One bite of venom can poison 250,000 rats! In the magical natural world, what are the most famous poisonous snakes? In this issue, let's take you to know each other and see how much you know?
Fine scales too climb snakes
The slender-scaled Taipan snake, also known as the inland Taipan snake, is a highly venomous snake distributed on the edge of the Australian desert, and is also the most venomous snake of all land snakes in the world.
Their venom toxins are mainly neurotoxins and cardiac toxins. After being bitten by it, it becomes immobile, dizzy and blurred. Eventually, the bitten person will die of respiratory failure.
The venom of the slender-scaled Taipan snake is about 300 times that of the rattlesnake and 20 times that of the king cobra. And the amount of venom secreted by a single attack can poison 250,000 rats or two African elephants.
You can imagine how terrible the consequences will be once we humans are bitten by them. But fortunately, this snake has a more timid personality and never takes the initiative to attack humans.
king cobra
The king cobra, also known as the Great Cobra, is a large, highly venomous snake found in the tropics and subtropics. In Guangxi, Yunnan and other areas of the mainland, there are also a small number of populations distributed.
Their venom toxins are mainly neurotoxins and cardiac toxins. After being bitten, symptoms such as severe pain, drowsiness and visual impairment occur. Eventually, the person who is bitten dies due to the collapse of the cardiovascular system, respiratory failure.
The venom of the king cobra is relatively weak, but do not think that it is not dangerous. Because the detoxification volume of the king cobra is very large, the average detoxification amount can reach 200 to 500 mg.
Huge detoxification volume, as fast as half an hour, causing death. At the same time, their size, up to a maximum of about 6 meters, in the case of anger, will take the initiative to attack humans, very dangerous.
Saw-scaled viper
The saw-scale viper is a highly venomous snake that is found in deserts and other arid regions from northern Africa to Sri Lanka, and is the most deadly of all snakes in the world.
Their venom toxins are mainly blood toxins. After being bitten by it, it can cause severe bleeding in the body. And wherever the venom toxin spreads, there will be symptoms of inflammation, swelling, and even necrosis. Eventually, the person who is bitten will die due to severe damage to the body's functional system.
The venom venom of the saw-scale viper is the most venomous of all vipers. With just 5 milligrams of venom, it can easily poison an adult man.
In the place of origin, nearly 10,000 people die every year under their "snake kiss". At its peak, in a single year, it bit nearly 100,000 people and killed 20,000 people.
Mangshan original spearhead pit viper
The Mangshan original spearhead pit viper, also known as the Mangshan soldering iron head snake, is a rare snake with a large body unique to the mainland, and its number in the wild is only about 500.
Their venom toxins contain both terrible neurotoxins and lysozyme toxins such as plasmin. After being bitten, symptoms such as chills, shortness of breath and weakness of the limbs may occur. Eventually, the person who is bitten will die of heavy bleeding or organ failure.
Mangshan original spearhead pit viper, venom poison in vipers, is considered to be average. However, due to its scarcity, the mainland did not prepare targeted antivenoms.
Therefore, it is also very dangerous to accidentally be bitten by it in the wild. Chen Yuanhui, a snake doctor who specialized in its research, was accidentally bitten during a release and was in a coma in a hospital bed for two days and two nights before waking up, but was eventually forced to cut off a small finger.
Blue glandular coral snake
The blue glandular coral snake is a species of snake found in Myanmar, southern Thailand, western Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and other regions. It is also the snake with the largest venomous glands of all snakes.
Their venom toxins are mainly neurotoxins. Because its whereabouts are more mysterious and distributed in inaccessible primary forests and mature secondary forests, there are basically no cases of biting people.
The venom glands of the blue-glandled coral snake extend through the catheter to 1/3 of the body length of the skin. As a result, it has an astonishing amount of venom, and if bitten by it, it is likely to mean death.
Like the king cobra we know, they feed on a variety of small snakes, but sometimes prey on some stone dragons or frogs.
White-headed viper
The white-headed viper is a rare snake in the mainland, but it is also one of the "most headache" venomous snakes in the foreign reptile world.
Their venom toxins, mainly various mixed toxins. After being bitten, symptoms such as blood clotting, difficulty swallowing, and droopy eyelids may occur. Eventually, the bitten person will die due to the functional impairment of various organs.
The venom of the white-headed viper is not very poisonous, and the lethality is also very small. However, due to the scarcity of the population, there is no targeted antivenom on the mainland, so it is relatively complicated and difficult to treat.
Their main diet is the insectivorous musk shrew, which cannot be adapted to rodents. Therefore, as soon as it was shipped abroad, it began to hunger strike until death. Because of this, they are also called "patriotic snakes".
Drum belly sizzle viper
The drum-bellied viper, also known as the drum-bellied viper, is one of the most common venomous snakes on the African continent, with populations spread throughout almost the entire African region.
Their venom toxins, similar to circulating toxins. After being bitten, symptoms such as severe pain, massive bleeding and edema occur. Eventually, the person who is bitten dies due to blood loss and disseminated intravascular clotting.
The venom of the drum-bellied viper is poisonous, although far less than some other venomous snakes in Africa. But its long poisonous fangs will inject a large amount of venom into the body of the bitten person.
And they are also extremely irritable, and will actively attack humans. As a result, it is the most deadly snake in Africa and the most dangerous snake.
rattlesnake
Rattlesnake is a highly venomous snake that is mainly found in arid areas from Canada to South America. It is also one of the few snakes that will continue to track after attack until the prey dies and then eat it.
Their venom toxins are mainly blood toxins. After being bitten, symptoms such as severe internal bleeding and blood clotting occur. Eventually, the person who is bitten will die because the flow of blood is blocked, resulting in the rupture of the blood vessel and the inability to supply oxygen.
The venom of the rattlesnake is poisonous and extremely poisonous. And even after his death, within an hour, he still has the ability to attack people, which is very terrifying.
They are numerous and basically not very afraid of humans. Unless seriously threatened, they generally do not flee, but instead raise their tails to warn intruders.
Sharp-nosed pit viper
The barramundi, also known as the five-step snake and the checkerboard snake, is a highly venomous snake mainly distributed in zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Anhui, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Hubei and other regions of the mainland.
Their venom toxins are mainly circulating toxins. After being bitten, there will be bleeding, swelling and ulceration of the wound. Eventually, the person who is bitten will die due to causes such as bleeding throughout the body.
The venom of the barramundi viper is more general, the lethality is very low, but the disability rate is surprisingly high. The hemolytic toxin in its venom can wreak haemolytic toxins that damage the muscle tissue around the wound, causing large areas of ulceration, gangrene, and sometimes deep bone visible around the wound.
They are also a very aggressive snake, grumpy, and sometimes even take the initiative to launch a surprise attack on those who approach, making people invincible.
Black Mamba Snake
The black mamba is a highly venomous snake that is mainly distributed on the African continent. It is also the fastest of all the snakes in the world. It can crawl up to 20km/h.
They are venom toxins, mainly neurotoxins and cardiac toxins. After being bitten, symptoms such as difficulty breathing and uneven heartbeat will occur. Eventually, the bitten person will die of respiratory failure.
The venom of the black mamba snake is poisonous and extremely poisonous. Before the advent of the corresponding serum, once bitten by it, the mortality rate was as high as 100%, which was very frightening.
As a result, they have the title of "Grim Reaper" in Africa. Fortunately, however, in the area of its activity, it is generally inaccessible places and rarely clashes with the local inhabited humans.
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