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New Guinea small-eyed snake

Micropechis ikaheka
Tungkol sa pangalan: The name ikaheca means "land eel" in a local West Papuan dialect, which reflects its liking for damp and semi-aquatic places.1
Puwedeng pumatayPuwede kang mapatay nito kapag walang gamutan. Kung kagatin ka nito, humingi agad ng tulong.
Mga ahas ng Australia Mga kagatKinakain: Karne
Panganib sa tao: NapakapanganibKaya nitong pumatay ng taong hindi nagamot.

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

Nakatira sa
New Guinea and nearby islands, including Papua New Guinea, Western New Guinea, Karkar, Manam and Walis Islands, and parts of Indonesia1
Australia at Oceania
Home
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
Haba
2.1 m (6.9 ft)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 7.8 km/h (4.8 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
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
Totoo!Litrato ng New Guinea small-eyed snake
New Guinea small-eyed snake. Litrato: no rights reserved. CC0, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

  • 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

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

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

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: NapakapanganibKaya nitong pumatay ng taong hindi nagamot.

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

Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

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

Kung kumagat ito

  • Pressure immobilisation: balutin nang mahigpit ng elastic bandage ang kagat at pataas sa buong braso o binti, lagyan ng splint, at panatilihing ganap na hindi gumagalaw ang tao hanggang dumating ang tulong.
  • Huwag hugasan ang kagat: masusuri ng ospital ang kamandag na naiwan sa balat para mapili ang tamang antivenom.

Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas

Mag-ingat

  • Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
  • Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
  • Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.

Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat

Saan sa mundo?

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Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

New Guinea small-eyed snake mga 2.1 m ang haba (6.9 ft)Bisikleta ng matanda mga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Isang kotse mga 4.5 m (15 ft)
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Gaano kalaki si New Guinea small-eyed snake kumpara sa IYO?

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Mga fact

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

Myth buster

Mito: A dead snake is harmless and cannot bite.

Totoo: 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

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Micropechis ikaheka
Grupo
Mga ahas ng Australia
Pamilya
Elapidae2
Ayos
Squamata
Mga kontinente
Australia at Oceania
Mga sanggol
It lays eggs (it is oviparous), as most elapids do. The number of eggs is not known from the available information.1
Panganib sa tao
4 / 5: Napakapanganib3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Micropechis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micropechis ikaheka (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
  3. Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.

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