Due to the changes of the times, many amphibians have completely adapted to life on land, and some of them have become the overlords of snakes on land. However, some amphibians return to life in the ocean. Become the ancestor of sea snake . The sea snake family gradually developed and expanded in the ocean, and many branches appeared. , green ring sea snake, and are very representative snakes.
Precious Serum
Sea snakes live in the ocean and are rarely seen by ordinary people. Today I would like to share with you a very rare case of "sea snake bites people" "At 3 pm on August 28, 1994, a 43-year-old worker was accidentally bitten on his finger while catching a 1.2-meter-long Qinghuan sea snake. An hour later, the worker found that his tongue had become hard, his speech was unclear, his vision was blurred, his body was sore, and he had difficulty breathing.
So he immediately went to the local hospital for treatment. The hospital gave him Chinese herbal snake medicine, but he did not get better. At 6 p.m. that day, the worker arrived at the hospital with severe symptoms of neurotoxin and muscle toxin. Even its "pee" was black. The doctor immediately injected him with an anti-venomous serum from the green-ringed sea snake. Because the worker was too poisoned, the doctor injected him with another serum six hours later. With various rescue measures, the worker was finally out of danger and discharged safely after 17 hours.
Characteristics of the green-ringed sea snake
The green-ringed sea snake can ride the waves in the sea, dive and swim underwater, catch fish and shrimps, and give birth to children. In the late Mesozoic Era, 70 million to 230 million years ago, some amphibians finally bid farewell to the water towns and settled completely on land, thus evolving into reptiles - snakes. However, some snakes still miss their hometown and once again return to the cradle that nurtured their ancient predecessors, becoming what we call green sea snakes today.
They are smaller in size, about 1.5 to 2 meters, with slender bodies, and the color is like the bungara . There are about 55 to 80 rings on the body. They live in the ocean and are good at swimming. They are mainly snake eels..
Habits of green-ringed sea snakes
There are about 50 species of sea snakes in existence. They are closely related to cobras . One is a highly venomous snake in the ocean and the other is a highly venomous snake on land. Most of the world's sea snakes gather in the waters between northern Oceania and the peninsulas of South Asia. A few species of sea snakes, such as the long-snouted sea snake, green-gray sea snake, ringed sea snake, and green-ringed sea snake, are also often seen in temperate waters.
These early stages of snake evolution witnessed the prosperity of the earth. Huge sea snakes once appeared on the earth. These sea snakes only existed for a short time and then became extinct, leaving only a few fossils as witnesses that they once lived in the world.
For many years, people have been conducting commercial snake catching activities on these islands. 180,000 snakes are caught every year on Gato Island, and similar snake catching activities are also carried out in the Ryukyu Islands.
Habits of the Green-ringed Sea Snake
Living Habits The Green-ringed Sea Snake likes to live in shallow waters around islands, and is rarely seen in open seas with water depths exceeding 100 meters. Some of them like to stay in muddy water with sandy or muddy bottoms, while others like to move in clear water around coral reefs.
The diving depth of green sea snakes varies, some are deeper and some are shallower. Someone once saw the green-ringed sea snake at a depth of 40 to 50 meters. The diving time of shallow water green sea snakes generally does not exceed 30 minutes, and the time they stay on the water is also very short. Each time they only show their heads, they quickly take a breath and dive back into the water.
The deep-water green-ringed sea snake stays on the water surface for a long time, especially in the evening and night, it is reluctant to leave the water. Their diving time can last up to 2 to 3 hours. Green sea snakes are swarming and often swim together in thousands, making them easy to catch. It also has phototaxis, so you can harvest more by using lights to trap it at night.
Natural enemies of the "treasure of the ocean"
Every living thing has animals that it is afraid of, and the green-ringed sea snake is no exception. Sea eagles and other carnivorous seabirds eat green-ringed sea snakes.As soon as they see the green-ringed sea snake swimming on the sea surface, they quickly swoop down from the air, pick up one and fly away. Although the green-ringed sea snake is ferocious, it has no offensive capabilities once it leaves the water, and is almost completely unable to defend itself.
In addition, some sharks also feed on green sea snakes. The venom of the green-ringed sea snake is among the most powerful animal venoms. The venom of hook-billed sea snakes is twice as toxic as that of cobras, while the venom of green-ringed sea snakes is even more potent. Its venom is mainly muscle toxin, after being bitten by Qinghuan sea snake. Generally, the incubation period is 3 hours. The first thing you feel after poisoning is muscle weakness and soreness. It is a bit like the symptoms of tetanus , and the heart and kidneys will also be severely damaged. A person bitten may die within hours to days.
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