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New Guinea small-eyed snake

Micropechis ikaheka
Gbasara aha ya: The name ikaheca means "land eel" in a local West Papuan dialect, which reflects its liking for damp and semi-aquatic places.1
Nwere ike igbu mmadụỌ nwere ike igbu gị ma ọ bụrụ na enweghị ọgwụgwọ. Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara gị, chọọ enyemaka ngwa ngwa.
Agwọ Ọstrelia ỊtaNri ya: Anụ
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.

The New Guinea small-eyed snake, Micropechis ikaheka, is a highly venomous snake that lives on New Guinea and nearby islands. It is the only species in its genus, and it is known for causing many deadly bites, especially on Karkar Island in Papua New Guinea. Its bites are a serious medical concern in the places where it lives.1

Ebe obibi
New Guinea and nearby islands, including Papua New Guinea, Western New Guinea, Karkar, Manam and Walis Islands, and parts of Indonesia1
Ọstrelia na Oshenia
Ụlọ
It lives in damp or semi-aquatic places such as swamps, creeks, wetlands, low-lying rainforest and piles of plant debris, including oil palm windrows and coconut palm husk piles. People often meet it on plantations, where it shelters in husk piles during the day. It may also cross roads at night after rain.1
Ogologo
2.1 m (6.9 ft)1
Ọsọ kacha elu
ihe dị ka 7.8 km/h (4.8 mph)
N'elu ala, nchepụta
Gịnị ka ọ na-eri?
It hunts small vertebrates, including small rodents and bandicoots, ground-dwelling lizards such as skinks, and other snakes, such as the New Guinea ground boa. It is also cannibalistic, meaning it eats other members of its own species.1
N'ezie!Foto New Guinea small-eyed snake
New Guinea small-eyed snake. Foto: no rights reserved. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya

  • Thick, heavy body with smooth scales1
  • Small eyes, typical of burrowing snakes1
  • Body colour ranges from pale yellow to brown, with little or no banding in some populations1
  • Some populations are strongly banded along the whole body, and some are almost black1
  • Mostly active at night or at dusk1

Ike nsị

Ịta

Nsị na-esi n'eze nsị ya ma ọ bụ eze ya apụta mgbe ọ na-ata.

Gịnị ka nsị ọ na-agba na-eme?

Its venom is strong enough that it is considered a dangerous snake. Common symptoms include local muscle pain and tenderness, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness, headache, low blood pressure and spontaneous bleeding. In severe cases, the venom also affects the nerves and muscles, causing drooping eyelids, slurred speech and jaw locking, and death can result from respiratory paralysis (when the muscles used for breathing stop working).1

Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?

Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.

This snake has been linked to many fatal bites. The first proven human death occurred in 1958 in Wau, Papua New Guinea, where a young man died 36 hours after being bitten on the base of the thumb while handling the snake. It causes about 40% of snake envenomations on Karkar Island, but less than 10% on the mainland, where death adders cause most snakebites. Plantation workers are most at risk, especially when moving husk piles, cutting grass, walking on plantation tracks or harvesting cocoa beans.1

Ozi ọma: ndị dọkịta nwere ọgwụ (antivenom) ma ọ bụ ọgwụgwọ maka nke a.1

Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?

Although it is normally shy, it becomes highly aggressive when disturbed, for example if it is handled or stepped on, and then it strikes quickly and readily. Its bite is tenacious and chewing, and it is not easily released.1

Ọ bụrụ na ọ tara

  • Mkpakọ na nkwụsi ahụ (pressure immobilisation): jiri bandeji na-agbatị agbatị (elastic bandage) kee ebe ọ tara nke ọma, wee kee ya gaa n'elu aka ma ọ bụ ụkwụ ahụ niile, jiri splint (osisi nkwado) kwado ya, mee ka onye ahụ ghara imegharị ahụ ma ọlị ruo mgbe enyemaka bịarutere.
  • Asala ebe ọ tara: ụlọ ọgwụ nwere ike ịnwale nsị fọdụrụ n'akpụkpọ ahụ iji họrọ ọgwụ mgbochi nsị (antivenom) kwesịrị ekwesị.

Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ

Nọrọ na nchekwa

  • Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
  • Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
  • Ọ bụrụ na otu tara gị: dị jụụ, emegharịla ahụ, kpọọ nọmba mberede gị (112, 000, 911) ma ọ bụ gaa ụlọ ọgwụ ngwa ngwa. Cheta ka o si dị, foto na-enye aka.

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New Guinea small-eyed snake ogologo ya dị ihe dị ka 2.1 m (6.9 ft)Igwe okenye ihe dị ka 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Ụgbọ ala ihe dị ka 4.5 m (15 ft)
dị ogologo dị ka nwamba ụlọ 4 site n'imi ruo n'ọdụdị ogologo dị ka unere 12 a tọgbọrọ n'ahịrịnwere ike ịgba ọsọ mita 100 n'ime sekọnd 46 (mmadụ kacha ọsọ chọrọ 9,6)

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ọ dị mma ịmara

Eziokwu

1

A bite from this snake was linked to a human death in 1958, when a young man died 36 hours after being bitten on the thumb while handling it.1

2

It is cannibalistic, and it also hunts rodents, lizards and other snakes.1

3

On Karkar Island, where it is common, it is called the "white snake" because of its pale colouring.1

4

Its name, ikaheca, means "land eel" in a local West Papuan language.1

Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha

Akụkọ ụgha: A dead snake is harmless and cannot bite.

Eziokwu: A villager was bitten on the thumb by a snake he had reportedly killed, possibly because of a reflex action after death. Dead snakes can still bite, so they should be handled with care.1

Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị

Aha sayensị
Micropechis ikaheka
Otu
Agwọ Ọstrelia
Ezinụlọ
Elapidae2
Usoro
Squamata
Kọntinent dị iche iche
Ọstrelia na Oshenia
Ụmụ ọhụrụ
It lays eggs (it is oviparous), as most elapids do. The number of eggs is not known from the available information.1
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
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Ebe eziokwu ndị a si

  1. Micropechis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micropechis ikaheka (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.

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