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King brown snake

Pseudechis australis
Davart il num: The name "king brown" refers to the great size of individuals in the north and northwest of Australia, which can exceed 3 m in length.1
Po mazzarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta morda, tschertga spert agid.
Serps australianas MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The king brown snake is a highly venomous snake and the largest land-dwelling venomous snake in Australia. It lives across northern, western and Central Australia. Its size and venom make it one of the most important snakes to recognise in the region.1

Viva en
Northern, western and Central Australia. Found in all states except Victoria and Tasmania.1
Australia ed Oceania
Pagina iniziala
King brown snakes are habitat generalists. They live in woodlands, grasslands, scrublands and sandy or stony deserts, and prefer wetter areas such as watercourses in dry regions. They are often found in wheat fields, rubbish piles and empty buildings, and sometimes become trapped in mine shafts.1
Lunghezza
2 m fin 3,3 m (6,6 ft fin 11 ft)1
Paisa
3 kg fin 6 kg (6,6 lb fin 13 lb)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 8,7 km/h (5,4 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
King brown snakes are generalist predators. They eat frogs, lizards, other snakes, birds, small mammals and spiders, including funnel-web spiders. They have also been known to eat roadkill and to eat other king brown snakes.1
Propi!Foto da King brown snake
King brown snake. Foto: Smacdonald. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • A large, robust snake that can reach 2.0 to 2.5 m, with a maximum confirmed length of 3.3 m.1
  • Colour varies by area: tan in the north, and darker brown to blackish in the south.1
  • Scales are two-toned, giving the upper body a reticulated (net-like) pattern.1
  • The belly is cream, white or salmon, and often has orange marks.1
  • The head is slightly wider than the body, with small eyes that have red-brown irises and a dark tongue.1

Savens confundì cun: King brown snakes can be confused with brown snakes of the genus Pseudonaja, olive pythons, water pythons, spotted mulga snakes and coastal taipans. In eastern brown snakes, the temporolabial scale and last supralabial scale (scales above the mouth) are fused. In king brown snakes, they are separate.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?

The venom is not as potent as that of Australia's other dangerous snakes, but it can cause severe effects if delivered in large enough amounts. Its main effect is on striated (skeletal) muscle, which can cause paralysis through muscle damage. It also commonly affects blood clotting (coagulopathy).1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

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

Deaths from its bites have been recorded, with the most recent in 1969. Extensive pain and swelling often occur at the bite site, and necrosis (death of tissue) occurs rarely.1

Bunas novitads: ils medis han in medicament (antiserum) u in tractament per quai.1

Sch'el morda

  • Victims are treated with black snake (not brown snake) antivenom.1
  • Immobilisaziun cun squitsch: envolva ina bandascha elastica ferma sur la morsa e lura vi da l'entir member ensi, fixescha el cun ina stecca e tegna la persuna dal tut immobila, fin che l'agid arriva.
  • Na lava betg la morsa: ils ospitals pon analisar il tissi ch'è restà sin la pel per tscherner il dretg antiserum.

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?

King brown snake circa 3,3 m lung (11 ft)Il velo d'in creschì circa 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto circa 4,5 m (15 ft)

Quant grev è el?

uschè grev sco 1,5 giats da chasa
uschè lung sco 3 chauns dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 18 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in giat da chasapudess currer 100 meters en 41 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è King brown snake cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Its name causes a real problem: its venom is not neutralised by brown snake antivenom, so the name has been criticised by medical researchers.1

2

It is the largest terrestrial venomous snake in Australia.1

3

In the Kaytetye language of Central Australia, it is called atetherr-ayne-wene, meaning "budgerigar-eater".1

4

Despite its common name, it belongs to the black snake genus Pseudechis and is only distantly related to true brown snakes.1

5

Males are around 20% larger than females.1

6

It has been reported to live up to 25 years in captivity.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: Because it is called a brown snake, brown snake antivenom will treat its bite.

Vardad: Its venom is not neutralised by brown snake antivenom. Victims are treated with black snake antivenom.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Pseudechis australis
Gruppa
Serps australianas
Famiglia
Elapidae2
Urden
Squamata
Continents
Australia ed Oceania
Poppins
King brown snakes lay eggs. A female produces a clutch of four to 19 eggs, usually around 10, which take 70 to 100 days to hatch.1
Durada da vita
circa 25 onns1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira
Least concern (IUCN), though its numbers may have declined with the spread of the cane toad.1
Privel per umans
4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. King brown snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Pseudechis australis (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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