King brown snake
The king brown snake is a highly venomous snake and the largest land-dwelling venomous snake in Australia. It lives across northern, western and Central Australia. Its size and venom make it one of the most important snakes to recognise in the region.1

Ndenge ya koyeba yango
- A large, robust snake that can reach 2.0 to 2.5 m, with a maximum confirmed length of 3.3 m.1
- Colour varies by area: tan in the north, and darker brown to blackish in the south.1
- Scales are two-toned, giving the upper body a reticulated (net-like) pattern.1
- The belly is cream, white or salmon, and often has orange marks.1
- The head is slightly wider than the body, with small eyes that have red-brown irises and a dark tongue.1
Bakosanaka yango mbala mingi na: King brown snakes can be confused with brown snakes of the genus Pseudonaja, olive pythons, water pythons, spotted mulga snakes and coastal taipans. In eastern brown snakes, the temporolabial scale and last supralabial scale (scales above the mouth) are fused. In king brown snakes, they are separate.1
Makasi ya venin
Venin ebimaka na nzela ya mino na yango ntango esui.
Venin na yango esalaka nini?
The venom is not as potent as that of Australia's other dangerous snakes, but it can cause severe effects if delivered in large enough amounts. Its main effect is on striated (skeletal) muscle, which can cause paralysis through muscle damage. It also commonly affects blood clotting (coagulopathy).1
Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?
Likama mpo na bato: Likama mingiEkoki koboma moto oyo azwi bosalisi te.Deaths from its bites have been recorded, with the most recent in 1969. Extensive pain and swelling often occur at the bite site, and necrosis (death of tissue) occurs rarely.1
Nsango malamu: ba monganga bazali na nkisi (antivenin) to bosalisi mpo na yango.1
Soki esui
- Victims are treated with black snake (not brown snake) antivenom.1
- Immobilisation na pression: zinga bande élastique makasi likolo ya esika esui, sima mata na yango na lokolo to loboko mobimba, tia attelle, mpe tika moto aningana ata moke te kino lisalisi ekoya.
- Sukola esika esui te: na lopitalo bakoki kotala venin oyo etikali na loposo mpo na kopona antivenin oyo ebongi.
Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso
Zala na libateli
- Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
- Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
- Soki moko esui yo: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.
Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela
Monene na yango boni?
Molai na yango boni?
Kilo na yango boni?
molai lokola bambwa 3, zolo kino mokila
molai lokola bitabe 18 oyo etiami moko na sima ya mosusu
pene na kilo ya pusu ya ndako
ekoki kopota metre 100 na sekonde 41 (moto ya mbangu koleka asengaka 9,6)King brown snake azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?
Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.
Mbangu na yango boni?
Makambo ya solo
Its name causes a real problem: its venom is not neutralised by brown snake antivenom, so the name has been criticised by medical researchers.1
It is the largest terrestrial venomous snake in Australia.1
In the Kaytetye language of Central Australia, it is called atetherr-ayne-wene, meaning "budgerigar-eater".1
Despite its common name, it belongs to the black snake genus Pseudechis and is only distantly related to true brown snakes.1
Males are around 20% larger than females.1
It has been reported to live up to 25 years in captivity.1
Solo to lokuta?
Lokuta: Because it is called a brown snake, brown snake antivenom will treat its bite.
Solo: Its venom is not neutralised by brown snake antivenom. Victims are treated with black snake antivenom.1
Mpo na ba expert ya venin
- Kombo ya siansi
- Pseudechis australis
- Ebota
- Banyoka ya Australia
- Libota
- Elapidae2
- Molongo
- Squamata
- Bakontina
- Australia & Océanie
- Bana
- King brown snakes lay eggs. A female produces a clutch of four to 19 eggs, usually around 10, which take 70 to 100 days to hatch.1
- Molai ya bomoi
- pene na mibu 251
- Ndenge ezali kobika na zamba
- Least concern (IUCN), though its numbers may have declined with the spread of the cane toad.1
- Likama mpo na bato
- 4 / 5: Likama mingi3
Esika makambo euti
- King brown snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudechis australis (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
- Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.
Likambo nyonso na lokasa oyo ezali na nimero oyo elakisi source na yango. Soki tosali libunga, limbisa biso, tozali bato oyo balingaka banyama, zulunale ya siansi te. Yebisa biso na [email protected] mpe tokobongisa yango.
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