Chinese Species, the Small Green Dragon Hidden in the Deep Mountains, Was Elevated to ‘Divine Status’ by the Iron-Head Mountain
A snake is a collective term for species with a crawling-scaled eye-snake suborder, it is a reptile among the dinosaurs, currently more than 3000 species, such as the python, can grow to 7 meters, and the small ones such as the blind snake are only a few centimeters long. Snakes are widely distributed and have strong adaptability, covering all land except polar, high altitude and a few islands.
Snakes are divided into venomous snakes and non-venomous snakes. There are more than 700 venomous snakes, of which 250 or more species can cause death to humans. Humans have long been afraid of snakes, as early as in primitive times, humans knew that these slender animals had the ability to kill people, so they were wary of them, and this self-protection consciousness has been passed down through generations. The strong breeding ability of snakes is also worshipped by primitive tribes. In Chinese mythology, figures such as Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kong Gong are human-headed snakes, and there are also powerful snake-haired beauties like Medusa in Western mythology. Currently, there are three venomous snakes with the highest reputation on the Internet, they are the spectacled cobra, the black mamba and the mountain cobra. These three snakes have been praised by netizens, even people who don't know much about snakes have probably heard of these three snakes. However, these three snakes have their own characteristics.
The name 'spectacled cobra' refers to its longest and heaviest venomous snake, skilled at hunting other venomous snakes and small pythons. The black mamba is lightning-fast, and the basketball star Kobe, who recently passed away, was nicknamed 'black mamba'. The mountain cobra is a species native to China, and is known as 'grade one protected endangered species', known as 'snake panda', and is proposed to be added as a national level protected animal.Naturally, the rarity of the mountain cobra is enough to make it stand out among snakes, but some people are not satisfied, they want to 'mythify' the mountain cobra as 'the largest and most venomous snake', saying it in a nicer way, or saying it in a bad way. For example, the online popularity of the mountain cobra's maximum weight of 17.75 kilograms is widely spread, leading to many netizens being misled.
This article will introduce the real size and venom of the mountain cobra.
Overview of the mountain cobra
The mountain cobra is mainly distributed in the mountain areas of Hunan Province, the Solja Cave and adjacent Guangdong Province eight-treasure mountain area, its distribution altitude is 600-1500 meters, its distribution area is only 130 square kilometers.
The mountain cobra is covered with small green or rust-colored spots, and there are several larger yellow-green spots that are roughly triangular. Its head is triangular, its body is long and slender, and its tail ends in white with a slight green tinge. In short, it is called 'small green dragon'.
Chen YuanhuiRegarding the discovery and naming history of the mountain cobra, it is difficult to avoid two people: Zhao Ermi and Chen Yuanhui.
According to legend, in 1984, a worker in the mountain area was bitten by a snake, and Chen Yuanhui treated him, and he has been searching for this snake since then. In 1989, the staff of the mountain management station of the mountain forest management station discovered a nest of snakes and two snakes, this snake was the one Chen Yuanhui was looking for, so he took the small snake to Chengdu to consult with famous animal Zhao Ermi.
In 1990, the two jointly published an article in the Sichuan Animal News, announcing that they had discovered a new snake species in the Hunan mountain area, named mountain cobra, and named it mountain cobra
The LD50 value of the coastal sea snake injected intraperitoneally is 0.002mg/kg, ranking third in the world.The inland sea snake is currently recognized as the most poisonous snake, but its LD50 value injected intraperitoneally is unknown.
Recently, a case of being bitten by the mountain cobra was reported for the first time. A 38-year-old snake breeder was bitten by a mature mountain cobra, and the limb injury was slightly painful and swollen. The next day, the upper limb was swollen, but there were no symptoms of systemic poisoning. On the third day, the swelling subsided, but the bite mark remained on the arm. On the fifth day, the left arm began to swell, and the man was taken to the surgery for treatment, and the blood test showed a severe clotting disorder and high fibrinogen, so he was taken to the hematology department for treatment. The fibrinogen dropped to undetectable. On the seventh day, the fibrinogen was undetectable.
2· and Chen YuanhuiThe entire process took seven days, but the treatment time was only one day, which shows that with the correct treatment, the venom of the mountain cobra is not worth worrying about. However, we ordinary people basically don't have the opportunity to encounter the mountain cobra. Let's just say that the mountain cobra is not a million snakes, it doesn't want to be a high-priced snake in the cage, it doesn't want to be a pet in a cage.
In conclusion, the size of the mountain cobra is far from the size spread online, and its venom is in the middle and upper level among the snakes. We should not hype about the mountain cobra excessively, and we should distinguish between truth and falsehood.
The mountain cobra's artificial breeding has already been achieved, but its wild population is still very rare, and it needs strong protection. As a rare and protected wild animal in China, its rarity cannot be denied, but excessive hype will threaten the wild population of the mountain cobra, and let's just let the little green dragon live peacefully in the mountains.
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