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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus
Sobre o nome: The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1
Precisa un médicoRaramente mortal, pero unha mordedura precisa un médico.
Cobras, mambas e búngaros MordeCome: Carne
Perigo para as persoas: GraveUnha mordedura precisa un médico. As mortes son moi raras.

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

Vive en
Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1
África
Inicio
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
Lonxitude
49 cm a 76 cm (1,6 ft a 2,5 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
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
De verdade!Foto de Cape coral snake
Cape coral snake. Foto: Ryan van Huyssteen. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Como recoñecelo

  • 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

Adoita confundirse con: 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 da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

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

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: GraveUnha mordedura precisa un médico. As mortes son moi raras.

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

Que fai cando ten medo?

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

Se morde

  • 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 a persoa quieta e tranquila, quítalle aneis e cousas apertadas e vai rápido a un hospital: o tratamento é o antiveleno.

Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos

Mantente a salvo

  • Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
  • Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
  • Se un te morde: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.

Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo

En que lugar do mundo?

ÁfricaAsiaEuropaAmérica do NorteAmérica do SurAustralia e Oceanía

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Cape coral snake mide uns 76 cm (2,5 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 50 cm (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)
mide coma 4 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 58 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Cape coral snake comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.

Que rápido é?

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Datos

1

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

2

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

3

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

4

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

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Aspidelaps lubricus
Grupo
Cobras, mambas e búngaros
Familia
Elapidae2
Orde
Squamata
Continentes
África
Crías
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
Como lle vai na natureza
Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
Perigo para as persoas
3 / 5: Grave3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Aspidelaps lubricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Aspidelaps lubricus (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
  3. Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.

Cada dato desta páxina ten un número que leva á súa fonte. Se nos equivocamos nalgo, sentímolo, somos fans dos animais, non unha revista científica. Dínolo en [email protected] e arranxarémolo.

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