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Hundred-pace viper

Deinagkistrodon acutus
Sobre o nome: The name comes from a local belief that a person bitten by this snake can walk only 100 steps before dying.1
Pode matarPode matarte sen tratamento. Se te morde, busca axuda rápido.
Víboras de foxeta MordeCome: Carne
Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.

The hundred-pace viper is a pit viper that lives in the mountains and hills of southern China, Taiwan and northern Vietnam. It is venomous, and its bite can be dangerous, so it is important to know what it looks like. Its name comes from a well-known but exaggerated local belief about how far a bite victim can walk.1

Vive en
Southern China, Taiwan, northern Vietnam and possibly Laos1
Asia
Inicio
It lives in high, forested mountains up to 1,350 metres, and also in low coastal areas. It prefers lower mountain slopes and rocky hills with small valleys.1
Lonxitude
80 cm a 1,6 m (2,6 ft a 5,2 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 3,8 km/h (2,4 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
It eats small mammals such as rats and mice, as well as birds, toads, frogs and lizards.1
De verdade!Foto de Hundred-pace viper
Hundred-pace viper. Foto: No machine-readable author provided. Danleo~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

  • Light brown or greyish brown, with a series of dark brown triangles along each side1
  • About 20 light brown, squarish blotches run along the back1
  • Top of the head and upper sides are black, with a black streak from the eye to the corner of the mouth1
  • Large, triangular head with an upturned snout, and a very stout body1
  • Young snakes are much lighter than adults but have the same pattern1

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

Its venom is a potent hemotoxin, which damages blood and tissue and is strongly haemorrhagic, meaning it causes bleeding. Bite symptoms include severe pain and bleeding that may begin almost immediately, followed by swelling, blistering, tissue death (necrosis) and ulceration. Heart palpitations may come on suddenly and relatively soon after the bite.1

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: Moi perigosoPode matar a unha persoa que non reciba tratamento.

The species is considered dangerous, and deaths are not unusual. Its large, hinged fangs can deliver large amounts of venom.1

Boas novas: os médicos teñen un medicamento (antiveleno) ou un tratamento para isto.1

Se morde

  • Victims should be treated according to the seriousness of the bite. Cutting off or burning a bitten finger or limb is harmful and can cause further complications. An antivenom is produced in Taiwan.1
  • Mantén a persoa quieta e tranquila, mantén o membro mordido á altura do corazón, quítalle aneis e cousas apertadas e vai rápido a un hospital.

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

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Hundred-pace viper mide uns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Un adulto uns 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
mide coma 3 gatos domésticos do fociño á colamide coma 9 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 95 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Hundred-pace viper comparado CONTIGO?

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Que rápido é?

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Datos

1

Its popular name, hundred-pacer, is said to come from a belief that a bitten victim can walk only 100 steps before dying.1

2

A protein from its venom, called ACTX-6, has been shown to cause cell death in isolated cancer cells.1

3

Its venom is widely used in research. In mice, it attacks the kidneys and the mice die.1

4

It is one of the few pit vipers that lays eggs. It can keep eggs inside during early incubation, which shortens the time they need to develop after being laid.1

5

The venom has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to make antivenin for treating snakebites.1

6

For the Paiwan people of Taiwan, the viper is the parent of their hero Aljis, and the viper symbol is used on their homes to show power.1

Desmontamitos

Mito: A person bitten by a hundred-pace viper can only walk 100 steps before dying.

Verdade: This belief is an exaggeration. The species is still dangerous, and deaths are not unusual. Believing the myth has led people to amputate or burn bitten fingers or limbs, which causes further harm.1

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Deinagkistrodon acutus
Grupo
Víboras de foxeta
Familia
Viperidae2
Orde
Squamata
Continentes
Asia
Crías
It lays eggs, usually 11 or 12 from June to August, although it can lay up to 24.1
Perigo para as persoas
4 / 5: Moi perigoso3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Deinagkistrodon (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Deinagkistrodon acutus (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.

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