Malayan pit viper
The Malayan pit viper is a venomous snake of Southeast Asia. It lives in forests, farmland and plantations, where it hunts rats and mice. Its bite causes severe pain and swelling, so it is an important snake to recognise.1

Ho e tseba jwang
- Reddish, grey or pale brown in colour on its back.1
- Two rows of large, dark brown triangular blotches with black edges run down the back.1
- A broad dark brown stripe runs from the eye to the corner of the mouth.1
- Smooth scales and a pointed, upturned snout.1
- Adults average about 76 cm long and can reach about 91 cm.1
Matla a chefo
Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.
Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?
Its venom causes severe pain and swelling around the bite, and sometimes tissue damage (necrosis), where body tissue dies. The venom acts on platelets, the small cells that help blood clot, and can cause dangerous blood clots. Symptoms are described as developing over time after a bite.1
E kotsi hakae ho batho?
Kotsi ho batho: E kotsi haholoE ka bolaya motho ya sa fumaneng kalafo.In northern Malaysia it is responsible for about 700 snakebite incidents a year, with a mortality rate of about 2 percent. In a 2005 study of 145 patients in Thailand, 18.6 percent were left with permanently swollen limbs, and two patients died from brain bleeding. Many victims lose limb use or have limbs amputated when there is no antivenom or early treatment.1
Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1
E etsang ha e tshohile?
It has a reputation for being bad-tempered and quick to strike when disturbed.1
Haeba e loma
- Get medical treatment as early as possible, as delays are linked to lasting limb damage. Antivenin is effective in reversing the blood clotting caused by the venom. Authors advise victims not to use traditional healers and to avoid overusing tourniquets.1
- Boloka motho a sa sisinyehe ebile a kgutsitse, boloka setho se lomilweng se lekana le bophahamo ba pelo, tlosa mesale le dintho tse tiileng, mme o mo ise sepetlele kapele.
Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele
Dula o bolokehile
- O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
- E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
- Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.
Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile
Hokae lefatsheng?
E kgolo hakae?
E telele hakae?
e telele jwaloka dikatse tsa lapeng tse 2 ho tloha nkong ho isa mohatleng
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 5 tse latellanang
e ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 100 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)Malayan pit viper e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?
Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.
E potlaka hakae?
Dintlha
The venom of this snake is used to isolate an enzyme called ancrod, which doctors use to break down blood clots in patients.1
It is very sedentary, and has often been found in the same spot several hours after a bite involving a person.1
Bites happen throughout the year but mostly early in the monsoon season, in May and June.1
It is the only Asian pit viper with large crown scales and smooth back scales.1
Moo dintlha di tswang teng
- Calloselasma (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Calloselasma rhodostoma (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
- Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
Taba e nngwe le e nngwe leqepheng lena e na le nomoro e bontshang mohlodi wa yona. Haeba re entse phoso, re kopa tshwarelo, re barati ba diphoofolo, hase makasine wa saense. Re bolelle ho [email protected] mme re tla e lokisa.
Ho loma