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New Guinea small-eyed snake

Micropechis ikaheka

ብዛዕባ እቲ ስም፦ The name ikaheca means "land eel" in a local West Papuan dialect, which reflects its liking for damp and semi-aquatic places.1

ክቐትል ይኽእልሕክምና እንተ ዘይረኺብካ ክቐትለካ ይኽእል። እንተ ነኺሱካ ብቕልጡፍ ሓገዝ ርኸብ።

ተመናት ኣውስትራልያ

ንኽሳታትዝበልዖ፦ ስጋ

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።

The New Guinea small-eyed snake, Micropechis ikaheka, is a highly venomous snake that lives on New Guinea and nearby islands. It is the only species in its genus, and it is known for causing many deadly bites, especially on Karkar Island in Papua New Guinea. Its bites are a serious medical concern in the places where it lives.1

ዝነብረሉ

New Guinea and nearby islands, including Papua New Guinea, Western New Guinea, Karkar, Manam and Walis Islands, and parts of Indonesia1

ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

መበገሲ

It lives in damp or semi-aquatic places such as swamps, creeks, wetlands, low-lying rainforest and piles of plant debris, including oil palm windrows and coconut palm husk piles. People often meet it on plantations, where it shelters in husk piles during the day. It may also cross roads at night after rain.1

ንውሓት

2,1 m (6,9 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 7,8 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (4,8 ማይል/ሰዓት)

ኣብ መሬት, ግምት

እንታይ ይበልዕ?

It hunts small vertebrates, including small rodents and bandicoots, ground-dwelling lizards such as skinks, and other snakes, such as the New Guinea ground boa. It is also cannibalistic, meaning it eats other members of its own species.1

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ብኸመይ ትፈልጦ

Thick, heavy body with smooth scales1
Small eyes, typical of burrowing snakes1
Body colour ranges from pale yellow to brown, with little or no banding in some populations1
Some populations are strongly banded along the whole body, and some are almost black1
Mostly active at night or at dusk1

ሓይሊ መርዚ

ንኽሳታት

ክነኽስ ከሎ መርዚ ብኣስናን መርዙ ወይ ብኣስናኑ ይወጽእ።

መርዙ (ክነኽስ ወይ ክነድፍ ከሎ) እንታይ ይገብር?

Its venom is strong enough that it is considered a dangerous snake. Common symptoms include local muscle pain and tenderness, fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, dizziness, headache, low blood pressure and spontaneous bleeding. In severe cases, the venom also affects the nerves and muscles, causing drooping eyelids, slurred speech and jaw locking, and death can result from respiratory paralysis (when the muscles used for breathing stop working).1

ንሰባት ክንደይ ሓደገኛ እዩ?

ሓደጋ ንሰባት: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛሕክምና ዘይረኸበ ሰብ ክቐትል ይኽእል።

This snake has been linked to many fatal bites. The first proven human death occurred in 1958 in Wau, Papua New Guinea, where a young man died 36 hours after being bitten on the base of the thumb while handling the snake. It causes about 40% of snake envenomations on Karkar Island, but less than 10% on the mainland, where death adders cause most snakebites. Plantation workers are most at risk, especially when moving husk piles, cutting grass, walking on plantation tracks or harvesting cocoa beans.1

ብስራት፦ ሓካይም ነዚ መድሃኒት (ጸረ-መርዚ) ወይ ሕክምና ኣለዎም።1

ምስ ፈርሀ እንታይ ይገብር?

Although it is normally shy, it becomes highly aggressive when disturbed, for example if it is handled or stepped on, and then it strikes quickly and readily. Its bite is tenacious and chewing, and it is not easily released.1

እንተ ነኺሱ

ብጸቕጢ ምእሳርን ዘይምንቅስቓስን፦ ጽኑዕ ዝልጠጥ ፋሻ ኣብ ልዕሊ እቲ ንኽሳ፣ ድሕሪኡ ንምሉእ እቲ ኢድ ወይ እግሪ ናብ ላዕሊ ጠቕልል፣ ብመደገፊ (ስፕሊንት) ኣጽንዓዮ፣ ሓገዝ ክሳብ ዝመጽእ ድማ ነቲ ሰብ ፈጺሙ ከይንቀሳቐስ ግበሮ።
ነቲ ንኽሳ ኣይትሕጸቦ፦ ሆስፒታላት ቅኑዕ ጸረ-መርዚ መድሃኒት ንምምራጽ ኣብ ቆርበት ዝተረፈ መርዚ ክምርምሩ ይኽእሉ እዮም።

ኩሉ ግዜ ቀዳምነት ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት ደውል (112፣ 000፣ 911)። እዚ ሓፈሻዊ መምርሒ ቀዳማይ ረድኤት እዩ፣ ሕክምናዊ ምኽሪ ኣይኮነን። መሰረታት ቀዳማይ ረድኤት

ብድሕንነት ጽናሕ

ንዘገዳም እንስሳ ፈጺምካ ኣይትተንክፎ፣ ኣይትሓዞ ወይ ኣይተሕርቖ፣ ንእሽቶ እንተ ኾነ እውን፣ ደቂሱ ወይ ሞይቱ እንተ መሰለ እውን።
ቦታ ሃቦ። እንተ ረኺብካዮ፣ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ቀስ ኢልካ ንድሕሪት ተመለስ፣ ናብ መገዱ ድማ ይኺድ ሕደጎ።
ሓደ እንተ ነኺሱካ፦ ህዱእ ኹን፣ ከይተንቀሳቐስካ ጽናሕ፣ ናብ ቁጽሪ ህጹጽ ረድኤት (112፣ 000፣ 911) ደውል ወይ ብቕልጡፍ ናብ ሆስፒታል ኪድ። ከመይ ከም ዝመስል ዘክር፣ ስእሊ ይሕግዝ።

ንዓኻ ከጥቅዕ ኣይደልን እዩ። መርዙ ዝጥቀመሉ መግቢ ንምሓዝ ወይ ንርእሱ ንምክልኻል እዩ፣ ምሕባእ ድማ ኣዝዩ ይመርጽ። ብዛዕባ ድሕንነት ተወሳኺ

ኣበይ ኣብ ዓለም?

ኣፍሪቃ እስያ ኤውሮጳ ሰሜን ኣመሪካ ደቡብ ኣመሪካ ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን

ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ክንደይ ይነውሕ?

ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 4 ኣናሙ ገዛ ይነውሕጫፍ ንጫፍ ከም ዝተሰርዑ 12 ባናናታት ይነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ብ46 ካልኢት ክሽፍን ይኽእል (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

New Guinea small-eyed snake ምሳኻ ክወዳደር ከሎ ክንደይ ዓቢ እዩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ዝስራሕ ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዋላ ሓደ ነገር ኣይዕቀብን ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ድማ ኣይለኣኽን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ እዩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (3,1 mph)

New Guinea small-eyed snake ኣስታት 7,8 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (4,8 mph)

ኣብ ብሽክለታ ዘሎ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰዓት (7,5 mph)

ክፍለጥ ዘለዎ

ሓቅታት

A bite from this snake was linked to a human death in 1958, when a young man died 36 hours after being bitten on the thumb while handling it.1

It is cannibalistic, and it also hunts rodents, lizards and other snakes.1

On Karkar Island, where it is common, it is called the "white snake" because of its pale colouring.1

Its name, ikaheca, means "land eel" in a local West Papuan language.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዝሰብር

ጽውጽዋይ፦ A dead snake is harmless and cannot bite.

ሓቂ፦ A villager was bitten on the thumb by a snake he had reportedly killed, possibly because of a reflex action after death. Dead snakes can still bite, so they should be handled with care.1

ንክኢላታት መርዚ

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Micropechis ikaheka
ጉጅለ: ተመናት ኣውስትራልያ
ስድራ ቤት: Elapidae2
ቅደም ሰዓብ: Squamata
ክፍለ ዓለማት: ኣውስትራልያን ኦሽያንያን
ህጻናት: It lays eggs (it is oviparous), as most elapids do. The number of eggs is not known from the available information.1
ሓደጋ ንሰባት: 4 / 5: ኣዝዩ ሓደገኛ3

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

Micropechis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micropechis ikaheka (iNaturalist): ኣስማትን ምምዳብን።
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