The black mamba is almost the most dangerous, the most dangerous and the most well-known one of the snakes, it is mainly distributed in Africa, and the harm is particularly great, the black mamba snake is widely distributed, and people in Africa are afraid.
Although many people believe that the black mamba is almost the most dangerous, it is almost defenseless in the face of another snake, because the other snake only needs to bite the black mamba snake, and the black mamba has no chance of survival.
So what kind of snake is the other snake? Is it even more dangerous than the Black Mamba? Will it attack humans? It's strange that people think of that kind of snake as a "non-venomous snake", which is puzzling, but a non-venomous snake can bite the deadly black mamba, isn't it nonsense?
1. The hidden master of snakes
The scientific name of the other snake mentioned here is the African Teng snake.
This snake can be described as ordinary from the outside, but it has a characteristic, that is, it is good at concealment, and is known as the hidden master of snakes.
Like the chameleon, in the process of evolution, it has also learned to adapt to the environment, ** has the function of hiding itself, it can inhabit different plants according to different living environments, and then according to the color of different plants, its own color changes, so that its own color and the color of the plant to achieve the same, to avoid being discovered by natural enemies, but also conducive to attacking the prey.
The African rattan snake is mainly distributed in the African region and is divided into four major species, namely the Mozambique African rattan snake, the Usambara African rattan snake, the African rattan snake, the wasteland African rattan snake, etc.
It is about the same color as a dead tree, and is very good at camouflage, so most of the time, it will always be able to defeat its opponents.
To be able to bite the black mamba in one bite, it must be a big snake, right? Unexpectedly, the length of the whole body of this kind of snake is only about 1 meter, and in front of the huge cobra, it is simply not worth mentioning, so many people believe that it is a non-venomous snake.
2. Why is the African Teng snake a non-venomous snake?
In nature, there are many types of snakes, which can be divided into two main categories according to their toxicity, the first is venomous, and the second is non-venomous. There is a reason why the African snake can be classified as a non-venomous snake.
As early as 1975, someone was bitten by this snake in the wild, but it did not die, and there was no obvious change in the body, when the number of such cases increased, scholars naturally believed that this type of snake was non-venomous.
Although a scientist named Broadley had bled profusely after being bitten by the snake, he still did not believe that the snake vine was poisonous.
The scientist carried out a timely ** in the hospital in the case of non-stop bleeding, and he was cured in a day and a half, and there were no sequelae left in the future.
Due to the body's reaction to the bite, scientists definitely believe that the African Teng snake is not venomous.
There are countless such species, but this does not mean that the African Teng snake is non-venomous, because this type of snake is extremely aggressive, and those who are not in danger after being bitten by it are only lucky.
3. The true face of the African Teng snake
In 1975, a scientist engaged in reptile research died, and the culprit turned out to be the African snake, and at that time, people paid attention to the dangers of the snake.
Although the deceased scientist was 84 years old, he was in very good health and generally did not fall ill easily. In his impression, Teng Snake is non-venomous, so when he was bitten by a snake in the wild, he did not do anything and did not go to the hospital, he believed that being bitten by a non-venomous snake did not need to be treated, and the wound would heal quickly.
But when he returned home, he found that the muscles of his body began to ache, and there was also blood in the urine, and the changes in his body made him have to go to the hospital for **. However, after going to the hospital, the doctors tried their best to save him, and his life was terminated.
At first, it was only a slight blood in the urine, and then the phenomenon of DIC appeared, a coagulation dysfunction, when a large amount of clotting factors were infused into the scientist's veins, it still did not help, and he unfortunately passed away on the 18th day of admission.
From a medical point of view, the cause of his death was kidney failure, but the actual cause of death was the venom of the African snake.
After tracing the origin of the disease, the doctor found that the venom in this kind of snake is called prothrombin activator, which can quickly consume the coagulation factors in the human body, and after being bitten, there will be bleeding for no reason, it is extremely toxic, even if it is a clotting factor, it is still not good.
It wasn't until the scientist died of the Teng snake that it was expelled from the non-venomous snake species and became one of the most venomous snakes.
As for those who have been bitten by a snake before, but are not in danger of life, it is just luck. Because the position of the snake's fangs is different from the position of the black mamba's fangs, it is a lot behind, when the angle of the mouth is not large, the fangs are difficult to bite, and in 1975, the people who were bitten, the vast majority of people were not bitten by the fangs, so it created a kind of snake non-venomous illusion.
Conclusion:
Nature is full of mysteries, snakes themselves are very dangerous animals, in the wild, whether it is a venomous snake or a non-venomous snake, you should avoid it to avoid being bitten by unknown poisonous snakes.