To say that China's most famous poisonous snake, not Mangshan soldering iron head is nothing more, it is a "hype" expert, once rumored a high price sold to a million, but also let people know, the reputation is famous, and even some people added it to the title of China's "first" poisonous snake, so that once passed ten, ten pass a hundred, it turned into China's first poisonous snake. Have to admire its hype ability, becoming the first venomous snake may not be convincing enough, in the blink of an eye has become China's largest, most poisonous, highest value of the venomous snake, so that the king cobra are ashamed of themselves, today we will take a look, it and the king cobra who is better?
First of all, the toxicity, the current known poisonous snakes in China, in addition to the Mangshan soldering iron head, the first venomous snake with the highest voice is the silver ring snake, which relies on subcutaneous injection ld50 = 0.09mg / Kg, intraperitoneal injection ld50 = 0.08mg / Kg, to stabilize the toxicity, and won the championship of the current Chinese poisonous snake. And the toxicity test of mangshan soldering iron head for intraperitoneal injection ld50 = 4.3mg / Kg, the result is a bit unexpected, it seems that the gap is still quite large, the smaller the toxicity test results, the less venom used to represent the need to poison every half kilogram of mice, which means that its toxicity is stronger, it seems that the silver ring snake is 53 times more toxic, it is not called the name of the first venomous snake.
Let's take a look at it and China's king cobra who is stronger, the king cobra as the world's largest venomous snake, India's largest can reach 5.58 meters, China's can grow to 3.8 meters, India and other regions of the king cobra, toxicity test results for subcutaneous injection ld50 = 1.8mg / Kg, and China's test results for subcutaneous injection ld50 = 0.34mg / Kg, is about 5 times that of other regions. In the toxicity of mangshan soldering iron head does not seem to have an advantage, Mangshan soldering iron head has been rumored to weigh up to 17.75 kg, but also pit vipers, to know that the detoxification of pit vipers are very huge, the average detoxification of five-step snakes can reach about 200 mg, then Mangshan soldering iron heads will be higher than it.
According to official statistics, its detoxification volume is between 100-300 mg, count it 300 mg, the known king cobra detoxification maximum at 1700 mg, the average 400 mg, the domestic body size is small, the average is only 250 mg, it seems that the detoxification amount on the Mangshan soldering iron head is slightly better. Poisonous snake toxins are mainly divided into two kinds, blood toxins and neurotoxins, neurotoxins have a high fatality rate, can make the injured appear paralyzed, unable to move, breathing difficulties and other symptoms, as a pit viper Mangshan soldering iron head for blood toxins, can make the injured bleeding, wound swelling and pain, serious can damage muscles and skin, causing ulceration and necrosis, is a relatively high disability rate of toxins.
The king cobra is a mixture of neurotoxin and cardiac toxin venom, to know that the detoxification of neurotoxin 250 mg has been ridiculously high, the silver ring snake only has a detoxification amount of 4.6 mg, can cause death in about 2 hours, the king cobra can kill an adult in 5 minutes at the fastest time, and it is also the fastest venomous snake in the world. And the world's largest amount of blood toxin venomous snake "Gabon sizzling viper", up to 2400 mg, the average is more than 600 mg, can only cause death in 6 hours, the fastest 3 hours or so, Mangshan soldering iron head did not target the serum, there is no fatal case, according to the case analysis of the bitten, the injured can be treated using herbs, and there is no sequelae, the current fatality rate is 0.
In terms of venom damage, Mangshan soldering iron head is also a defeated king cobra, the disability rate is not even as good as the five-step snake, but do not be discouraged, legend has it weighed up to 17.75 kilograms, or the largest poisonous snake in the country, is this true? It is rumored that hundreds of pounds of king cobras have been caught abroad, do you believe it? To know that the 3.5-meter king cobra weighs only 6-8 kg, and the real data of the Mangshan soldering iron head is the heaviest 3.4 kg, the body length is only 2.36 meters, which is not as good as the king cobra in terms of body length, can the 2.36-meter Mangshan soldering iron head be more than 2 times heavier than the king cobra? This data is likely to be fabricated, and there is no official statement that it is true, just like hundreds of pounds of king cobras.
Mangshan soldering iron head lives in a specific area, mainly for birds, rodents and small mammals for food, and the king cobra is a solitary poisonous snake, occupying the mountain as the king, the living area does not allow other poisonous snakes to appear, it has a wide diet, as long as all the creatures that can be swallowed are to become its food, and also particularly like to eat a variety of snakes. And its IQ is extremely high, is the "ceiling" of snakes, can distinguish between venomous snakes and non-venomous snakes, when preying, it will first bite the head of the venomous snake, do not give the opportunity to release venom, deal with smaller types, not to mention other venomous snakes. It also has a certain degree of anti-toxicity, and there will be no lose-lose situation in the same kind of mutual bo, often the loser is eaten by the winner.
The toxicity and detoxification of mangshan soldering iron head are combined to be similar to the five-step snake, the five-step snake faces the king cobra only has to escape, and even dare not get close, from the data and habits of comparison, Mangshan soldering iron head is not an opponent at all, let alone the power of a war, it is estimated that it can not even fight the non-venomous cauliflower snake. So Mangshan soldering iron head is not the most poisonous snake in China, nor is it the largest snake, it is just the most hyped poisonous snake, although it has been rumored to be worth millions, it is also more than 30 years ago, the authenticity can not be verified, and now its value is not high.
At that time, due to the weak sense of protection, a large number of Mangshan soldering iron heads were outflowed, and even flowed abroad, under the cultivation of many years, not only hatched a large number of Mangshan soldering iron heads, but even hatched the albino Mangshan soldering iron heads, which are more rare and the ornamental value is better. Mangshan soldering iron head is famous entirely because of rarity, just like pandas, because of rarity and ornamentality has attracted much attention, not because of toxicity and size, but once was rumored to be the most poisonous snake, but also misled countless people. Do you think Mangshan soldering iron head can really be equal to the king cobra?