Russell's viper
Russell's viper is a highly venomous snake of South Asia. It is one of the "Big Four" venomous snakes of the region, known for a bite that is extremely painful. It often lives close to people because it hunts the rodents found in farms and villages.1

Co renconuscher el
- A deep yellow, tan or brown body with three rows of dark brown spots running along its length1
- Each dark spot has a black ring with a white or yellow rim around it1
- A pair of dark patches on the temples, and a pinkish, salmon or brownish V or X marking on the head1
- A flattened, triangular head that is clearly separate from the neck1
- A stout, rounded body with a short tail, about 14% of total length1
Savens confundì cun: The rough-scaled sand boa, Eryx conicus, often has a colour pattern similar to Russell's viper. It is completely harmless, so care is still needed with any snake that looks like this.1
Forza dal tissi
Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.
Tge fa ses tissi?
Its fangs are long and hollow, and it produces a large amount of venom, with adults yielding about 130 to 250 mg in some reports. Bite symptoms begin with severe pain and swelling, followed by bleeding from the gums and in the urine, a drop in blood pressure and a slower heart rate. Blistering can spread along the limb, and kidney failure occurs in about 25 to 30 percent of untreated bites.1
Quant privlus è el per umans?
Privel per umans: MortalIn dals animals ils pli privlus dal mund.It is known for an extremely painful bite and is one of the "Big Four" venomous snakes of the region. The lethal dose for most humans is about 40 to 70 mg, which is within the amount one bite can deliver. Death can follow 1 to 14 days after the bite, or sometimes later, from infection, kidney failure, breathing failure or heart failure. In one study of people who survived bites, 29% suffered severe damage to the pituitary gland, which later caused hypopituitarism.1
Bunas novitads: ils medis han in medicament (antiserum) u in tractament per quai.1
Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?
When threatened, it forms a series of S-shaped loops, raises the front third of its body and hisses loudly.1
Sch'el morda
- Early medical treatment and early access to antivenom can prevent severe complications and greatly reduce the chance of a fatal outcome. Seek medical care as soon as possible after any bite.1
- Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, tegna il member mors a l'autezza dal cor, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital.
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
Quant grond è el?
Quant lung è el?
uschè lung sco 3 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cua
uschè lung sco 9 bananas ina suenter l'autra
pudess currer 100 meters en 92 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)Quant grond è Russell's viper cumpareglià cun TAI?
Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.
Quant svelt è el?
Fatgs
When it strikes, it can exert so much force that large individuals lift off the ground.1
Its hiss is said to be louder than that of any other snake.1
Adults are usually slow and sluggish and rarely attack unless provoked, but they can strike very quickly.1
A harmless sand boa has evolved a colour pattern that looks like this viper, which may help it avoid predators.1
The mother can take nearly 4.5 hours to give birth, as one recorded birth of 11 young shows.1
Destructur da mits
Mit: Russell's vipers chase people and bite them.
Vardad: They usually do not attack unless provoked. Their threat display of S-shaped loops and hissing has led to the belief that they chase people, but they are strong and may react violently if picked up.1
Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs
- Russell's viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Daboia russelii (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
- 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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