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Many-banded krait

Bungarus multicinctus
Sobre o nome: "Krait" comes from the Hindi word karait, which may trace back to a Sanskrit word meaning "black". The scientific name multicinctus is Latin for "encircled with many bands".1
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The many-banded krait is an extremely venomous snake found in central and southern China and much of Southeast Asia. It is black or bluish-black with many white bands across its body. It matters because its bite can be fatal, and it is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world.1

Vive en
Central and southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Laos and northern Vietnam. Possibly Thailand too.1
Asia
Inicio
It mostly lives in marshy, humid lowland areas, often near rivers, streams, rice paddies and ditches. It can also be found in shrublands, woodlands, farmland, mangroves, villages and suburban areas, and it sometimes reaches elevations of about 1,500 m.1
Lonxitude
1 m a 1,9 m (3,3 ft a 6,1 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 7,3 km/h (4,5 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
It mainly feeds on fish, and also eats other snakes, including its own species. It also eats rodents, eels, frogs and occasionally lizards. Unlike other kraits, it is not mainly a snake-eater.1
De verdade!Foto de Many-banded krait
Many-banded krait. Foto: Yung-Lun Lin. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Como recoñecelo

  • The body is black to dark bluish-black.1
  • It has about 21 to 30 white or creamy white cross bands along its upper body.1
  • The short, pointed tail is black with 7 to 11 white cross bands.1
  • The head is mostly black, broad and oval, and slightly flat.1
  • Young snakes often have whitish blotches on the underside of the head.1

Adoita confundirse con: The Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) is easily confused with this species. A 2017 genetic study found that many museum specimens labelled as many-banded kraits in China were actually Malayan kraits.1

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves and the connections between nerves and muscles. Local effects are usually mild, with slight itching and numbness rather than serious swelling or pain. Symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite and can include drooping eyelids, double vision, weakness, tongue paralysis, loss of voice and difficulty breathing.1

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: MortalUn dos animais máis perigosos do mundo.

Estimated death rates from untreated bites vary between studies, from 25–35% to 70–100%. In a serious bite, breathing can stop and lead to death. In 2001, a juvenile bit the herpetologist Joe Slowinski in Myanmar and he died 29 hours later.1

Que fai cando ten medo?

It is generally timid and placid, but it is more defensive at night and thrashes about when handled.1

Se morde

  • 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?

Many-banded krait mide uns 1,9 m (6,1 ft)A bicicleta dun adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)
mide coma 4 gatos domésticos do fociño á colamide coma 10 bananas postas en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 49 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Many-banded krait 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 venom is among the most potent of any land snake, based on lab tests on mice dating back to 1943.1

2

In 2001, a juvenile bite in Myanmar killed Joe Slowinski, which drew worldwide attention to the species.1

3

The snake that bit Slowinski was first thought to be this species, but it was later classified as a different species.1

4

It is active from April and retreats into hibernation in November.1

Desmontamitos

Mito: American soldiers in the Vietnam War called it the "two-step snake", believing its venom could kill a person within two steps.

Verdade: Its symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite, and death can take much longer. The two-step belief is wrong, and a bite still needs urgent medical care.1

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Bungarus multicinctus
Grupo
Cobras, mambas e búngaros
Familia
Elapidae2
Orde
Squamata
Continentes
Asia
Crías
It lays eggs. Females usually lay 3 to 15 eggs, and up to 20 are possible. The eggs hatch about six weeks later, and the young are about 25 cm long.1
Esperanza de vida
uns 13,7 anos1
Perigo para as persoas
5 / 5: Mortal3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Many-banded krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus multicinctus (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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