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False water cobra

Hydrodynastes gigas

이름에 대해: 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

그냥 아파아프지만 크게 해치지는 않아.

뒷니독사

물어먹이: 고기

사람에게 위험한 정도: 아픔정말 아플 수 있지만, 심각한 경우는 거의 없어.

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

사는 곳

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

남아메리카

홈

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

길이

3 m (9.8 ft)1

몸무게

4.5 kg (9.9 lb)1

최고 속도

약 6.7 km/h (4.2 mph)

땅에서, 대략적인 추측

뭘 먹을까?

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

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

알아보는 법

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

자주 헷갈리는 동물: 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

독의 힘

물어

물 때 독니나 이빨로 독이 나와.

이 독(물거나 쏘는 독)은 어떤 작용을 할까?

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

사람에게 얼마나 위험할까?

사람에게 위험한 정도: 아픔정말 아플 수 있지만, 심각한 경우는 거의 없어.

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

무서울 때 어떻게 할까?

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

물면

물린 곳을 씻고, 그 사람을 침착하게 하고, 의료 도움을 받아. 어떤 종(붐슬랑 등)은 몇 시간 뒤에 치명적일 수 있어.

언제나 먼저 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화해. 이건 일반적인 응급처치 안내이고, 의학적 조언이 아니야. 응급처치 기본

안전하게 지내

야생 동물은 작더라도, 자거나 죽은 것처럼 보이더라도 절대 만지거나, 잡거나, 괴롭히지 마.
거리를 둬. 마주치면 침착하게 천천히 뒤로 물러나서 제 갈 길을 가게 해 줘.
물렸다면: 침착하게, 가만히 있고, 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화하거나 빨리 병원에 가. 생김새를 기억해 둬. 사진이 있으면 도움이 돼.

너를 노리는 게 아니야. 독은 먹이를 잡거나 자기를 지키려고 쓰는 거고, 사실은 숨는 걸 훨씬 좋아해. 안전하게 지내는 법 더 보기