helps.
It is not out to get you. It uses its venom to catch food or to protect itself, and it would much rather hide. More about staying safe
Where in the world?
How big is it?
How long is it?
🧱as long as 11 toy building bricks in a row🏃could cover 100 metres in 80 seconds (the fastest human needs 9.6)
How big is Pygmy blackback coral snake compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
Pygmy blackback coral snake about 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid on a bike about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A galloping horse about 65 km/h (40 mph)
Where the facts come from
- Micrurus scutiventris (iNaturalist): names and classification.
- Venom Wiki: the danger level, the typical size and the speed guess are our own. See how we work them out: How we rate danger.
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