Malayan krait
KuumwaThe Malayan krait is a snake with dark bands on a pale body. It lives in Southeast Asia, from Indochina south to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It is one of the most venomous snakes in its region, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Has 27 to 34 dark-brown, black or bluish-black crossbands running across the body and tail.1
- The dark bands are separated by broad, yellowish-white gaps, which may be spotted with black.1
- The belly is plain white.1
- Some populations, reportedly in West and Central Java, have an unbanded all-black form.1
- Can reach a total length of 108 cm, including a tail of about 16 cm.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
The venom is highly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. Its main toxins are three-finger toxins and Kunitz-type inhibitors. These can cause progressive muscle paralysis that leads to respiratory failure, and in some cases heart and circulation problems such as high blood pressure and shock.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: AnauaMmoja wa wanyama hatari zaidi duniani.The mortality rate is 60 to 70% in untreated humans. A bite injects about 5 mg of venom, and the lethal dose for a 75 kg adult is 1 mg.1
If it bites
- 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.
- If one bites you: stay calm, keep still, call your emergency number (112, 000, 911) or get to a hospital fast. Remember what it looked like, a photo helps.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 6 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 51 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Malayan krait ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
A typical bite injects about 5 mg of venom, which is far more than the 1 mg that is lethal for a 75 kg adult.1
The Malayan krait is an extremely venomous snake, and its bite can be fatal to humans if untreated.1
Its venom contains three-finger toxins and Kunitz-type inhibitors, which act on the nerves and muscles.1
Some populations, reportedly in West and Central Java, have an all-black form with no bands.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Bungarus candidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bungarus candidus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- 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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