Redtail coral snake
The red-tailed coral snake is a small venomous snake from Central and northern South America. It is common in farming areas of Colombia, so people living there may meet it. Its venom attacks the nerves and muscles, which makes it one of the more dangerous snakes in its region.1

Kako jo prepoznaš
- Has a cylindrical body and quite small eyes with a rounded head.1
- Black body rings, numbering from 34 to 84, are separated by narrow yellow or white rings.1
- The second ring on the head and 3 or 4 of the tail rings are red.1
- Can reach a total length of 140.6 cm, including the tail.1
- Mostly active at dusk and at night.1
Moč strupa
Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.
Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?
Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It blocks the signals that tell muscles to contract, which can lead to muscle weakness and paralysis. Local pain and tingling can appear within minutes of a bite. In severe cases, nerve symptoms such as drooping eyelids, slurred speech, drowsiness and weakness in the limbs can develop within 30 minutes to 1 to 2 hours, and breathing can stop.1
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: Zelo nevarnaČloveka, ki ne dobi zdravljenja, lahko ubije.Its venom is potentially deadly. Scientists milked an average of 7 mg of dry venom from this snake, which is more than the estimated lethal dose for an adult human of 4 to 6 mg.1
Če ugrizne
- Poškodovanca drži pri miru in ga pomirjaj ter ga hitro odpelji v bolnišnico, tudi če je ugriz videti majhen: simptomi se lahko začnejo šele čez nekaj ur.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če te ugrizne: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.
Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
dolga kot 3 domačih mačk od nosu do repa
dolga kot 8 banan, položenih ena za drugo
zmore 100 metrov v 71 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)Kakšne velikosti je Redtail coral snake v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
It has between 34 and 84 black body rings, so no two snakes look exactly the same in ring count.1
Its venom is about 60% three-finger toxins, about 30% phospholipase A2, and about 10% other toxins.1
In dry spells it may shelter several centimetres underground, and in heavy rain it comes to the surface or into thick leaf litter.1
The most abundant toxin in its venom is called mipartoxin-I.1
Od kod so dejstva
- Micrurus mipartitus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Micrurus mipartitus (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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