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Text: Vientiane hardcore
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To say that the most prestigious poisonous snake in China is not a five-step snake or a bamboo leaf green, but the "Mangshan Soldering Iron Head" that has been a smash hit on TV. When the soldering iron head was at its peak, it was even called "Little Green Dragon" by the common people.
Legend has it that there was a mysterious and ancient people living on Mangshan, they are the descendants of Fuxi and Nuwa, and the soldering iron head "Little Green Dragon" is their sibling brother, so this people will take the soldering iron head as a national totem.
However, this legend comes from folk word of mouth, and whether the soldering iron head is a descendant of Nuwa believes that everyone has the answer in their hearts. Of course, the reason why the Mangshan soldering iron head is regarded as the "giant panda" among the poisonous snakes is not only because of the bizarre mythological stories, but also because they are also very precious and rare species in reality.
Mangshan soldering iron head
Speaking of the original spearhead pit viper, I believe that friends who understand poisonous snakes will immediately think of common names such as "mouse snake", "evil aconite", "turtle shell flower". In fact, at the end of the 20th century, the Mangshan soldering iron head did not belong to the genus Protogenus spearhead, but was classified under the genus Bamboo Leaf Green Snake.
It was not until 1997 that scholars compared the skull morphology of the Mangshan soldering iron head and found many features that did not match the bamboo leaf green. After research and comparison, the academic community decided to establish a new monotype genus for the Mangshan soldering iron head, so there is the current Mangshan soldering iron head snake genus.
The size of the Mangshan soldering iron head is considered a large person among venomous snakes, and the maximum adult body size is more than two meters. The head is a triangular head typical of venomous snakes, resembling a green soldering iron.
This snake is covered in colorful scales and looks like it is wearing a camouflage uniform, so it is no wonder that it was thought to be bamboo leaf green in the past.
The head of the Mangshan soldering iron tip has irregularly shaped tan patches with an even brown ring pattern from the neck to the tail. The abdomen is predominantly black-brown, dotted with small yellow-green spots and triangular patches, which become lighter with the later part of the tail, and the back half of the tail is almost white pale green.
This snake mainly inhabits the middle altitude area and prefers broad-leaved forests with high vegetation coverage, high temperature and humidity, and slopes. They are nocturnal venomous snakes that typically choose to go out after the sun goes down to feed, catching small mammals and birds in the wild for food.
During the day, the activity of the soldering iron is low, and they will choose to stay in the bushes or grass to sleep. Mangshan soldering iron tips are very inert, and when they are resting, they will not easily move their nests even if they are approached by humans.
Also known as the "giant panda" of venomous snakes, this snake is endemic to China and has a limited range, with the Mangshan soldering iron head currently living mainly in Hunan and Guangdong.
In 2011, the Mangshan soldering iron head was officially included in the Red Book of the World's Endangered Protected Species, which is an endangered and rare species.
At the same time, they are also key wild protected animals at the first level of the mainland. In the 1994 National Animal Diversity Conservation Plan, it was estimated that the number of Mangshan soldering iron heads was only a few hundred, which was even more dangerous than the situation of giant pandas.
If you are lucky enough to encounter Mangshan soldering iron tips in the wild, try not to disturb them. It is also important to remind everyone that hunting, eating, killing, and trading wild animals and their products is an illegal and criminal act.
How poisonous is the Mangshan soldering iron head?
Don't provoke the Mangshan soldering iron head is also for the personal safety of the majority of ordinary people, even if the Mangshan soldering iron head is in a precarious condition, they are still extremely dangerous poisonous snakes.
According to the data released after the toxicity test of scholars, the half-fatal value of subscalp injection of Mangshan soldering iron is 4.3mg/kg, which belongs to the top toxicity ranking in China. According to statistics, the Mangshan soldering iron tip discharges an average of 300mg of venom at a time, which is more than wrong to kill an adult.
As a member of the Viper family, the venom of the Mangshan soldering iron head is also the iconic blood circulation poison. Blood circulation poison is known for "rotten meat", compared to nerve poison "killing people invisibly", blood circulation poison shows the most terrifying and ferocious side of snake venom vividly.
The onset of blood circulation poison is very fast, and after being bitten by the head of the Mangshan soldering iron, obvious symptoms will appear within a few minutes.
The venom of a venomous snake also contains other toxins, such as hemorrhagic poison, blood clotting poison and heart poison, which can cause severe pain when they attack in the body.
After being bitten by a venomous snake, the bite site will swell rapidly, and the blood will not stop, accompanied by severe pain.
When snake venom begins to attack our body tissues, the skin will appear obvious black and purple, and if it is not treated in time, the skin or tissues in this area will face the possibility of necrosis, and the poisoning will even require amputation.
Usually within 6-8 hours of being bitten by a venomous snake, the venom spreads through the blood circulation to the head. Blood circulation can also cause various complications, such as convulsions, blood in the urine, etc. After being bitten by a venomous snake, the wounds left behind are almost impossible to heal completely, leaving hideous scars at the worst, and disabling them for life.
Therefore, out of consideration for your own safety, do not easily approach a Mangshan soldering iron tip.
Mangshan soldering iron head vs cauliflower snake
There is a very unique snake, they are neither venomous, nor the largest of the snakes, but they are called "the king of snakes" by the common people. This snake is the famous cauliflower snake.
Speaking of cauliflower snakes, most people are no strangers, and some friends are even very familiar with this snake. "Cauliflower snake" is actually just a common name, the common people generally do not specialize in a kind of snake, its name is also more casual, random pick one or two characteristics can be named for a snake.
The snake referred to by the cauliflower snake varies from region to region, and the most common saying is the king snake. As the name suggests, the most distinctive feature of the king snake is the word "king" composed of black stripes on the door of the head.
Wang Jin Snake not only has its own "domineering atmosphere", but also has a very "proud" body shape. They belong to the family of large non-venomous snakes of the family Snakes, with solid muscles all over their bodies and a thick and powerful body. The body color is mainly brown and yellow, black and yellow markings are intertwined, and the color scheme resembles rape flowers, so it is called "cauliflower snake".
They mainly inhabit plains, mountains and hills, and the habitat of the king snake overlaps with the area of human activities, and sometimes they also haunt areas such as field ditches, grasses, mountain shrubs, and stream waters.
This snake has a strong adaptability, a characteristic that is beyond the reach of the Mangshan soldering iron head. The king snake has a wide range of distribution in the mainland, high cold tolerance, very fierce temperament, agile body, can swim into the water and climb the tree, will drill a hole to play when it is whimsical, and will release a stench when encountering enemies. In addition to not being poisonous, it basically fills up survival skills.
Netizens jokingly called the king snake "the strong are never picky eaters", this snake has a wide range of food, almost everything that can be eaten is hunted into the food recipe by them.
Like birds flying in the sky, lizards and frogs running on the ground, mice and snakes burrowing in the soil, in an environment where food is scarce, the king snake will also make a "righteous killing" move, actively preying on its own or its own cubs.
Who wins?
Someone once compared the Mangshan soldering iron head with the king snake, one is a poisonous snake that kills people without blinking, and the other is a "selfless" killer of the same kind, when these two snakes meet, which side will win?
We can compare these two snakes in terms of hardware conditions, attack power, and defense power. First of all, it is a considerable hardware configuration, Mangshan soldering iron head needless to say, as a poisonous snake is the most proud of their venom, and secondly, their size can be regarded as a large snake in the poisonous snake.
The king snake is not poisonous, if you only look at the toxicity, it is definitely not as good as the Mangshan soldering iron head, but the king snake is a natural "poisonous snake killer".
There is a saying among the people, called "there are cauliflower in one mile, there is no poisonous snake in ten miles", the king snake has a strong snake eating nature, and there are many poisonous snakes among the snakes eaten by them, and some of them are vipers.
Some people may wonder, the king snake preys on poisonous snakes, so they are not afraid of being put down by poisonous snakes?
In order to uncover the secret that the king snake is not afraid of snake venom, some scholars have specially analyzed and studied the serum of the king snake and found that the serum of this snake has a certain immune effect on blood circulation venom.
Coincidentally, the Mangshan soldering iron head happened to be a member of the viper family Blood Circulation Viper, that is to say, even if the king snake and the Mangshan soldering iron head met head-on, they were not afraid at all. On the other hand, when the Mangshan soldering iron head meets the king snake, it has to be weighed.
Comparing the size of the two snakes, the king snake is a large water snake, and the adult body length is usually more than two meters, which is comparable to the Mangshan soldering iron head. But Wang Jin Snake also has a trick to press the bottom of the box, that is, the strangulation skill.
King snakes are not venomous, and the way they kill their prey is mainly based on body strength. When the king snake encounters its prey, it will cautiously approach the prey, and when it reaches a suitable distance, it will suddenly attack.
They will use their teeth to immobilize their prey, and their huge bodies will instantly twist and wrap their prey tightly, shrinking their strength one by one, suffocating the prey.
In terms of physical strength, the Mangshan soldering iron head is not as good as the king snake, after all, the king snake relies on the strangulation skill to eat. After years of training, Wang Jin's physical strength is extremely terrifying, and he is not afraid of the Mangshan soldering iron head at all.
King snakes also have a unique defense mechanism, as they have glands near their cloacas that secrete odorous odors. When the king snake encounters a difficult enemy, it will release foul-smelling gases to smoke away the enemy, creating a chance for themselves to escape.
It is said that the smell of the king snake is close to that of rotten eggs, and it is difficult to remove the smell if you accidentally get it.
epilogue
Through the above comparison, it can basically be determined that the Mangshan soldering iron head does not have much ability to fight against Wang Jin Snake when facing it. The best thing to do is to slip away, so as not to become a dessert after the meal.