Coastal taipan
The coastal taipan is one of the most feared snakes in Australia. It is a large, fast snake with a powerful venom, and it lives along the coasts of northern and eastern Australia and on the island of New Guinea. It is one of the reasons snake bite safety matters so much in these areas.1

यसलाई कसरी चिन्ने
- Light olive or reddish-brown upperparts, sometimes dark grey to black1
- Paler sides and a creamy-white to pale yellow belly, often marked with orange or pink flecks1
- Long, narrow head with an angular brow and a lighter-coloured face1
- Large, round, light brown or hazel eyes with large pupils1
- Typically about 2.0 m long as an adult, with a slender body1
प्रायः यससँग झुक्किइन्छ: It is often confused with the eastern brown snake, northern brown snake and king brown snake. The coastal taipan has a larger head and a narrow neck, and a lighter face and snout. In the other species, the head and neck are the same width.1
विष शक्ति
टोक्दा यसको विषदन्त वा दाँतबाट विष निस्कन्छ।
टोक्दा वा डस्दा यसको विषले के गर्छ?
Its venom is mainly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and it is also coagulopathic, which means it disturbs blood clotting. In a recorded bite case, the victim became unwell within 15 to 30 minutes, with drooping eyelids, nausea and difficulty breathing. Some victims have also lost their sense of smell for a time.1
यो मानिसका लागि कति खतरनाक छ?
मानिसलाई खतरा: प्राणघातकसंसारका सबैभन्दा खतरनाक जनावरहरूमध्ये एक।It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the region and is classified by the World Health Organization as a snake of medical importance. Several deaths were recorded from its bites in the 1930s and 1940s, and more were added later as historical cases.1
खुसीको खबर: यसका लागि डाक्टरहरूसँग औषधि (एन्टिभेनम) वा उपचार छ।1
डराउँदा यसले के गर्छ?
It tends to avoid confrontation but becomes highly defensive if provoked.1
यसले टोक्यो भने
- Any suspected bite needs urgent medical care. In one recorded case, the bitten man was taken to hospital, where he was given fluids and tiger snake antivenom, and he recovered after 19 days in hospital.1
- प्रेसर इमोबिलाइजेसन (दबाब दिएर स्थिर राख्ने उपचार): टोकेको ठाउँमाथि कसिलो इलास्टिक ब्यान्डेज बेर, त्यसपछि पूरै हात वा खुट्टामा माथितिर बेर्दै जाऊ, स्प्लिन्ट (टेको) लगाऊ, र मद्दत नआएसम्म व्यक्तिलाई पूरै स्थिर राख।
- टोकेको ठाउँ नधोऊ: सही एन्टिभेनम छान्न अस्पतालले छालामा बाँकी रहेको विष जाँच्न सक्छ।
सधैँ पहिले आफ्नो आपतकालीन नम्बरमा फोन गर (112, 000, 911)। यो सामान्य प्राथमिक उपचार मार्गदर्शन हो, चिकित्सकीय सल्लाह होइन। प्राथमिक उपचारका आधारभूत कुरा
सुरक्षित रहू
- जंगली जनावरलाई कहिल्यै नछोऊ, नसमात वा नजिस्काऊ, सानो भए पनि, र सुतेको वा मरेको जस्तो देखिए पनि।
- यसलाई ठाउँ देऊ। कुनै भेट्यौ भने शान्त रहू, बिस्तारै पछाडि हट र त्यसलाई आफ्नै बाटो जान देऊ।
- कुनैले तिमीलाई टोक्यो भने: शान्त रहू, नचलीकन बस, आफ्नो आपतकालीन नम्बरमा (112, 000, 911) फोन गर वा छिटो अस्पताल पुग। त्यो कस्तो देखिन्थ्यो सम्झ, फोटोले मद्दत गर्छ।
यो तिमीलाई खोज्दै हिँडेको होइन। यसले आफ्नो विष खाना समात्न वा आफूलाई बचाउन प्रयोग गर्छ, र यो त लुक्न नै रुचाउँछ। सुरक्षित रहने बारे थप
संसारको कुन ठाउँमा?
यो कति ठूलो छ?
यो कति लामो छ?
यो कति गह्रौँ छ?
नाकदेखि पुच्छरसम्म लहरै राखिएका 3 वटा कुकुर जत्तिकै लामो
लहरै राखिएका 16 वटा केरा जत्तिकै लामो
लगभग घरपालुवा बिरालो जत्तिकै गह्रौँ
१०० मिटर 41 सेकेन्डमा पार गर्न सक्छ (सबैभन्दा छिटो मान्छेलाई ९.६ सेकेन्ड लाग्छ)तिमीसँग तुलना गर्दा Coastal taipan कति ठूलो छ?
तिम्रो ब्राउजरमा हिसाब मात्र। केही पनि सेभ हुँदैन, कतै पठाइँदैन।
यो कति छिटो छ?
तथ्यहरू
The longest recorded coastal taipan was 2.9 m long and weighed 6.5 kg, and larger specimens of up to 3.3 m are widely believed to exist.1
Its hunting method, freezing, striking and releasing prey, is similar to that of the African black mamba.1
It is the second-longest venomous snake in Australia, after the king brown snake.1
Newly hatched young grow quickly, reaching about 1.0 m in their first year.1
It may have become more common since cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935.1
भ्रम तोड्ने
भ्रम: The snake hides in trees and drops onto people, and it chases people for hours.
सत्य: Stories of it hiding in trees and dropping on victims were spread in newspapers and books, but snake handlers say it is shy and avoids confrontation. It only becomes highly defensive when provoked.1
विष विशेषज्ञहरूका लागि
- वैज्ञानिक नाम
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
- समूह
- अस्ट्रेलियाली सर्पहरू
- परिवार
- Elapidae2
- क्रम
- Squamata
- महादेशहरू
- अस्ट्रेलिया र ओसिनिया
- बच्चाहरू
- It lays a clutch of 7 to 20 eggs. The eggs take 60 to 80 days to hatch, and the young are 30 to 34 cm long.1
- जंगलमा यसको अवस्था कस्तो छ
- Least Concern (IUCN)1
- मानिसलाई खतरा
- 5 / 5: प्राणघातक3
तथ्यहरू कहाँबाट आए
- Coastal taipan (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oxyuranus scutellatus (iNaturalist): नाम र वर्गीकरण।
- Venom Wiki: खतरा स्तर, सामान्य आकार र गतिको अनुमान हाम्रा आफ्नै हुन्। हामी तिनलाई कसरी निकाल्छौँ हेर: हामी खतरा कसरी मूल्यांकन गर्छौँ.
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