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Stejneger's pit viper

Trimeresurus stejnegeri
Kuhusu jina: It is named after Leonhard Stejneger, a Norwegian-born American herpetologist (a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians) who worked at the Smithsonian Institution for over 60 years.1
Anahitaji daktariMara chache huua, lakini kuumwa kunahitaji daktari.
Nyoka wenye vishimo KuumwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaKuumwa kunahitaji daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

Stejneger's pit viper is a venomous snake found across much of Asia, from India and Nepal to southern China and Taiwan. It lives mainly in forests, where its bright green colour helps it blend in with the leaves. Its bite is very painful and destroys the flesh around the wound, so it is one to know about.1

Anaishi
India, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan1
Asia
Nyumbani
Its preferred habitat is forest, from sea level up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) above sea level.1
Urefu
75 cm (2.5 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 3.5 kwa saa (maili 2.2 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It eats small rodents, birds, frogs and lizards.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Stejneger's pit viper
Stejneger's pit viper. Picha: Evan Pickett. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Bright to dark green on the upper body1
  • Pale green to whitish on the underside1
  • A stripe along each side, orange or brown below and white above in males; females have a bicoloured or white-only stripe1
  • Yellow-coloured individuals have been reported1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: In India it is often confused with the snake Ahaetulla oxyrhyncha.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

It has a potent hemotoxin, a venom that damages blood and body tissue. The bite usually feels extremely painful, like being branded with a hot iron, and the pain can last about 24 hours. Within a few minutes the flesh around the bite dies and turns black, and the wound swells quickly.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

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

The bite causes severe pain and tissue death around the wound. The amount of tissue damaged depends on how much venom is injected and how deep the bite is.1

Akiuma

  • Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, weka kiungo kilichoumwa usawa wa moyo, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka.

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?

Stejneger's pit viper urefu wa takriban 75 cm (2.5 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 100 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Stejneger's pit viper ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

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

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

The bite can cause tissue death within minutes, with the damaged skin and muscle turning black.1

2

It is known by many common names, including bamboo viper, Chinese tree viper and red tail snake.1

3

It can be found at altitudes from sea level to 2,000 m.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Trimeresurus stejnegeri
Kundi
Nyoka wenye vishimo
Familia
Viperidae2
Mpangilio
Squamata
Mabara
Asia
Watoto
It is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Trimeresurus stejnegeri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Trimeresurus stejnegeri (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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