The name of the Chinese coral snake believes that we have heard of it, but people know very little about its true understanding, so that many people think that it is a certain kind of "sea snake", coupled with its sparse number, the relevant research is very limited, so everyone's understanding of the Chinese coral snake is also very serious. Some people think that the Chinese coral snake is a highly venomous snake, more terrifying than the five-step snake, if it bites it will be very dangerous, the venom is second only to the most poisonous silver ring snake in China, known as the "second brother" of the poisonous snake. There are also some people who think that the Chinese coral snake is petite, beautiful in appearance, and has a very docile and shy personality, and when he was a child, he often played with it without being bitten, which is obviously a non-venomous snake, so what is the Chinese coral snake? What is the strength?
First of all, the Chinese coral snake is not a sea snake, it is an authentic terrestrial snake, only because of its bright color and similar appearance to coral. Chinese coral snake is what people call The Chinese coral, it is a snake of the Cobra family, cobra subfamily, Chinese coral snake genus, similar to bamboo leaf green, There are also many subspecies under the genus Chinese coral snake, such as Fujian Hua Coral, Hainan Hua Coral, Taiwan Hua Coral and so on. Because of its relevant information and research is very small, most of the online statements are not very accurate, for example, some people say that Hua coral is a snake, but also a snake under the genus of Li Wei snake, in fact, this is wrong, Hua Coral has long been independent of the genus, and now it has little to do with the Li Wei snake, just like the cobra and the king cobra, it is completely two snakes.
Hua coral is a small snake, its average body length is only 0.5-0.6 meters, the maximum is not more than 1 meter, the body is slender and short, the body is mainly red cloth with narrow black rings, the head is oval, the most obvious feature is that the head has a white horizontal bar is very conspicuous, so it is also known as the ring red snake, red umbrella snake. Its distribution range is wide, in China's Fujian, Anhui, Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and other cities have existed, in India, Myanmar, Laos, Nepal and other countries also distributed. Hua coral mainly inhabits inaccessible mountain forests, so it is not often seen, it is gentle and timid like to be active at night, rarely actively attack large creatures, usually eat small lizards, insects, but also has a certain degree of snake-eating nature, occasionally prey on small snakes such as blind snakes.
Since it is a cobra family, I believe that everyone has guessed that the Chinese coral is a certain degree of toxicity, because it is a relatively rare snake, coupled with the fact that there is no test on its toxicity before, it makes people think that the toxicity of the Chinese coral is very strong, and even can be ranked second in the country, in fact, its toxicity is not as terrible as people think. The toxicity test of Hua Coral is: intraperitoneal injection ld50 = 2.0mg / Kg, the toxicity intensity and short-tailed viper are comparable, it is difficult to squeeze into the top ten in China, and its body size is small, the detoxification volume is also pitifully low, but only a few milligrams, and it is far from being called the title of "second brother". The types of venom of Hua coral are mainly neurotoxins, and the symptoms of poisoning are mainly manifested as local paralysis, spasms, nausea and vomiting, and severe breathing difficulties.
Due to habits and quantitative reasons, there are few cases of Hua coral injuries in China, there is no targeted serum that can be effectively treated, if you are accidentally bitten, there will be a certain danger to your life, and it is better to stay away as soon as possible when we encounter this snake. The reason why it is rumored to be a non-venomous snake is because there is a non-venomous snake that looks very similar to it, which has led many people to recognize the wrong snake, that is, the "Purple Ash Mountain Hidden Snake". Purple ash mountain hidden snake is a kind of non-venomous snake of the snake family, the genus of snakes, the body length is less than one meter, the color is changeable red, brown, yellow, purple, the whole body cloth has a black ring pattern, the appearance is very beautiful ornamental value is very high, also known as the purple gray snake, red bamboo snake and so on.
The habits of the purple ash mountain hidden snake are very similar to the Chinese coral, the personality is more docile and timid, and it is also a snake with strong nocturnality, usually feeding on rodents and small rodents, preferring to haunt streams, ditches, cultivated land and roadsides, and the habitat is closer to the range of human activities, so it is more common. Looking at the appearance alone, its appearance is indeed very similar to Hua coral, coupled with the overlap of the distribution range with Hua coral, it is often used as a Hua coral, and over time, the news that Hua coral is a non-venomous snake has been heard, in fact, it is still very good to distinguish from Hua coral.
The head of the Chinese coral snake is white horizontal bar markings, the head of Fujian Hua coral is white inverted "V" markings, and the head of the Purple Ash Mountain Hidden Snake is trident-type black markings, the tail is more slender, and the black rings on the body are also more wide, from these features are still very good to distinguish, so do not recognize the wrong snake. When we encounter unknown snakes, it is best not to easily approach, let alone play with them, there are many snakes in China that do not have targeted serum, if you are accidentally bitten or even more dangerous than well-known poisonous snakes.