As soon as summer arrives, many people report that this year's "contains too many snakes." Various never-seen snakes have appeared in many places. Some experts say this is due to environmental changes. Okay, so there are more snakes appearing. Recently, someone discovered a nest of very rare venomous snakes in Shiyan, Hubei. This snake has an emerald green body and a bright red neck. It looks very scary. Someone quickly recognized this snake. Its name is . The tabby colubrid , and in some places they are also called " cockscomb ".
The mysterious tiger-spotted colubrid
The venomous snake was found in a reservoir. There was a nest of snakes swimming in the water, which scared the public away. After calling the police, the firefighters came to the scene and saw three looming figures in the pool. Two of the three snakes are about 1.5 meters long, and the other is close to 1 meter. Their green bodies have black markings, and there is an obvious neck groove on their backs. With the bright red on both sides, they look like Very toxic. The firefighters took professional snake traps and began to carefully approach the tiger snake in the water. However, the tiger snake was very flexible in the water, so it was not easy to catch it. After many attempts, the three tiger-spotted colubrids were finally brought to the shore and put into net bags. Because the tiger-spotted colubrid is a venomous snake, special attention needs to be paid to releasing it in a safe place that is inaccessible to people.
The tiger-spotted colubrid is a venomous snake belonging to the genus Colubridae of the family Colubridae. Its body length is generally about one meter in adulthood. It likes to live in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, canals and other places with abundant water sources in various regions. Its main food is It's frogs, toads, small fish and shrimps, and occasionally birds and mice. Although they look very scary, tiger-spotted colubrids are not as vicious as people imagine. On the contrary, they have a docile temperament and will mostly run away from people they encounter. Many early scholars thought that such a docile snake should not be a venomous snake, but this is not the case. The tiger-spotted colubrid is actually a highly venomous snake. Its venom is a circulating toxin that can cause severe disseminated intravascular coagulation. There have been cases of fatal bites from it at home and abroad.
Tiger-spotted colubrid snakes can "refiner poisons"
Tiger-spotted colubrid snakes can not only carry poison themselves, but they can also "refiner poisons". When eating poisonous food such as toads, you can use the toxins on them for your own use. They have a raised venom gland on the back of their neck, which stores the venom and can spray it out when in danger.
Does the "cockscomb snake" really exist?
Many netizens said that it is rare to hear of people being bitten and poisoned by tiger-spotted colubrid snakes. Why is this? This is mainly because tiger-spotted colubrids are venomous snakes with posterior molar teeth. It is very difficult for them to detoxify and it is difficult to hurt people. They do not have fangs directly connected to the venom glands. After biting a person, they need to wait for the venom to contaminate the wound to cause poisoning. In addition, their poisonous dose is small, and generally only mild symptoms of poisoning will occur after being bitten. However, it should be noted that the venom of tiger-spotted colubrid snakes is very toxic, even stronger than that of ordinary vipers. In 2008, my country classified the tiger-spotted colubrid snake as a venomous snake, so you need to take extra precautions when encountering it. The tiger-spotted colubrid has many nicknames, such as pheasant neck, bamboo pole green, pheasant neck, etc., and its most famous nickname is "cockscomb snake".
Cockscomb snake is a magical snake that exists in Chinese folklore and is widely spread in the southeastern region of my country. Legend has it that they have bright red crests on their heads similar to those of roosters, are more than a foot long, and can stand up to attack people. The Cockscomb Snake is red all over, can climb mountains and enter water, has a ferocious temperament, and likes to fight with people. It is recorded in "Supernatural Records" : "The cockscomb snake has a head like a rooster with a comb. It is more than a foot long and can be several inches in circumference. Everyone will die. There is one under Kuaiji Mountain ." There is a Cockscomb Mountain in Huaida Village, Wutong Township, Baise City, Guangxi. The locals said that there were many cockscomb snakes with raised sarcoma on their heads. Later, the cockscomb snakes frequently hurt people, and the villagers had to kill them all. In fact, now There is no evidence that can confirm the real existence of the cockscomb snake, and the tiger-spotted colubrid snake that most closely resembles it is probably the prototype of the cockscomb snake.
Why snakes appear so frequently recently
After the beginning of this spring, only Shiyan has been received. There have been more than 200 snake-related police incidents, and various snakes have appeared frequently in other areas. In Henan, the spectacle of "Hundred Snakes Weiring Village" has even appeared. What's even more outrageous is that it is not only in mountain villages, but also in many high-rise buildings. "Stair climbing snakes" have also appeared, It is difficult to prevent them.
The climate is extremely hot this summer. Snakes are cold-blooded animals, and the temperature has a great impact on them. The weather this year has been erratic, with extreme temperatures reaching 40 degrees in some areas, so some snakes have become active.
Most snakes are most active when they end their hibernation period. Those who need to hibernate will wake up from their sleep when the temperature reaches the recovery temperature. The newly awakened snakes are in urgent need of sunshine and nutrition, so they will often appear in people's sight.
Snakes can be soaked in wine and used as medicine. . Many people make wine with snakes, and snakes appear in some folk remedies, because some people buy live snakes through various channels, but this behavior is very dangerous, and if they are not watched, they will enter. People's living areas.
Generally speaking, tiger-spotted colubrids are a relatively common snake, and it is very normal for them to appear around us. Although tiger-spotted colubrids are not easy to hurt people, they may still be poisoned. And it is highly toxic, so you need to pay more attention to
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