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Peters' coral snake

Micrurus petersi
Kuhusu jina: The specific name petersi honours James A. Peters, an American herpetologist (a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians) who specialised in the amphibians and reptiles of Ecuador.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kuumwa kunahitaji daktari.
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Peters' coral snake is a venomous snake that lives in the cloud forests of eastern Ecuador. It is found only in one province, Morona-Santiago, high on the eastern slope of the Andes mountains. It is a medium-sized snake for its group, and its colour pattern and light blue snout set it apart from most other New World coral snakes.1

Anaishi
Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador (endemic, meaning found nowhere else)1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives in cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, at elevations of 950 to 1,400 metres (3,120 to 4,590 feet). It is a terrestrial snake, meaning it lives on the ground.1
Urefu
67 cm (2.2 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 4.8 kwa saa (maili 3 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Peters' coral snake
Peters' coral snake. Picha: Ubs6u!d-pongsakorn. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Red, white (or yellow) and black rings run around the body.1
  • The black rings are not arranged in groups of three (triads), which is unusual for a coral snake.1
  • There is light blue on the snout, which most other New World coral snakes do not have.1
  • It is medium-sized for its genus, reaching a total length of up to 67 cm including the tail.1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: Unlike most New World coral snakes, it has light blue on the snout and its black rings do not form triads. These features help tell it apart from related species.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Akiuma

  • Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu na umpeleke hospitali haraka, hata kama jeraha linaonekana dogo: dalili zinaweza kuanza saa kadhaa baadaye.

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?

Peters' coral snake urefu wa takriban 67 cm (2.2 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)
urefu sawa na ndizi 4 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 75 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Peters' coral snake ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Its light blue snout is unusual among New World coral snakes.1

2

Its black rings are not arranged in groups of three, which sets its pattern apart from most coral snakes.1

3

It lives in cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, between 950 and 1,400 metres above sea level.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Micrurus petersi
Kundi
Nyoka wa matumbawe
Familia
Elapidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Watoto
It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Micrurus petersi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus petersi (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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