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Israeli mole viper

Atractaspis engaddensis
Tentang namanya: The scientific name refers to Ein Gedi, the place on the western shore of the Dead Sea where the snake was first found. Its common name 'mole viper' comes from its habit of living in underground burrows.1
Bisa membunuhBisa membunuhmu tanpa pengobatan. Jika ia menggigitmu, segera cari bantuan.
Ular bertaring belakang GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya bagi manusia: Sangat berbahayaBisa membunuh orang yang tidak diobati.

The Israeli mole viper is a small, dark, venomous snake that lives in deserts in the Middle East. It spends most of its time underground or hidden under rocks, and it is active mainly at night. It is one of the most venomous snakes in its region, but bites to people are rare.1

Hidup di
Palestine, Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia1
Asia
Beranda
It lives mainly in arid or semi-arid desert areas, in underground burrows and under rocks. It is also found in desert oases and around streams and springs rich in vegetation. It sometimes enters human settlements, and it can be seen basking on roads on warm nights.1
Panjang
60 cm sampai 80 cm (2 ft sampai 2,6 ft)1
Kecepatan tertinggi
sekitar 4,8 km/jam (3 mph)
Di darat, perkiraan kasar
Apa makanannya?
It prefers hatchling snakes, but it also eats lizards and small mammals such as young rodents.1
Beneran!Foto Israeli mole viper
Israeli mole viper. Foto: PyramidsFC. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

  • Its body is usually dark black.1
  • It has small eyes with round pupils.1
  • Its head and tail are short and pointed, so the two ends can be hard to tell apart, even for experts.1
  • It is about 60 to 80 cm long.1
  • It is active mainly at night.1

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

Its venom contains three toxins called sarafotoxins, which act strongly on the heart. The venom affects the heart's electrical rhythm, causing an A-V block, which means the signal between the upper and lower chambers of the heart is interrupted. Death from very high doses is rapid and seems to result from effects on the nerves.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: Sangat berbahayaBisa membunuh orang yang tidak diobati.

It is an extremely venomous snake. Bites are rare because it lives mostly in deserts and underground and is slow to react. Most people survive a bite with little or no lasting damage, even small children with proper treatment. Only 2 to 3 fatal cases have been recorded since its discovery in 1950, the most recent in 2002, when a man tried to capture a snake near his house.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

When threatened, it rolls up with its tail raised and its head hidden under its body.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

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Israeli mole viper panjangnya sekitar 80 cm (2,6 ft)Kucing peliharaan sekitar 50 cm (1,6 ft)Anjing sekitar 1 m (3,3 ft)
sepanjang 1,5 kucing peliharaan dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 4 pisang yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 75 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Israeli mole viper dibandingkan KAMU?

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

Seberapa cepat dia?

layak diketahui

Fakta

1

Its fangs can be turned to point outside its mouth, so it can stab sideways even with its mouth closed.1

2

Capturing this snake is dangerous, because it can bite sideways even when held by the head. Zoologist Heinrich Mendelssohn was bitten this way when he first captured one in 1944.1

3

There is currently no antivenom available for this snake.1

4

Its eggs are large compared with its body size and with snakes in general.1

5

It mates in July and August, which is late compared with other snakes and may point to a tropical origin.1

6

It is relatively non-aggressive and slow to react, even when disturbed.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah
Atractaspis engaddensis
Kelompok
Ular bertaring belakang
Keluarga
Atractaspididae2
Urutan
Squamata
Benua
Asia
Anak
Between the end of September and November, the female lays 2 to 3 large, elongated eggs, about 7.5 cm long, in humid conditions. The young hatch after about 3 months already equipped with venom.1
Bahaya bagi manusia
4 / 5: Sangat berbahaya3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

  1. Atractaspis engaddensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Atractaspis engaddensis (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
  3. Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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