Blue-bellied black snake
The blue-bellied black snake is a venomous snake from eastern Australia. It is shy and usually moves away from people, but its venom is strong, so it is important to know what it looks like. Bites are rare.1

Uko wayimenya
- Its upper body is dark blue or black.1
- Its underside is dark grey to black.1
- Some individuals are cream or pale grey with black-edged scales, which gives them a spotted look.1
- Its head is uniformly dark in all individuals.1
- Adults can reach about 1.2 m on average, and some reach 1.5 m.1
Ikunze kwitiranywa na: The red-bellied black snake is a similar species, and its bite symptoms are similar to those of the blue-bellied black snake.1
Imbaraga z'ubumara
Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.
Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?
Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, so it can cause severe pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and excessive sweating (diaphoresis). The lymph glands near the bite can also swell (regional lymphadenopathy).1
Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.Bites are infrequent. The venom is strong, so any bite is serious.1
Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.1
Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?
It hisses loudly and flattens its forebody into a low S-shape to warn threats away. It bites only when provoked, for example when stepped on or prodded, and it hangs on to its victim if it bites.1
Niba iruma
- If bitten, tiger snake antivenom is the preferred treatment.1
- Gupfuka ukanda no kudanyeganyeza (pressure immobilisation): zingira bande ikweduka kandi ifashe neza hejuru y'aho yarumye, hanyuma uzamuke ku rugingo rwose, urushyireho agati ko kurukomeza (attelle), kandi umuntu agume atanyeganyega na gato kugeza ubutabazi buhageze.
- Ntugasukure aho yarumye ukoresheje amazi: ibitaro bishobora gupima ubumara bwasigaye ku ruhu kugira ngo bihitemo umuti urwanya ubumara (antivenom) ukwiye.
Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze
Irinde akaga
- Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
- Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
- Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.
Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda
Ingana gute?
Ireshya ite?
ireshya n'injangwe zo mu rugo 3 zikurikiranye kuva ku zuru kugeza ku murizo
ireshya n'imineke 8 ikurikiranye
yakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 48 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)Blue-bellied black snake ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?
Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.
Yihuta gute?
Ibintu by'ukuri
Its venom is the second most toxic of all the Australian black snakes.1
It is naturally very shy and will usually try to escape rather than confront people.1
Some individuals have a spotted pattern, which is why it is also called the spotted black snake.1
Like most snakes, it lays eggs, with a clutch of 7–12 in the breeding season.1
Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka
- Blue-bellied black snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudechis guttatus (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
- Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.
Buri kintu kivugwa kuri iyi paji gifite nimero yerekana aho cyavuye. Niba twibeshye, tubabarire, turi abakunzi b'inyamaswa, ntituri ikinyamakuru cya siyansi. Tubwire kuri [email protected] tuzabikosora.
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