Spider-tailed horned viper
The spider-tailed horned viper is a venomous snake with a tail tip that looks like a spider. It lives only in the mountains of western Iran and the nearby eastern part of Iraq. It wiggles its tail to lure birds close enough to catch.1

ວິທີສັງເກດມັນ
- The scales above each eye rise up into small horns.1
- About 16 to 17 scales sit between the horns.1
- The bulb-shaped tail tip is bordered by long, drooping scales that look like spider legs.1
- The scales on the body are rougher than those of other species in its genus.1
- It has 15 pairs of subcaudal scales (the scales on the underside of the tail).1
ມັກສັບສົນກັບ: It looks very similar to other Pseudocerastes vipers in the region, especially around the head. The unusual, spider-like tail tip is the feature that sets it apart.1
ພະລັງພິດ
ພິດອອກມາທາງເຂ້ຍ ຫຼື ແຂ້ວຂອງມັນ ເວລາມັນກັດ
ພິດທີ່ມັນປ່ອຍອອກມາເຮັດຫຍັງ?
Its venom mainly acts as a cytotoxin, which destroys cells across a wide variety of cell types, and it has minor neurotoxic effects, which attack the nerves. It is a procoagulant, meaning it makes blood clot, and reports describe clotting in about 13 seconds. The venom affects birds most strongly, and also affects mammals and amphibians. A 2021 study by Brouw found it has a coagulant effect on humans and affects Factor X, a protein needed for blood clotting.1
ມັນອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນປານໃດ?
ອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນ: ຮ້າຍແຮງຖ້າຖືກມັນກັດ ຕ້ອງໄປຫາໝໍ ການເສຍຊີວິດເກີດຂຶ້ນໜ້ອຍຫຼາຍNo human bite has ever been recorded in the wild. How severe its effects would be on people is not known.1
ຖ້າມັນກັດ
- ໃຫ້ຜູ້ປ່ວຍຢູ່ນິ້ງໆ ແລະ ໃຈເຢັນ, ໃຫ້ແຂນ ຫຼື ຂາທີ່ຖືກກັດຢູ່ລະດັບດຽວກັບຫົວໃຈ, ຖອດແຫວນ ແລະ ສິ່ງທີ່ຮັດແໜ້ນອອກ, ແລະ ໄປໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ໄວ
ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນກ່ອນສະເໝີ (112, 000, 911) ນີ້ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳການປະຖົມພະຍາບານທົ່ວໄປ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳທາງການແພດ ພື້ນຖານການປະຖົມພະຍາບານ
ຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
- ຢ່າຈັບ, ຢ່າຈັບເອົາ ຫຼື ຢ່າຫຍອກສັດປ່າເດັດຂາດ, ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນໂຕນ້ອຍ ແລະ ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນເບິ່ງຄືນອນຫຼັບ ຫຼື ຕາຍແລ້ວ
- ໃຫ້ພື້ນທີ່ມັນ ຖ້າເຈົ້າພົບມັນ, ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຖອຍຫຼັງຊ້າໆ ແລະ ປ່ອຍໃຫ້ມັນໄປທາງຂອງມັນ
- ຖ້າມີໂຕໃດກັດເຈົ້າ: ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຢູ່ນິ້ງໆ, ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນ (112, 000, 911) ຫຼື ໄປໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ໄວ ຈື່ໄວ້ວ່າມັນມີລັກສະນະແນວໃດ, ຮູບຖ່າຍຊ່ວຍໄດ້
ມັນບໍ່ໄດ້ຢາກທຳຮ້າຍເຈົ້າ ມັນໃຊ້ພິດເພື່ອຈັບອາຫານ ຫຼື ເພື່ອປ້ອງກັນຕົວ, ແລະ ມັນມັກລີ້ຫຼາຍກວ່າ ເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບການຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
ມັນໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ?
ມັນຍາວປານໃດ?
ຍາວເທົ່າກ້ວຍ 3 ໜ່ວຍຕໍ່ກັນ
ແລ່ນ 100 ແມັດໄດ້ໃນ 110 ວິນາທີ (ຄົນທີ່ໄວທີ່ສຸດໃຊ້ 9.6)Spider-tailed horned viper ໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ ເມື່ອທຽບກັບເຈົ້າ?
ພຽງແຕ່ຄິດໄລ່ໃນບຣາວເຊີຂອງເຈົ້າ ບໍ່ມີຫຍັງຖືກບັນທຶກ ຫຼື ສົ່ງໄປບ່ອນໃດ
ມັນໄວປານໃດ?
ຂໍ້ມູນ
Its tail is moved in a figure-of-eight pattern, and it moves faster when birds are nearby. Field studies have confirmed that this is a lure and not random movement.1
Footage of it luring migrating birds appears in the Asia episode of the BBC series Seven Worlds, One Planet, narrated by David Attenborough.1
A digested lark was found in the stomach of one of the specimens used to describe the species, supporting the idea that the tail lures birds.1
Its tail tip is a form of aggressive mimicry, where a predator looks like something else to attract its prey.1
Several other snakes, such as the sidewinder and the green tree python, also use the tip of their tail as a lure, but none has the elongated scales that look like arthropod legs.1
A specimen collected in 1968 was first identified as a Persian horned viper. It was only recognised as a separate species and described in 2006.1
ນັກລົບລ້າງຄວາມເຊື່ອຜິດໆ
ຄວາມເຊື່ອຜິດໆ: The strange tail tip was caused by a parasite, a deformity or a tumour.
ຄວາມຈິງ: Early specimens were thought to have a damaged tail tip. In fact, the spider-like tail is a natural feature that the snake uses to lure birds.1
ຂໍ້ມູນມາຈາກໃສ
- Spider-tailed horned viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (iNaturalist): ຊື່ ແລະ ການຈັດໝວດໝູ່
- Venom Wiki: ລະດັບອັນຕະລາຍ, ຂະໜາດທົ່ວໄປ ແລະ ຄວາມໄວທີ່ຄາດຄະເນ ແມ່ນຂອງພວກເຮົາເອງ ເບິ່ງວ່າພວກເຮົາຄິດໄລ່ແນວໃດ: ພວກເຮົາໃຫ້ຄະແນນອັນຕະລາຍແນວໃດ.
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