If this snake bites you, the chances of salvation are ridiculous. The venom of the Malay Golden Ring Snake or Blue Golden Ring Snake is 16 times more virulent than that of a cobra and will act at lightning speed when it enters the bloodstream. But if you're lucky, and the doctor manages to inject the antidote, the game of Russian roulette begins — only 50 percent of the bitten people survive after using the antidote.
Dangerous stuff.
These creatures combine everything that people don't like snakes. First, you'll find their blue gold rings. They hide in bushes, grasslands and rainforests near the waters of Southeast Asia. Secondly, they are very close to humans. Flooded rice paddies and dams are their favorite places, so encounters with humans are inevitable.
The nocturnal lifestyle doesn't add to their performance – you won't even see them in the bushes during the day, while in the dark the striped snakes are fully integrated into the local landscape. But most importantly, they can easily be provoked.
And the golden ring snake is very clever. In addition to rodents, this reptile also eats frogs, lizards and... Other snakes. There is no good without good, no bad. The relatively small size (one meter is the standard length of a snake) is compensated by the most powerful venom, which allows them to eat their own kind.
The poison of the blue golden ring snake affects two important systems at the same time – the heart and nervous system. First, there is edema at the site of the bite, and after 8 hours you will not be able to breathe on your own. Then there is the paralysis and cessation of the heart muscle. Cell death of the brain and nervous system. You can protect yourself from bites. If you're going on vacation in Malaysia, then: look under your feet, close the door at night, and wear tight clothes and shoes. The golden ring snakes have small fangs, and they cannot bite through thick clothing.
Only 50% of those who were bitten survived because the introduction of antidotes does not restore the body, but only eliminates the effects of toxins.
After the female lays 4 to 10 eggs, she protects them until the offspring hatch. A small snake is born 30 cm long
The Malay golden-ringed snake is a fairly common species. Despite their lethality, the locals are not afraid of snakes. And, they hunt them themselves! Striped snakes have become a trade target. The fishing and marketing of these snakes is controlled only by Vietnam, and in other countries, their fate has nothing to do with anyone. People eat them and use them for alternative medicine, and these skins are used to make fashion accessories.