Color also has a high and low distinction, the more rare the color is also more noble, gold is usually a noble color, whether it is the mobile phone, watch, or car we come into contact with in life, gold is always eye-catching, often more dazzling than silver. However, in the world of venomous snakes, there are different results, many people have heard of the silver ring snake, it is frightening to mention, it carries the famous name of the first poisonous snake in the country, only one milligram of venom can kill an adult, and its "twin" brother Golden Ring Snake is little known.
Some people even think that the golden ring snake is a non-venomous snake, why is that? In fact, a large part of the reason is that many people mistakenly recognize the snake, there is a non-venomous snake called the yellow chain snake, the size and appearance are very similar to the golden ring snake, this snake has a wide distribution range, is an amphibian snake, people who do not know it mistakenly think that it is a golden ring snake, and also think that the golden ring snake is a non-venomous snake. As a close relative of the first venomous snake in China, although the fame is not large, if you think about it carefully, it cannot be a non-venomous snake, the golden ring snake is actually a highly venomous snake of the ring snake genus, and there are more than the silver ring snake in number.
The golden ring snake is also called golden iron, golden foot belt, golden armor belt, etc., the name and silver ring snake are very similar, the distribution area is mainly in China's two Guangzhou areas, Yunnan, Hubei, Fujian and other places, but it is also distributed in foreign countries, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and other places also have their traces. As the name suggests, the whole body is evenly wrapped around the body by black and yellow circular stripes, and the cross-section of the body is triangular, not cylindrical, and all the features are very similar to the silver ring snake, except that the silver ring snake is made of black and white stripes all over the body, and it makes sense to be called relatives.
Whether we are in mythological movies or Xiu Xian novels, the "two elders of gold and silver" are often brothers who are accompanied by each other, and gold is the big brother, whether it is strength or status to exceed silver, since the strength of the silver ring snake is strong, then what about the strength of the golden ring snake? In fact, the venom of the golden ring snake is much weaker than that of the silver ring snake, and it takes almost 10 mg of venom to kill an adult, which is about ten times weaker than the silver ring snake, but its detoxification amount is ten times that of the silver ring snake, and the average can reach about 40 mg, and the real strength is not as bad as most people think.
And the golden ring snake sometimes even feeds on the silver ring snake, the golden ring snake mainly lives in the dense vegetation near the water, such as plains, hills, grass, streams, pond edges and rural dwellings are their favorite habitat. The golden ring snake is afraid of light, rarely comes out during the day, and is very active at night, mainly feeding on the eggs of lizards, frogs, rodents, fish or other creatures, and also eating other poisonous snakes when food is scarce. The living habits are very similar to the silver ring snake, which is lying out at night and often seen at night near the water source, and it is easy to meet people who come out at night to engage in fishing and fishing activities, so it is necessary to pay attention.
Not only the amount of detoxification is large, the golden ring snake is also larger than the silver ring snake, the general silver ring snake body size is usually 1-1.5 meters, the golden ring snake is generally in 1-2 meters, the largest can reach 2.25 meters, so it makes sense that they are close relatives, not only the size and habits are similar, even the toxicity is similar. Golden ring snake is a mixture of venom, mainly neurotoxins and cardiac toxins, after being bitten there is a weak tingling sensation, the early stage is also relatively mild, will be accompanied by a feeling of crispness, in about 2 hours of poisonous hair, there will be blurred vision, lethargy, limb weakness and other pathologies, and finally cause numbness and breathing difficulties, although there is no silver ring snake terror, but also a very deadly poisonous snake.
However, the temperament of the golden ring snake is also more docile, the action is relatively slow, generally will not take the initiative to attack humans, which is very similar to the silver ring snake, and when encountering them is usually at night, so do not tease it, because the golden ring snake has the habit of protecting eggs, if it is near its nest, it will think that you want to hurt its eggs, thus becoming particularly irritable. It is worth mentioning the difference between the golden ring snake and the yellow chain snake, because the body size is somewhat similar, and many people will mistakenly think that the golden ring snake is not poisonous.
The back of the golden ring snake is a pointed raised spine, the same as the silver ring snake, the body is not cylindrical, it can be seen from the sides and cross-sections that it is triangular, and the yellow chain snake is cylindrical without a bulge. The pattern is also different, the yellow and black pattern of the golden ring snake is wider and narrower and the spacing is relatively average, the pattern of the yellow chain snake is mostly unevenly distributed, the black pattern is wider, the yellow pattern is narrower, the figure is not very similar, and the yellow chain snake is more round and fatter. During the day, the golden ring snake usually hides in a place where the sun is hidden, and the head will be hidden under the stomach when the body is coiled together, because it is afraid of light, and the yellow chain snake is more active and comes out during the day.
Knowing these characteristics, you can clearly distinguish the difference between the golden ring snake and other snakes, in many places there is a habit of preying on the golden ring snake, it is also one of the famous edible poisonous snakes, and the number has also decreased sharply in recent years. In fact, it is not too easy to encounter them in the wild, but as long as you stay away from it, usually you will not run after people, although the poisonous snake is terrible, but most of the snakes with the style of not committing a crime against me and not committing a crime, as long as it is not clear and mistakenly touching them, it generally will not harm humans.