Asp viper
The asp viper is a venomous snake of south-western Europe. It lives in warm, sunny places with dry soil, often in hills and rocky areas. Its bite can be more severe than that of the European adder, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Kā to atpazīt
- Average total length is 60–65 cm. Males can reach 85 cm, while females are rarely longer than 75 cm.1
- The head is broad and triangular, and it is clearly separate from the neck.1
- The tip of the snout is slightly but distinctly turned up.1
- The tail is very short, and males are a little slimmer than females.1
- The pattern on the back varies a lot. It rarely forms a clear zigzag, unlike the European adder.1
Bieži jauc ar: The European adder (Vipera berus) is a close relative. The asp's back pattern rarely forms a clear zigzag, as the adder's often does. Bites from the asp can be more severe than those from the adder.1
Indes spēks
Inde iznāk caur ilkņiem vai zobiem, kad tas iekož.
Ko nodara tā inde?
Its venom causes rapidly spreading, severe pain, followed by swelling and skin discolouration. Severe bleeding and tissue death can happen within a few hours. Vision may be badly affected, and in some cases victims developed breathing and swallowing difficulties and paralysis of the bitten limb.1
Cik bīstams tas ir cilvēkiem?
Bīstamība cilvēkiem: NopietnsKodums jārāda ārstam. Nāves gadījumi ir ļoti reti.About 4% of untreated bites are fatal. In Italy, this species causes 90% of snakebite cases and is the only snake in Italian mountains that can be potentially lethal. Its bites can be more severe than those of the European adder.1
Ja tas iekož
- Turi cilvēku nekustīgu un mierīgu, turi iekosto ekstremitāti sirds augstumā, novelc gredzenus un visu, kas cieši spiež, un ātri nogādā slimnīcā.
Vienmēr vispirms zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911). Tie ir vispārīgi pirmās palīdzības padomi, nevis medicīniska konsultācija. Pirmās palīdzības pamati
Esi drošībā
- Nekad neaiztiec, neķer un neķircini savvaļas dzīvnieku, pat mazu, un pat ja tas izskatās aizmidzis vai miris.
- Dod tam vietu. Ja tādu satiec, saglabā mieru, lēnām atkāpies un ļauj tam iet savu ceļu.
- Ja tāds tev iekož: saglabā mieru, nekusties, zvani uz savu ārkārtas numuru (112, 000, 911) vai ātri dodies uz slimnīcu. Atceries, kā tas izskatījās, foto palīdz.
Tas nav nolēmis tevi medīt. Tas izmanto indi, lai noķertu barību vai aizsargātos, un daudz labprātāk paslēptos. Vairāk par drošību
Cik tas ir liels?
Cik tas ir garš?
tikpat garš kā 1,5 mājas kaķi no deguna līdz astei
tikpat garš kā 5 banāni rindā viens aiz otra
varētu noskriet 100 metrus 110 sekundēs (ātrākajam cilvēkam vajag 9,6)Cik liels ir Asp viper salīdzinājumā ar TEVI?
Tikai matemātika tavā pārlūkā. Nekas netiek saglabāts vai kaut kur nosūtīts.
Cik tas ir ātrs?
Fakti
Ancient writers named the snake that supposedly killed Queen Cleopatra as an asp. Experts think a cobra would have been too big, over 5 feet long, to smuggle in a basket.1
In the past, the word "asp" was used to mean any venomous snake.1
In 2006, a number of these vipers were found in a wooded area near Poortugaal in the Netherlands. The species is not native there, so it was probably released or escaped.1
Asp vipers have been found at over 2,100 m above sea level in the Pyrenees, even though they are not strongly linked to high altitudes.1
The venom yield is relatively low. One study recorded a daily extraction of 9–10 mg.1
Mītu grāvējs
Mīts: Queen Cleopatra was killed by a cobra.
Patiesība: Ancient sources named the snake an asp. Experts think a cobra would have been too big to smuggle in a basket.1
No kurienes nāk fakti
- Vipera aspis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Vipera aspis (iNaturalist): nosaukumi un klasifikācija.
- Venom Wiki: bīstamības līmenis, tipiskais izmērs un ātruma minējums ir mūsu pašu. Paskaties, kā mēs tos aprēķinām: Kā mēs vērtējam bīstamību.
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