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False water cobra

Hydrodynastes gigas

Tentang namanya: It is called a false cobra because it hoods like a true cobra but does not rear up. The Guarani name ñakanina means 'alert head'.1

Hanya sakitSakit, tetapi tidak akan melukaimu dengan serius.

Ular bertaring belakang

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The false water cobra is a large snake that lives in South America. It is named after true cobras because it flattens its neck to look bigger when threatened, but it is not a true cobra. It is mildly venomous, and its bites rarely cause serious harm to people.1

Hidup di

Eastern Bolivia to southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, in South America1

Amerika Selatan

Beranda

It prefers wet or humid places such as marshlands and tropical rainforests, though it has also been seen in drier areas. It is a very active snake that spends much of the day climbing, burrowing and swimming.1

Panjang

3 m (9,8 ft)1

Berat

4,5 kg (9,9 lb)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 6,7 km/jam (4,2 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

In the wild it mainly eats fish and amphibians, and also takes small mammals, birds and reptiles. In captivity it can be trained to eat other foods.1

Foto False water cobra — False water cobra. Foto: Bernard DUPONT. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

Background colour is olive green or brown, with dark spots and bands over much of the body.1
Bands and colour grow darker towards the tail.1
Large eyes with round pupils. The tongue is black.1
Belly is yellow or brown with dark flecks, which form three dotted lines. Males tend to be yellow underneath and females brown.1
Hatchlings and juveniles are much darker and lack the dark eyes of adults.1

Sering tertukar dengan: Its pattern and colouring look somewhat like those of true water cobras (Boulengerina). The easiest difference to see is the hood: when threatened, the false water cobra stays horizontal, while a true cobra rears up.1

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

This snake has enlarged rear teeth that are not grooved, and they are linked to a gland that produces oral secretions with proteolytic activity, meaning they break down proteins. In the few serious cases, symptoms included severe swelling, bruising, numbness, itching and dizziness. Most bites cause only mild pain and minor swelling.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

Many bites have been recorded, but only four cases of significant reaction in humans are reported for this species. It is considered mildly venomous.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

When threatened, it flattens its neck like a cobra, and can flatten lower parts of its body too, to look larger and more intimidating.1

Jika ia menggigit

Cuci gigitan, jaga orangnya tetap tenang, dan cari bantuan medis. Beberapa spesies (seperti boomslang) bisa mematikan berjam-jam kemudian.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropa Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia dan Oseania

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Seberapa berat dia?

seberat 1 kucing peliharaan

sepanjang 3 anjing dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 17 pisang yang dijajarkankira-kira seberat kucing peliharaanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 54 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar False water cobra dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

Orang yang berjalan sekitar 5 km/jam (3,1 mph)

False water cobra sekitar 6,7 km/jam (4,2 mph)

Anak naik sepeda sekitar 12 km/jam (7,5 mph)

layak diketahui

Fakta

Captive-bred individuals can become quite tame and trusting, and many show a high level of intelligence.1

Temperaments vary a lot: some individuals are docile, while others are defensive or even aggressive.1

Males are much smaller than females, a difference called sexual dimorphism.1

It is mainly active during the day, which gives it good daytime vision thanks to its large eyes.1

Pembongkar mitos

Mitos: It is a true cobra.

Faktanya: It is not a true cobra. It hoods in a similar way, but stays horizontal instead of rearing up.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Hydrodynastes gigas
Kelompok: Ular bertaring belakang
Keluarga: Colubridae2
Urutan: Squamata
Benua: Amerika Selatan
Bahaya bagi manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Hydrodynastes gigas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Hydrodynastes gigas (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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