Hello, hello everyone, welcome to the mystery of the saying, we mention the poisonous snake, you may think of, China's brother silver ring snake, as well as the king cobra, bamboo leaf green, Luo Tietou, today we want to talk about the viper, may be a lot, hear this name is not very familiar, but mention its nickname, may be much louder, the viper is also known as the five-step snake, seven-step snake, hundred-step snake, some places also call it a hundred flower snake, Chinese pit viper, etc., but it does not affect, it is the top position in the viper industry.
It doesn't look like it's a little bit, the scalp is tingling
Origin of the viper
In the study of paleogeography, it was found that as early as the early Tertiary Period, subtropical southeastern China, is the origin of the viper, the earliest name of the police auxiliary is called "Ba", in the Xia Shang period, "Ba" gradually evolved from an animal name to a place name (a region with a viper) Family name (an ethnic group living in the Ba region) Country name (the country created by the Ba people) In the literature of ancient scripts, it proves the original meaning of "Ba", which is connected with "insect" and "viper".
Doesn't look a little scary
Morphological characteristics of the barramundi
Five-step snake, the whole body length of 1.2 meters to 1.5 meters, weight of 1 to 3 kg, some large, can grow to more than 2 meters, its head is triangular, there is a clear distinction from the neck, long tube teeth, its back is brownish black, the head with yellow, earth yellow kind, the back has gray and white large square spots, into a triangle, the center of the abdomen, there are large black spots on both sides, it looks like a bad feeling
The habits of the five-step snake life
Five-step snake, the conditions of survival, or more exquisite, like there are mountains and water, but also have trees, it mainly lives at an altitude of 400 to 700 meters, single green and deciduous mixed forest, especially in the summer, like in the ditch area and tea gardens, farmland activities, climbing ability is relatively strong, can go up the tree, can also enter the room, in the winter, most of the natural hole under the tree roots, or on the mouse hole in the winter, the temperature in 20 to 30 ° C activity is the most frequent, once in the middle of summer, like to cool off at the water's edge, At night, there is a pronounced attack reaction to torches
How venomous is the five-step snake?
The venom of the five-step snake is not very strong (guinea pig LD50), however, in the Shibixiang area of Chenxi, Hunan Province, the people who were bitten by the five-step snake are basically dead, but the cobra (not the king cobra) bite is basically down, which shows that its toxicity is greater than the cobra in the human body, with great danger, in our China, the five-step snake bite or even death, is more common, because the five-step snake itself is relatively large, the personality is more fierce, and the poisonous teeth are relatively long. Therefore, most of the bites are more serious, and in addition, its detoxification volume is also relatively large.
Realistic cases of being bitten
In Shiyan Zhushan, Hubei Province, a farmer riding a motorcycle, when going down the mountain, a highly poisonous five-step snake "fell from the sky" fell from the tree, just fell on the hand, the handle was bitten, the peasant woman thought, can make a meal for her son, regardless of the danger and the poisonous snake to fight, and then the leg was bitten again, the bite was full of blood, and finally, successfully killed it, and after being bitten again, the villagers who came nearby carried out emergency assistance, and then notified the family, and sent to the hospital, fortunately finally out of the danger of life
How can I save myself from a bite?
- First of all, call the police, before the ambulance arrives, keep your emotions calm and do not panic and run, because this will speed up the blood circulation and lead to the spread and absorption of venom
- Then immediately bandage with a band (rope, clothing torn off cloth strips, handkerchiefs, plant stems, vines) at the site of the bite, near the end of the heart, 10 cm to slow the flow and absorption of venom, when bandaging, relax every 20 minutes or so, 1 to 2 minutes, to avoid ischemia necrosis of the limbs
- Rub the wound with your hands, rinse the wound with clean water, if there is no clean water, replace it with your own urine, in the case of determining that there is no wound in the mouth, you can suck and spit while gargling, repeated several times
- If there are matches around you, you can also use a few matchheads to light and place them on the wound, burn 2 to 3 times, in order to achieve the effect of destroying part of the snake venom
- After these steps are done, there is transportation to the hospital as soon as possible, if not, it is best to carry or carry it on their backs
What if in the wild you encounter a five-step snake? Is it to escape or to be treated as a dish?