Curl snake
The curl snake is a heavily built, venomous snake that lives across much of Australia. It gets its name from the tight, spring-like coil it makes when threatened. Its venom attacks the nerves, so any bite needs prompt medical advice.1

Indlela yokusibona
- Dark brown or reddish brown, with a darker head and paler underside on the flanks.1
- A light-coloured iris and a small pupil.1
- A temporal dark-edged stripe, typically orange, running from each eye to the snout.1
- A wide head and heavy build. The typical length is 40 cm.1
- Usually 19 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, 150 to 170 ventral scales, and 20 to 35 single subcaudal scales.1
Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: It is often confused with the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis), a similar species.1
Amandla obuthi
Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.
Ubuthi baso benzani?
Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It is considered unsafe, especially for small children.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.The venom is considered unsafe, especially for small children. Bites from large snakes are considered especially dangerous.1
Senzani uma sesabile?
When threatened, it curls tightly into a spring-like coil that protects its head, and then usually thrashes violently.1
Uma siluma
- Seek medical advice immediately. Immobilise the patient and apply a pressure bandage.1
- Ukubopha ngokucindezela nokuvimba ukunyakaza (pressure immobilisation): bopha ibhandeshi elinwebekayo eliqinile phezu kwenxeba bese ukhuphuka nesitho sonke, usiqinise nge-splint, futhi ugcine umuntu engashukumi nhlobo kuze kufike usizo.
- Ungaligezi inxeba lokulunywa: izibhedlela zingahlola ubuthi obusele esikhumbeni ukuze zikhethe i-antivenom efanele.
Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala
Hlala uphephile
- Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
- Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.
Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
side njengobhanana abangu-3 abalandelanayo
singahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-61 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)Curl snake mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?
Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.
Sishesha kangakanani?
Amaqiniso
Okongoti bobuthi
- Igama lesayensi
- Suta suta
- Iqembu
- Izinyoka zase-Australia
- Umndeni
- Elapidae2
- Ukuhleleka
- Squamata
- Amazwekazi
- I-Australia ne-Oceania
- Izinsana
- It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A typical litter is five, and litters can range from one to seven.1
- Simo saso endle
- Secure in all states except Victoria, where it is vulnerable.1
- Ingozi ebantwini
- 3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3
Lapho amaqiniso evela khona
- Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Suta suta (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
- Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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