Spotted mulga snake
KuumwaThe spotted mulga snake is a venomous snake that lives only in Western Australia. It is found in the Murchison region, in dry woodland with stony or loamy soil. Its yellow spots and the way it raises its head and hood like a cobra make it easy to recognise.1
Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Its body is spotted with yellow or yellow-green scales.1
- Most of the upper body has yellow or brownish scales with black bases, though some specimens have all-black scales on the back.1
- The head and neck are mostly black.1
- The belly scales are black-based and bright yellow.1
- It usually reaches no more than 1.6 m in total length, including the tail.1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: The mulga snake or king brown (Pseudechis australis) is larger and more widespread, and the two can live in the same areas of central Western Australia. The mulga snake has reddish-brown belly scales with cream edges, while the spotted mulga snake has bright yellow belly scales with black bases. The spotted mulga snake also has fewer belly scales. The black snake of eastern Australia (Pseudechis porphyriacus) has pink or red belly scales.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its venom contains systemic myotoxins, which are toxins that spread through the whole body and act on muscle. The species can produce a very large amount of venom.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.The genus Pseudechis is described as dangerously venomous. The spotted mulga snake can produce a very large amount of venom.1
Habari njema: madaktari wana dawa (ya kuzuia sumu) au matibabu ya hili.1
Hufanya nini akiogopa?
When threatened, it raises its head and shows its hood in a cobra-like display to intimidate an opponent.1
Akiuma
- Treatment for envenomation is the same as for the mulga snake, using black snake antivenom.1
- Kubana na kutotikisa: funga bandeji nyororo kwa nguvu juu ya jeraha kisha mguu au mkono mzima, weka banzi, na umweke mtu bila kutikisika kabisa hadi msaada ufike.
- Usioshe mahali alipoumwa: hospitali inaweza kupima sumu iliyobaki kwenye ngozi ili kuchagua dawa sahihi ya kuzuia sumu.
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?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 3 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 9 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 46 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Spotted mulga snake ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Spotted mulga snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudechis butleri (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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