China has more than 200 species of snakes, of which there are about 50 species of poisonous snakes, such as cobras, king cobras, five-step snakes, bamboo leaf greens and so on. And to say that the most poisonous snake in China is the silver ring snake. On the evening of August 7, 2021, a silver ring snake appeared near a construction site dormitory in Shibing County, Guizhou Province.
After the discovery of the silver ring snake, the local people immediately reported to the fire brigade, and the firefighters rushed to the scene and found a silver ring snake about 1.5 meters long curled up in a corner of the construction site dormitory. After putting on the protective equipment, the firefighter used the snake catcher to catch the snake and put it into a woven bag with three strokes and five divisions. Since the silver ring snake is a national "three haves" protected animal in China, this snake should be taken to the wild by the staff for release.
But it is really dangerous, to know that being bitten by a silver ring snake can be fatal, this midnight three times ran to the dormitory, in case someone accidentally bitten, wouldn't it be bad. So how fierce is the venom of the silver-ringed snake? What should we do if we are bitten?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > what is a silver ring snake</h1>
The silver ring snake is the fourth most venomous snake on land, extremely venomous, but it seems to be less famous than the cobra and the five-step snake. This is because although it is very poisonous, but the temperament is more docile, generally rarely take the initiative to attack humans, sometimes even step on it, the silver ring snake does not fight back, plus it appears at home far less frequently than the cobra, so the report on the silver ring snake is naturally less.
Silver ring snake is one of the best recognized snakes, it has black and white ring stripes all over the body, of which the white ring is relatively narrow, so it is also known as white knot black, forty-eight knots, inch white snake, hundred knot snake and so on. This snake is mainly distributed in the south of China, such as Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. This snake emerges nocturnally, especially in the sweltering heat of summer, and occasionally crawls out to bask in the sun.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > how venomous the silver ring snake is</h1>
When we talk about venomous snakes, we will definitely mention the king cobra, which is the largest snake among venomous snakes, but if we talk about venom, it is much lower than the silver ring snake. The silver ring snake's venom of 1 milligram is enough to kill a person, which is about 10 times that of the king cobra. However, its venom glands are relatively small, so the amount of venom after biting is far less than that of the king cobra, the silver ring snake has a detoxification amount of about 4.6mg per time, and the king cobra can discharge 200-500mg of venom each time. Although the amount of detoxification is small, if it is not treated in time, it can still kill people.
The snake venom of the silver ring snake is a neurotoxin that is difficult to detect, which is not only strong, but also paralyzes the bitten person and makes people feel painless, so that people often feel that there is no problem, thus missing the best time for treatment. Then you will feel drowsiness, vomiting, and after a few hours, the silver ring snake's venom can hinder the conduction of nerves, causing the diaphragm to be unable to contract, causing breathing disorders, and eventually suffocating to death in a waking state.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > silver ring snake bite</h1>
In 2018, a 21-year-old girl in Shaanxi Province bought a silver ring snake as a pet online from a seller in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, on a second-hand trading platform. Somehow this girl was bitten by a snake, and she also had a big heart, so she only used a band-aid to simply treat the wound, and then she didn't care. Wait until the injury is serious before calling my mother: "Mom, I was bitten by a snake, take me to the hospital." The girl's mother immediately took her to the hospital for rescue. Unfortunately, the rescue was ineffective, and the girl died a few days after the brain death.
So everyone must be bitten by the snake after the timely go to the hospital, the same is to buy the silver ring snake as a pet Miss Chen, in the silver ring snake feeding the left index finger was bitten, clear silver ring snake toxicity she immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment, but at that time the hospital did not reserve silver ring snake serum, so the pit viper serum was used first. Later, Ms. Chen's family rushed to other hospitals to get two silver ring snake serums.
But at that time, 10 hours had passed since Ms. Chen was bitten, and the effective rescue time of the silver ring snake was 12 hours, which was already very dangerous. According to the doctor, Ms. Chen had already suffered cardiac arrest at that time, but fortunately, after rescue and long-term recuperation, Ms. Chen finally got better. Afterwards, someone asked her why she raised a silver ring snake, and Ms. Chen replied that it was because it was more beautiful.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="18" what to do if you are bitten by a silver ring snake ></h1>
Do not exercise vigorously after being bitten by a silver ring snake, because it is easy to let the venom spread throughout the body with the blood flow. Don't learn to suck the snake venom out of the mouth in the TV series, if you have a mouth ulcer or the like in your mouth, the venom is likely to enter the human body along these wounds, which is equivalent to taking poison.
And be sure to stay calm, call the hospital for help at the first time, remember to explain to the hospital that you were bitten by the silver ring snake, ask the hospital whether there is a silver ring snake serum, otherwise a trip in vain will waste valuable life-saving time. Generally speaking, after being bitten by a silver ring snake, the time of toxin attack is 40 minutes to 2 hours, and if you are fast, you should rush to the hospital in time.
If it is too far from the hospital, such as in the deep mountains and old forests, then immediately tie the wound with a hand towel, cloth strip, bandage, etc. above the wound (near the heart) to prevent the spread of venom. And do not tie too tightly, too tight if it is easy to affect blood circulation and cause tissue necrosis, it is advisable to be able to force a finger.
At the same time, you can make a longitudinal incision along the tooth marks of 1.5cm, deep into the skin, or make a "cross-shaped" incision, and squeeze by hand from the proximal end to the periphery of the distal end of the wound, so that the poisonous blood is discharged, and the wound is rinsed with cold water, soapy water, salt water, etc. If there is 0.05% potassium permanganate solution or 3% hydrogen peroxide at home, it is better to rinse with these. But remember to dial 120 in time to send to the hospital for treatment.
Finally, walnuts remind that the silver ring snake is China's national three protected animals, that is, the beneficial or important economic and scientific research value of terrestrial wild animals protected by the state, and illegal hunting of them is illegal. So if there is a silver ring snake in the home, call the police and let the professionals deal with it.