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South American coral snake

Micrurus lemniscatus

Bisa membunuhBisa membunuhmu tanpa pengobatan. Jika ia menggigitmu, segera cari bantuan.

GigitanMakan: Daging

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

The South American coral snake is a thin, brightly coloured venomous snake. It lives only in South America, from Argentina to Venezuela. It is nocturnal, so it is most active at night, and its venom is strong enough to be dangerous to people.1

Hidup di

Northern and eastern South America, from Argentina to Venezuela, including Brazil, Colombia and the Guianas1

Amerika Selatan

Beranda

It lives in humid and lowland forests, open savannas, gallery forests and lowland floodplains. It is also found in cleared land and near human homes, especially in damp areas or near a water source. It is found from near sea level up to 1,000 m.1

Panjang

60 cm sampai 1,4 m (2 ft sampai 4,8 ft)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 5,1 km/jam (3,2 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

It eats mainly long-bodied animals such as freshwater eels, gymnotiform fishes, caecilians, lizards and other snakes.1

Foto South American coral snake — South American coral snake. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

The snout is black, followed by a narrow white band in front of the eyes and a wider black band across the eyes.1
The rest of the head is red, and the body has broad red rings.1
Between the red rings are 7 to 17 groups of three black and two white rings.1
The tail has two of these black and white groups.1
It is thin, and adults are usually 60 to 90 cm long, tail included.1

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

Its venom is a strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It acts both before and after the nerve connects to the muscle, and it causes a strong, permanent block of nerve signals to the muscles in vertebrates. A muscle-damaging toxin called lemnitoxin has also been isolated from the venom.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

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

It is not aggressive towards people, but it can bite to defend itself. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 5 to 7 mg of venom (dry weight). In laboratory milking, the average venom yield was 8 to 10 mg and the largest was 27 mg.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

It is not aggressive, but it can attack to defend itself when threatened.1

Jika ia menggigit

Jaga orangnya tetap diam dan tenang dan segera ke rumah sakit, walaupun gigitannya tampak kecil: gejala bisa muncul 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?

sepanjang 3 kucing peliharaan dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 8 pisang yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 71 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar South American coral snake 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)

South American coral snake sekitar 5,1 km/jam (3,2 mph)

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

layak diketahui

Fakta

The venom of this snake is strong enough to cause paralysis, because it blocks nerve signals to the muscles.1

It is one of the few snakes whose diet includes freshwater eels and gymnotiform fishes.1

It is nocturnal and digs in loose soil or leaf litter, so it spends much of its time hidden underground.1

It can live in disturbed land and near human homes, not only in deep forest.1

Pembongkar mitos

Mitos: Coral snakes are aggressive and will attack people.

Faktanya: This snake is not aggressive towards people. It only bites to defend itself.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Micrurus lemniscatus
Kelompok: Ular koral
Keluarga: Elapidae2
Urutan: Squamata
Benua: Amerika Selatan
Anak: It lays eggs, with a clutch of possibly 20 eggs.1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 4 / 5: Sangat berbahaya3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Micrurus lemniscatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micrurus lemniscatus (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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