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Burmese krait

Bungarus magnimaculatus
Kuhusu jina: The name Burmese krait refers to Myanmar, the only country where this snake is known to live.1
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Akikuuma, tafuta msaada haraka.
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe KuumwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The Burmese krait is a venomous snake that lives only in Myanmar. It has broad white bands with black gaps between them, and it is active at night. It is shy and very rarely bites people.1

Anaishi
Myanmar, mainly Mandalay, Sagaing and Magway divisions1
Asia
Nyumbani
It lives in dry tropical lowland forest and in disturbed areas near plantations and villages. It is found from near sea level up to about 1,000 m.1
Urefu
1.1 m hadi 1.4 m (3.6 ft hadi 4.8 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 7.3 kwa saa (maili 4.5 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It mainly eats other snakes. It also sometimes takes small mammals such as rats and mice, lizards, frogs and even fish.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Burmese krait
Burmese krait. Picha: Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Slender body with a triangular shape in cross-section1
  • 11 to 14 broad white crossbars on the back, each about as wide as the black gaps between them1
  • Smooth, glossy scales, and some white scales may have black spots in their centres1
  • Flat head that is slightly distinct from the neck, with small to medium eyes and round black pupils1
  • Uniformly white belly and a short tail of about 150 mm1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Very little is known about its venom. Like other kraits, the venom is potent and contains pre-synaptic and post-synaptic neurotoxins, which attack the nerves.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

Bites to humans by this snake are exceptionally rare. No well-documented human deaths have been attributed to it. It is very reluctant to bite unless it is repeatedly provoked.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When molested or threatened, it coils loosely and hides its head beneath its body.1

Akiuma

  • Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka: dawa ya kuzuia sumu ndiyo tiba.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Burmese krait urefu wa takriban 1.4 m (4.8 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)Mtu mzima takriban 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 3 kutoka pua hadi mkiaurefu sawa na ndizi 8 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 49 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Burmese krait ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is shy and placid by nature, and it prefers to hide rather than fight.1

2

Its belly is a plain white, while its back has bold white crossbars.1

3

It is a nocturnal snake, so it is active mainly at night.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Kraits are aggressive snakes that bite readily.

Ukweli: The Burmese krait is shy and very disinclined to bite. It usually coils and hides its head unless it is persistently provoked.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Bungarus magnimaculatus
Kundi
Swila, koboko na ngoshwe
Familia
Elapidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Bungarus magnimaculatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Bungarus magnimaculatus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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