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Texas coral snake

Micrurus tener
Tungkol sa pangalan: The Latin name tener means "soft or delicate", referring to the snake's graceful features.1
Kailangan ng doktorBihirang nakamamatay, pero kailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat.
Mga coral snake Mga kagatKinakain: Karne
Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

The Texas coral snake is a venomous snake with bright black, yellow and red rings. It lives in the southern and southwestern United States and in parts of northeastern and central Mexico. Its bite can cause paralysis, so it is important to recognise it and keep well away.1

Nakatira sa
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas in the USA; Guanajuato, Morelos, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas in Mexico1
Hilagang Amerika
Home
It spends most of its time hiding in leaf litter and under logs. It can be seen on the surface after heavy rains, when night-time temperatures rise above 26 °C (78 °F).1
Haba
1.2 m (4 ft)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 4.9 km/h (3 mph)
Sa lupa, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
Its main food is other snakes, mostly small burrowing species, and it also preys on venomous snakes such as copperheads. It sometimes eats small lizards, and rarely eats rodents. It is cannibalistic.1
Totoo!Litrato ng Texas coral snake
Texas coral snake. Litrato: The original uploader was Dawson at English Wikipedia.. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

  • Black, yellow and red rings, with the rings running onto the belly.1
  • Smooth scales, a rounded head and round pupils.1
  • Somewhat larger and stouter than the eastern coral snake.1
  • Males are typically smaller than females.1
  • Shy and secretive, and mostly active at night.1

Madalas mapagkamalang: Nonvenomous snakes copy the coral snake's colours as a form of Batesian mimicry. In the United States, the venomous coral snakes can be told apart by red rings touching yellow rings. The common rhyme "red and yellow, kill a fellow" is not always accurate because colours vary, and relying on it is dangerous.1

Lakas ng kamandag

Mga kagat

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

Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?

The snake has a pair of fixed, grooved fangs at the front of the upper jaw, and venom is injected through them. Its venom contains a neurotoxin, which attacks the nerves, and a myotoxin, which damages muscle. Bite victims may experience paralysis or myolysis (muscle breakdown), which can be potentially lethal.1

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: MalalaKailangang magpatingin sa doktor kapag nakagat. Napakabihira ng namamatay.

Before antivenom was available, the fatality rate of coral snake bites was estimated at 10%. Deaths were mainly caused by breathing or heart failure from paralysis. A single bite can deliver 10–12 mg of dry venom, about twice the lethal dose for an adult human of 5–7 mg. Many bites deliver no venom at all, known as dry bites.1

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

Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?

When grabbed suddenly, or sometimes just when touched, it may thrash about, swing around and bite.1

Kung kumagat ito

  • Remove any jewellery from a bitten limb, in case of severe swelling. Wrap the bite area moderately tightly in a wide cloth, and move the bitten limb as little as possible. Take the bite victim to the nearest hospital as soon as possible for advanced treatment, such as antivenom.1
  • Panatilihing hindi gumagalaw at kalmado ang tao at pumunta agad sa ospital, kahit mukhang maliit ang kagat: puwedeng magsimula ang mga sintomas makalipas ang ilang oras.

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?

AprikaAsyaEuropaHilagang AmerikaTimog AmerikaAustralia at Oceania

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

Texas coral snake mga 1.2 m ang haba (4 ft)Isang aso mga 1 m (3.3 ft)Isang matanda mga 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
kasinghaba ng 2.5 pusang bahay mula ilong hanggang buntotkasinghaba ng 7 saging na magkakadugtongkayang tapusin ang 100 metro sa loob ng 73 segundo (9.6 ang kailangan ng pinakamabilis na tao)

Gaano kalaki si Texas coral snake kumpara sa IYO?

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Gaano ito kabilis?

magandang malaman

Mga fact

1

A single bite can deliver about twice the lethal dose for an adult human, yet many bites inject no venom at all.1

2

The Texas coral snake eats other snakes, including venomous ones, and will even eat its own kind.1

3

Colour variants exist in the wild, including albino, anerythristic, pastel and completely black (melanistic) snakes.1

Myth buster

Mito: "Red and yellow, kill a fellow. Red on black, friend of Jack" is a reliable way to tell a coral snake from a harmless look-alike.

Totoo: The rhyme is not always accurate because colour patterns vary, and relying on it is dangerous to both people and snakes.1

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Micrurus tener
Grupo
Mga coral snake
Pamilya
Elapidae2
Ayos
Squamata
Mga kontinente
Hilagang Amerika
Mga sanggol
It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs.1
Panganib sa tao
3 / 5: Malala3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Texas coral snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Micrurus tener (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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