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South American coral snake

Micrurus lemniscatus

Boleh membunuhBoleh membunuh kamu tanpa rawatan. Jika ia menggigit kamu, dapatkan bantuan dengan cepat.

Ular karang

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: Sangat berbahayaIa boleh membunuh orang yang tidak mendapat rawatan.

The South American coral snake is a thin, brightly coloured venomous snake. It lives only in South America, from Argentina to Venezuela. It is nocturnal, so it is most active at night, and its venom is strong enough to be dangerous to people.1

Hidup di

Northern and eastern South America, from Argentina to Venezuela, including Brazil, Colombia and the Guianas1

Amerika Selatan

Laman utama

It lives in humid and lowland forests, open savannas, gallery forests and lowland floodplains. It is also found in cleared land and near human homes, especially in damp areas or near a water source. It is found from near sea level up to 1,000 m.1

Panjang

60 cm hingga 1.4 m (2 ft hingga 4.8 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 5.1 km/j (3.2 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It eats mainly long-bodied animals such as freshwater eels, gymnotiform fishes, caecilians, lizards and other snakes.1

Gambar South American coral snake — South American coral snake. Gambar: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

The snout is black, followed by a narrow white band in front of the eyes and a wider black band across the eyes.1
The rest of the head is red, and the body has broad red rings.1
Between the red rings are 7 to 17 groups of three black and two white rings.1
The tail has two of these black and white groups.1
It is thin, and adults are usually 60 to 90 cm long, tail included.1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its venom is a strong neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves. It acts both before and after the nerve connects to the muscle, and it causes a strong, permanent block of nerve signals to the muscles in vertebrates. A muscle-damaging toxin called lemnitoxin has also been isolated from the venom.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: Sangat berbahayaIa boleh membunuh orang yang tidak mendapat rawatan.

It is not aggressive towards people, but it can bite to defend itself. The estimated lethal dose for an adult human is 5 to 7 mg of venom (dry weight). In laboratory milking, the average venom yield was 8 to 10 mg and the largest was 27 mg.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

It is not aggressive, but it can attack to defend itself when threatened.1

Jika ia menggigit

Pastikan orang itu tidak bergerak dan tenang, dan pergi ke hospital dengan segera, walaupun gigitan nampak kecil: simptom boleh bermula beberapa jam kemudian.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 3 ekor kucing rumah dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 8 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 71 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar South American coral snake berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Orang berjalan kira-kira 5 km/j (3.1 mph)

South American coral snake kira-kira 5.1 km/j (3.2 mph)

Budak naik basikal kira-kira 12 km/j (7.5 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

The venom of this snake is strong enough to cause paralysis, because it blocks nerve signals to the muscles.1

It is one of the few snakes whose diet includes freshwater eels and gymnotiform fishes.1

It is nocturnal and digs in loose soil or leaf litter, so it spends much of its time hidden underground.1

It can live in disturbed land and near human homes, not only in deep forest.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: Coral snakes are aggressive and will attack people.

Hakikat: This snake is not aggressive towards people. It only bites to defend itself.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Micrurus lemniscatus
Kumpulan: Ular karang
Keluarga: Elapidae2
Susunan: Squamata
Benua-benua: Amerika Selatan
Anak: It lays eggs, with a clutch of possibly 20 eggs.1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 4 / 5: Sangat berbahaya3

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Micrurus lemniscatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micrurus lemniscatus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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