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Yellow-faced whip snake

Demansia psammophis

Fa mo malQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.

Serps australianas

MorsasMangia: Charn

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The yellow-faced whip snake is a thin, fast snake with large eyes that lives across most of Australia. It is venomous, but its venom is mainly used on lizards and frogs, and it is not considered dangerous to people. It is one of the most widespread snakes found only in Australia.1

Viva en

Australia: found in every state except Tasmania, and endemic to Australia1

Australia ed Oceania

Pagina iniziala

It lives in many places, from coastal forests to dry scrublands and grasslands in the interior. It often shelters in rock crevices and under logs, and more than one snake may share the same spot.1

Lunghezza

1 m (3,3 ft)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 6,6 km/h (4,1 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

Small lizards and lizard eggs are its main food, and it also eats geckos, lerista and frogs. It mainly hunts during the day and catches nocturnal prey at night. Young snakes constrict their prey, while adults usually inject venom to subdue it.1

Foto da Yellow-faced whip snake — Yellow-faced whip snake. Foto: Aviceda. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

Has a narrow, yellowish head with a pale ring around each eye1
A dark marking curves along the upper lip1
Colour ranges from olive green to grey and brown, often with a red flush along the upper third of the back1
Has large, prominent eyes, the largest of any Australian snake1
Young snakes have a white-edged dark line across the snout1

Savens confundì cun: It is often confused with the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) because the two look similar. Identifying it accurately requires a clear view of the head and counting the dorsal scales at mid-body, which number 15 rows.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 toxic and deadly to other reptiles and amphibians, and it slows and eventually kills the prey. The venom is not considered dangerous to humans. Some bites cause systemic symptoms such as paralysis and bleeding, along with localised pain and swelling that can range from moderate to severe.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The venom is not considered dangerous to humans, but a bite will be painful. Some bites cause systemic symptoms such as paralysis and bleeding, so medical attention is needed.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

It is fast-moving and nervous, and it flees quickly when disturbed.1

Sch'el morda

Medical treatment should be sought after any snake bite.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?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 55 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Yellow-faced whip snake cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Yellow-faced whip snake circa 6,6 km/h (4,1 mph)

In uffant sin il velo circa 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

It has the largest eyes of any Australian snake, which helps it hunt successfully during the day.1

Snakes often gather in communities, and some communal nests contain 500 to 600 eggs.1

Young snakes often constrict their prey, but adults rarely do so and usually use venom instead.1

Although it is mainly active by day, it also forages at night for nocturnal prey such as geckos and frogs.1

In winter it slows down through brumation and moves mainly to find sun and water.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: The yellow-faced whip snake is a dangerous snake to people because it is venomous.

Vardad: Its venom is deadly to lizards, frogs and other reptiles, but it is not considered dangerous to humans. Its bites are still painful and medical care should be sought.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Demansia psammophis
Gruppa: Serps australianas
Famiglia: Elapidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: Australia ed Oceania
Poppins: It lays eggs in clutches of 5 to 6 or 15 to 20, and some communal nests hold 500 to 600 eggs. Hatchlings measure about 17 cm snout to vent.1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira: Least concern (IUCN Red List); near-threatened in Victoria1
Privel per umans: 2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

Yellow-faced whipsnake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
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