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Southern coral snake

Micrurus frontalis

SinokubulalaSinokukubulala ukuba awunyangwanga. Ukuba siyakuluma, fumana uncedo ngokukhawuleza.

Iinyoka ze-coral

UkulumaSitya: Inyama

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

The southern coral snake is a highly venomous snake that lives in eastern South America. It is one of the main causes of coral snake bites in the south-east of the continent. Its bright red, black and white rings make it easy to pick out, though its venom is strong.1

Sihlala

South-central Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina, in eastern South America1

uMzantsi Melika

Ekhaya

It prefers humid forests, tropical and subtropical deciduous forests, savannas, sandy and rocky areas, and secondary vegetation such as pastures and farmland, close to marshes and streams. It lives in lowlands from sea level up to 700 m, and digs in loose soil or plant litter.1

Ubude

65 cm ukuya ku-1,6 m (2,1 ft ukuya ku-5,4 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-5,3 km/h (3,3 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

It preys on lizards and other snakes, including blind snakes. Cannibalism has been reported in this species.1

Ifoto ka-Southern coral snake — Southern coral snake. Ifoto: William Quatman. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

Wide red rings are separated by narrower black triads, each made of three black rings divided by white rings.1
The red scales have black tips.1
The tail has two complete black triads.1
The colour of the head varies, with a grey pigment on the top of the snout.1
Adults are usually 65 to 100 cm long, including the tail.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves and block signals to the muscles. Symptoms can appear within minutes, starting with swelling and tingling at the bite site. Drooping eyelids, double vision, facial paralysis, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and weakness usually follow. In severe cases, breathing can stop and the patient needs artificial ventilation.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Siyingozi kakhuluSinokubulala umntu ongafumani nyango.

It has been one of the main accident-causing coral snakes in south-eastern South America. It is not relatively aggressive towards humans. The estimated lethal dose of venom for an adult human is only 5 to 7 mg (dry weight).1

Ukuba siyaluma

Gcina umntu engashukumi kwaye ezolile uze umse esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza, nokuba indawo elunyiweyo ibonakala incinci: iimpawu zinokuqala kwiiyure ezininzi kamva.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuluma: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

ubude obulingana neekati zasekhaya eziyi-3 ukusuka empumlweni ukuya emsileniubude obulingana neebhanana eziyi-9 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-68 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Southern coral snake mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Southern coral snake malunga ne-5,3 km/h (3,3 mph)

Umntwana okhwele ibhayisekile malunga ne-12 km/h (7,5 mph)

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

It sometimes eats other members of its own species, a behaviour called cannibalism.1

It is large for its genus, and the maximum reported total length is 164 cm.1

It is nocturnal, so it is active mainly at night.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Micrurus frontalis
Iqela: Iinyoka ze-coral
Usapho: Elapidae2
Ucwangco: Squamata
Amazwekazi: uMzantsi Melika
Iintsana: It lays eggs (oviparous), but data on eggs and clutch size have not been reported.1
Ingozi ebantwini: 4 / 5: Siyingozi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

Micrurus frontalis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Micrurus frontalis (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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