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Greater black krait

Bungarus niger
Po mazzarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta morda, tschertga spert agid.
Cobras, mambas e kraits MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The greater black krait is a shiny black snake that is venomous, meaning it injects venom when it bites. It lives in South Asia, including northeast and north India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It matters because it is often overlooked but has caused many bites.1

Viva en
Northeast and North India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (South Asia)1
Asia
Pagina iniziala
It lives in a wide range of places, from mangrove swamps and inhabited villages to montane forests up to 1,500 m above sea level on the Himalayan foothills. It is often met in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1
Lunghezza
1,3 m (4,3 ft)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 7,1 km/h (4,4 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It mostly eats snakes and small mammals, and sometimes lizards, frogs and fish.1
Propi!Foto da Greater black krait
Greater black krait. Foto: Jijomodak007. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Shiny black on the upper body, with whitish colour between the scales1
  • Creamy white underside with black edges, which get wider towards the tail1
  • Medium length and slender, with a triangular cross-section and a short, pointed tail1
  • Smooth, glossy scales, with the scales along the middle of the back enlarged and hexagonal1
  • Black eyes with round pupils, and a pinkish tongue with a lighter tip1

Savens confundì cun: The lesser black krait (Bungarus lividus) lives in the same areas. The greater black krait can be told apart by its enlarged hexagonal scales along the middle of the back.1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its venom contains presynaptic and postsynaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and may also contain myotoxins, which damage muscle.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

It is a medically important species because it has caused many bites. The mortality rate is not known, but it is said to be quite high. It is an active, nocturnal snake, so people may be bitten at night.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When disturbed, it coils loosely and hides its head beneath its body, and it is reluctant to bite unless it is persistently provoked.1

Sch'el morda

  • Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital: l'antiserum è il tractament.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Greater black krait circa 1,3 m lung (4,3 ft)In chaun circa 1 m (3,3 ft)In creschì circa 1,7 m (5,6 ft)
uschè lung sco 2,5 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 7 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 51 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Greater black krait cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is often overlooked, even though it has caused many bites.1

2

It is often seen in the tea gardens of northeastern India.1

3

It can be found in places as varied as mangrove swamps, villages and mountain forests.1

4

It is a nocturnal snake, so it is active mainly at night.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Bungarus niger
Gruppa
Cobras, mambas e kraits
Famiglia
Elapidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
Asia
Privel per umans
4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Greater black krait (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus niger (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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