What are the symptoms after being bitten by the silver ring snake, the fourth most poisonous snake on land? How to deal with urgently after the bite?

Recently, 21-year-old girl online shopping silver ring snake as a pet was bitten life-threatening, silver ring snake commonly known as Jixia, white festival black, money white snake, silver belt, silver iron and so on. It is extremely poisonous and is the fourth most poisonous snake on land. What are the symptoms after the silver ring snake bite? How to deal with urgently after the bite?

On the afternoon of July 9, Xiaofang, a 21-year-old girl from Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, was bitten by a silver ring snake she bought online and was later sent to hospital. As of noon on the 11th, the heartbeat was restored after all-out rescue, but could not breathe on his own. The doctor said that the family members saw from the online shopping chat records that the seller clearly told the silver ring snake that it was highly poisonous and asked about its use, and Xiaofang replied "in order to soak wine." Relatives and friends revealed that Xiaofang online shopping silver ring snake is raised as a pet. It is understood that the silver ring snake had disappeared when the family reported the case. later, a sanitation worker found a dead snake next to a dumpster near Xiaofang's home. So far, no other citizens have been bitten by silver ring snakes. The matter is under investigation.

According to a person in charge of Weinan Wildlife Protection Workstation, Bungarus bungaroides belong to the national wild protection animals, and can only be bought and sold with the approval of relevant government departments and with a business license. Private trading, including online transactions, is illegal, and mailing is not allowed. Moreover, the bungarus snake is highly poisonous, and members of the public must not keep it as a pet. "if members of the public find that people around them keep highly poisonous animals such as bungarus snakes, they can report to the local wildlife protection department and be disposed of by professionals.

The living habits of Bungarus bungaroides

Silver ring snakes lie dormant during the day and come out at night, especially on muggy nights, but there are also some sunny days when the temperature is 15 ℃ and 20 min in early summer. Silver ring snakes are mild-tempered and rarely take the initiative to bite, but they also suddenly attack and bite when they spawn and hatch, or when they are alarmed.

Silver ring snakes prey on Loach, eel and frog, as well as all kinds of fish, rodents, lizards and other snakes.

What symptom after silver ring snake bites?

The early stage of silver ring snake injury is characterized by the symptoms of non-redness, non-swelling, no pain and "three noes" (only mild numbness). Systemic poisoning symptoms appeared 1-4 hours after injury: ptosis, salivation, strong tongue, closed teeth, dysphagia, chest tightness, shortness of breath and dyspnea.

Silver ring snake has two kinds of neurotoxins, patients will not feel pain when bitten, but want to sleep. During mild poisoning, local paralysis occurs in the body. if the toxin acts on the neuromuscular junction, it will block the nerve conduction route, making the striated muscle unable to contract normally, resulting in respiratory paralysis for about 40 minutes to 2 hours. or up to 24 hours. Before the application of antivenom serum, the mortality rate of Bungarus bungaroides bite is very high, which can be treated with neurogenic antivenom serum, but it is still very dangerous.

What if I get bitten by a snake? Emergency treatment after being bitten by a snake!

There are many kinds of snakes, but there are not many poisonous snakes that often hurt people and animals. there are only more than ten kinds of snakes in the country.

Such as: Agkistrodon halys, cobra, gold ring snake, silver ring snake, bamboo leaf green snake, five-step snake, sea snake, king cobra, iron head, white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake and so on. Although there are few kinds, they do great harm to people. Many people shudder at the mention of snakes! Poisonous snakes like dark and damp places. Streams, fish ponds, weeds, bamboo groves and rice fields are all their hiding places, and these places are often visited by people.

It is very necessary to prevent snake injury. The specific measures are as follows.

1. When bitten by a snake, it is difficult to distinguish between poisonous and non-toxic, so those bitten by snakes should be treated in accordance with the method of being bitten by poisonous snakes.

2. don't panic after being bitten by a snake, keep calm and prevent the snake venom from spreading quickly.

3. Immediately tie the wound with a tape (or strip of cloth can be torn off from the clothes) above the wound (2-3 inches from the wound) to prevent blood flow from bringing venom to the heart.

The finger was bitten and the belt was tied to the base of the finger

Bite the palm and wrist, strap above the elbow

Bite the belly of the leg and tie the belt to the thigh.

Relax for about half an hour and then tie it for 1-2 minutes.

4. Avoid strenuous activities

5. after being tied up, you should take the snake medicine immediately, then rinse the wound with clean water or salt water, squeeze out the venom of the wound when washing, and have a knife and blade on the body that can cut a few shallow openings in the skin around the wound (snake bite marks). Or use a sewing needle to open the wound to leave the venom out.

If the venom cannot flow out by itself, squeeze it by hand, but it is not recommended to suck it through the mouth to avoid entering the body from the mouth. Wash the wound with clean water first, and then squeeze the wound to detoxify it.

6. Send the wound to the hospital immediately after treatment.

Please pay special attention to: if you are unfortunately bitten by a silver ring snake or suspected to be bitten, you should seek timely treatment from a snake injury specialist to save your life.