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Spitting Cobras

Nov 12

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The species of meander called the spitting cobra is very unusual as it not only has a poisonous bite but it also spits venom into the eyes of its prey and aggressors. Friend of this venom with your eyes is very painful and can even blind you temporarily, therefore, if you get cobra venom in your eyes, irrigate them with water at once in order to prevent permanent tissue hurt.

The King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is also unusual in this generous family of snakes (elapidae) because it feeds nearly exclusively on other snakes with mice and small birds also making up part of its diet.

The King Cobra is also a record-holder because of its size – it can reach nearly twenty feet (585 cms) in length, which makes it the largest poisonous meander in the world. The most recent discovery of a new species of cobra was made in 2003 as part of an illegal shipment of exotic pets at London Zoo.

DNA studies exposed that this new species of meander is similar to the red spitting cobra but has different genes. It seems to originate from an area between Sudan and Egypt and it has been called the ‘Nubian Spitting Cobra’.

Though highly perilous when it is threatened cobras will not attack if you leave them alone, although the spit is very accurate for about two meters. Compared to the strike of a rattlesnake, the cobra is honestly slow in its attack and furthermore, many bites prove to be blank, that is without venom.

A study conducted on Malaysian cobra meander victims indicates that only 55% of the wounds caught up venom release and the same statistics indicate a mortality rate of 10% for people bitten, since the toxins injected into the blood of the prey devastate the nerves (neurotoxin) inducing respiratory failure half an hour after life bitten, giving you 30 summary to seek an antidote.

Their colouration varies from light green-grey to black, although juveniles are yellow and black banded.This meander is widespread throughout south-eastern Asia.

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The Copperhead

Oct 13

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by Colin Jones

Though not as spiteful as other species, the copperhead meander causes the majority of meander-bites in the US. The copperhead can be recognized by its stubby shape and the clear honor between the neck and the rest of the body although the cross bands that make up the by and large pattern make classification doable too.

Copperhead snakes have pale bellies, similar to the ground on which they live, but they sometimes appear pretty whitish. There are visible spots or pits on the head of copperhead snakes that look like darker tiny specks, but there is also a rather discolored stripe on the head area behind the eyes; this stripe looks very diffuse on top but it gets brownish towards the edges.

Copperhead snakes live in all sorts of habitats: you can find them under rocks, in woods and on river banks or in areas around ponds. A specimen will choose its habitat depending on the predominant prey, as copperhead snakes feed on birds, frogs, mice, cicadas, caterpillars and nearly any other small animal they manage to hunt.

The most usual hidey-holes for copperhead snakes, wood piles, stone slabs, walls, debris and abandoned or ruined buildings are the most common, which clarifies why people come across copperheads so often in such areas. The active months of the year for copperhead snakes are in the spring and summer for as long as the weather stays warm. After that they go into hibernation.

Copperhead snakes use the dens in which they spend the winter year after year and usually there are generous numbers of other individuals in hibernation together. In summer time when it is too hot further than, the copperhead will stay in the shade during the day and hunt at night. On lovely warm days, this meander will lie in the sun on rocks or wood debris. The young of copperhead snakes are born live and are not hatched; their number ranges between one and fourteen, with the mating period extending ’till mid autumn.

Immediate medical help is absolutely necessary in the case of bites by copperhead snakes since there is the risk of permanent scarring accompanied by really unbearable pain. The best advice you can get when encountering copperhead snakes is to avoid them, because many people get bitten when they threaten the snakes when roaming or hunting.

Snakes will not harm you unless they feel threatened, then, you will become the victim of a fierce attack by a creature that is just as worried of us as we are of them. Statistics reveal that copperhead snakes have the highest incidence in bite frequency in the United States, because these snakes attack quite out of the blue without giving threatening warnings like other species.

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Poisonous Florida Snakes

Oct 6

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by Owen Jones

Florida snakes, along with the turtles, lizards, alligators and other reptiles are part of a complex wildlife structure that plays an incredible role in the maintenance of Florida’s ecosystem. There are many species of Florida snakes. There are really forty-four species living in unbelievably different habitats, ranging from salt marshes and fresh water marshes to dry uplands and coastal mangrove swamps to domestic areas.

Only six Florida snakes are spiteful and they happily live with their non-poisonous cousins. They even go into towns and cities too. The best way to stay out of distress with snakes is to gather their morphology and therefore be able to identify the various Florida snakes. The best approach to adopt in relation to all snakes is avoidance.

The Coral meander and pit vipers are by far the most perilous of Florida snakes. They can be identified by quite a wide range of characteristics. Pit vipers contain the Rattlesnake, the Cottonmouth and the Copperhead. They all have in common: vertical eye pupils, a v-shaped head and facial pit sensors: one between the eyes and nostrils and the others along each side of the head.

The poison of these Florida snakes is haemotoxic, which means that their venom attacks the red blood cells, destroying the wall of the blood vessel and causing uncontrolled hemorrhage. Coral snakes on the other hand use neurotoxic venom, with the toxins in the venom performing arts on the body nerves and inducing paralysis.

Most of the meander bites reported every year in the United States are caused by Florida snakes or by rattlesnakes to be more precise. Because their venom spreads very quickly throughout the body, the victim will die within less than half an hour without immediate anti-venom.

A huge exception in this group of Florida snakes is the copperheads, the venom of which rarely requires an antidote. Their toxins are the least potent and so they are considered t be the least perilous of the poisonous Florida snakes.

It is precisely because of the danger that they present that poisonous snakes get the most attention, although the most widespread of Florida snakes is the Black Racer, which is a non-poisonous species that depends on its sharp fangs to hold onto its prey.

Even with the fact that home owners usually try to remove snakes from their gardens, specialists stress that, without them, rats and mice would soon be so numerous as to be an even greater cause for concern.

Therefore, unless you have exceptional causes for life worried, like snakes breeding in generous numbers in your garden or shed for example, there is no valid reason to upset the lives of these usually shy, helpful animals.

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