The weather is gradually getting colder, but this does not mean that the snake has disappeared, autumn is the season of frequent snake activities, in order to reserve heat for the winter, snakes may visit the homes of citizens, especially those living in rural areas should be more vigilant. A few days ago, an 80-year-old veteran in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, was bitten by a "silver ring snake" at home.
Lin Lao Bo was a soldier when he was young, and then he worked in the farm at home, and recently found that there were more rats in the family, so he planned to put a few rat cages to catch rats, who knew that when cleaning up the debris pile, he actually found a snake, and the old man wanted to catch it when he saw the snake, but the snake reached out and bit him, but the old man also beat the snake to death. Lin Laobo clearly knew that this was a highly venomous snake-like silver ring snake, so he called his family to take him to the hospital at the first time.
Doctors remind that the temperature in Huizhou area is warmer all year round, coupled with a good environment, snakes are infested, from 2015 to the first half of 2019, the emergency surgery department of the First People's Hospital of the city received about 800 cases of venomous snake bites, about 200 cases per year. Everyone usually still needs to pay more attention to safety, see the snake is also as far away as possible, you can call the police to let the professional catch the snake, do not go on your own.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > what is a silver ring snake</h1>
The silver ring snake, also known as the white knot black, the money white flower snake, the cross-base gorge, and the silver armor belt, is the most poisonous snake in China, and the fourth largest poisonous snake on land, with extremely strong venom. It is one of the common poisonous snakes in China, and they can often be seen in fields, roadsides, rivers, vegetable gardens and other places. They generally like to be active in the evening or at night, and many people have seen it at night, and many people have been bitten.
The silver-ringed snake is one of the snakes in the genus Ring snake of the cobra family, and its characteristics are obvious, and it has black and white rings all over the body, of which the white ring is relatively narrow, so it can be recognized once seen. They like to eat fish, frogs and rodents, and even other snakes, and Walnut has seen a silver-ringed snake swallow a large frog.
Compared with other venomous snakes, the silver ring snake has a more docile temperament and generally rarely takes the initiative to bite people, so the incident of being bitten by it is far less than that of cobras and five-step snakes. However, if they are suddenly frightened or during the spawning period, they will also burst into injury. Being bitten by it is not fun, after all, the silver ring snake is much more poisonous than the five-step snake and the king cobra.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > how virulent 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="10" > silver ring snake bite</h1>
When Xiao He and his classmates at Putian No. 13 Middle School were playing on the school lawn, their shoes fell into the grass, and Xiao He reached out to pick them up, only to be bitten by a snake in the grass and bit his little finger. The snake was immediately killed by his classmates, and then Xiao He was sent to the health center opposite the school by his classmates, and the doctor confirmed that it was a highly poisonous silver ring snake through the photos taken by the children with their mobile phones.
This poisonous snake was even kept as a pet by some people, and finally it was bitten. A dozen days ago, Xiao Lei (pseudonym), a 14-year-old in Wuxi City, was bitten by a pet snake at home, and this pet snake was actually a poisonous snake such as the silver ring snake. When the child is taken to the hospital, the laryngeal edema, severe cyanosis on the head and face, breathing distress, and even consciousness begin to blur, the pupils are dilated to the edge, urine and urine incontinence, etc.
Because the silver ring snake rarely bites people, the common snake wound patients are mostly bitten by pit vipers, so the corresponding serum of the silver ring snake in the province is very small, and this hospital just does not, after learning that there are two anti-silver ring snake venoms in other places, they immediately rushed to the outside world to get it back. After the doctor's emergency treatment, finally on the fifth day, Xiao Lei was safely transferred to the general ward.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" What to do if you are bitten by a silver ring snake ></h1>
After being bitten by a silver ring snake, you must go to the hospital for treatment at the first time, but before going to the hospital, you must call and ask if there is any anti-silver ring snake venom serum in the hospital, some hospitals do not have this serum, so be sure to ask in advance, so as not to run in vain at the end, and waste the best treatment time.
Do not exercise vigorously after being bitten, and do not run because you are in a hurry to run because you have been bitten, so that it is easy to let the venom spread to the whole body with the blood flow. Generally speaking, after being bitten by a silver ring snake, the time of toxin attack is 40 minutes to 2 hours, if not in some remote places, it should be time to rush to the hospital.
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. Some people are very scared after being bitten by a snake, and they tie themselves tightly, and they dare not relax at all, which eventually leads to limb necrosis.
At the same time, we 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 rinse the wound with cold water, soapy water, salt water, etc. If there is 0.05% potassium permanganate solution or 3% hydrogen peroxide, it is better to rinse with these.
Remember, don't follow the practice in those film and television works, suck the snake venom out with your mouth, it is very dangerous. If you have wounds in your mouth, the venom is likely to enter the human body along these wounds, which is more dangerous than being bitten by a poisonous snake.
Every year from August to mid-November is a frequent period of snake activity, into the autumn, the snake needs to replace a lot of food for hibernation, mainly concentrated in the daytime from 9:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 22:00 at night, so we still have to be more careful. It is best not to go near them when you encounter them, and it is better to call the police and let the professionals arrest them.