Is the golden ring snake toxic?

Golden ring snake, also known as yellow section snake, golden armor belt, Buddha snake, golden armour, etc., is a highly poisonous snake in the cobra family. Like other ring snake snakes, it moves slowly and does not like to attack humans. It mainly feeds on small vertebrates and is less toxic than its close relatives, silver ring snakes, but it is still a drama venomous snake, and the number is also more than silver ring snakes. Let's take a look at whether the toxicity of gold ring snakes is strong.

Is the golden ring snake toxic?

The golden ring snake is highly toxic. The golden ring snake is one of the top ten venomous snakes in China, and its toxicity is weaker than that of its close relative, the silver ring snake. The toxin is a kind of nerve poison. Like the silver ring snake, it is bitten by the gold ring snake. If it is in sleep, it will also be "euthanized." poisoned to death in sleep. Of course, if you are bitten by a golden ring snake in time, if you do a good job in the early detoxification, inhibit the spread of snake venom and the absorption of the body, it will soon have a very good effect, it is best to have a timely injection of anti-bungarus venom, there will be no danger, and there will be no sequelae after the bite is cured, which is much better than that of cobra and five-step snake.

What kind of food does the golden ring snake eat?

The golden ring snake lives in the plains or low mountain vegetation with good coverage near the water at an altitude of 180 to 1014 meters above sea level. it is afraid of the light and often keeps its body coiled and hides its head under its belly during the day, but it is very active at night. It preys on lizards, fish, frogs, rodents, etc., and can devour other snakes and snake eggs. The sex is docile, the action is slow, its toxicity is very intense, but does not take the initiative to bite.

Ten famous poisonous snakes in China

1. Bamboo leaf green: bamboo leaf green is mainly green, distributed in the Yangtze River basin in southern China, running away when frightened, bite symptoms are relatively mild, often see two small needle-like tooth marks, the wound is red and swollen a few minutes after being injured, the wound is burning and painful, bloody blisters can be seen near it, ecchymosis can be seen on the upper part of the affected limb, and the injured have headache, dizziness, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, abdominal distension, loss of appetite and other reactions.

2. Agkistrodon acutus: the whole body of Agkistrodon acutus is mainly brown, with linear white stripes behind the eyes, similar to eyebrows. The head is large and triangular, distributed all over the country and even living on the snow-capped mountains at an altitude of 4000 meters. When they are frightened, they often run away, do not take the initiative to attack, bite symptoms are fierce, bleeding all over the body, sharp pain in the wound, tissue necrosis. Bite symptoms have two deep and clear tooth marks, the wound has tingling and numbness, the surrounding swelling is obvious, local tenderness, activity is intensified, swelling and pain in 2-4 days, wound bleeding is not much, but there is often yellow mucus exudation, local can see bruises and water, blood blisters, systemic symptoms mostly appear in 1-6 hours after injury, ptosis, blurred vision, diplopia is one of the characteristics of Agkistrodon halys poisoning in the early stage.

3. Grey-blue flat-tailed sea snake: the gray-blue flat-tailed sea snake is mainly distributed in the sea area from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The Bay of Bengal to the coast of Malay Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, Fiji, Tonga, southern China, the coast of Japan and the coast of Taiwan have strong neurotoxins, but because of their small mouth and low aggressiveness, the threat to human beings is not particularly serious.

4. Agkistrodon acutus: the common name of Agkistrodon acutus is five steps, the whole body is brown, the head is large, triangular, the nose is turned up (looks like smoking a cigarette butt), ferocious, attack people actively, symptoms are fierce, bleeding all over the body, sharp pain in the wound, tissue necrosis. Bite symptoms are more serious than Agkistrodon halys bite, tooth marks are large, deep, wide spacing, often accompanied by bleeding, severe burning pain and local expansion of the wound is one of the major characteristics of the snake wound, the wound is red and swollen and spread outward, which can be extended to trunk cadres. There are large water and blood vesicles near the wound, and there are large and deep local tissue festering and necrosis, which appear quickly and come ferociously. Common general discomfort, chills, fever, palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, blurred vision.

5. Golden Ring Snake: the back of the golden ring snake is black and has many yellow stripes, distributed to the south of the Yangtze River. It runs away when it is frightened, but when it is too close to it, it will open its mouth and bite. The wound is not swollen and painless. After a few hours, the whole body is paralyzed and breathing stops. In general, two small tooth marks such as needle tip size can be seen in the bitten site within 30 minutes, with little bleeding, no pain or slight pain and numbness, and gradually spread to the proximal end of the heart, and the wound may show localized slight redness and swelling, showing the appearance of "litchi skin". Systemic symptoms generally appear 1 to 4 hours after injury There are dizziness, headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath, nausea, abdominal pain, throat discomfort, muscle pain all over the body, weakness of limbs, poor movement of the tongue, difficulty in opening the mouth. If delayed treatment, most people's illness will deteriorate rapidly.

6. The king cobra: the king cobra is mainly dark brown all over the body, with an erect head and a flat neck, distributed in the south of our country, ferocious, the largest of the venomous snakes, will take the initiative to attack people and cling to it. Bite can see two large and deep tooth marks, the distance between tooth marks is often more than 1.8cm, first feel sharp pain locally, and gradually occur acute inflammation such as redness and swelling, poisoning develops rapidly, local symptoms have not been fully expressed before systemic poisoning symptoms, within half an hour after being bitten, I feel dizziness and headache, limb weakness, drowsiness and drowsiness, followed by salivation, vomiting and speech disorder.

7. Silver ring snake: the back of the silver ring snake is black and has many white stripes, distributed to the south of the Yangtze River. It runs away when frightened, but when it is too close to it, it will open its mouth and bite. The wound is not swollen and painless. After a few hours, the whole body is paralyzed and breathing stops. In general, two small tooth marks such as needle tip size can be seen in the bitten site within 30 minutes, there is little bleeding, the wound is painless or slightly painful and numb, and gradually spreads to the proximal end of the heart, and the wound is not red or swollen locally. It is easy to delay diagnosis and treatment if anyone does not mind, and systemic symptoms generally appear 1 to 4 hours after injury. There are dizziness, headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath, nausea, abdominal pain, throat discomfort, muscle pain all over the body, weakness of limbs, poor movement of the tongue, difficulty in opening the mouth. If delayed treatment, most people's illness will deteriorate rapidly.

8. The original spear head Agkistrodon acutus: the original spear head is triangular in length, the head is about 1.5 times its width, the neck is thin, the cloth on the back of the head has many fine scales, the snout is narrow, the scales between the two noses are smaller, and there are several smaller scales in a horizontal row between the left and right eyes, and there are several small scales between the nose scales and the front edge of the buccal fossa scales. the body length is about 1 meter, and the back is brown in color, with dark brown markings on both sides of the middle line of the back. The left and right sides are connected into a chain, the abdomen is grayish brown, there are many spots, and it is nocturnal.

9. Round spot viper: the round spot viper is brown all over the body, and its head is a slightly longer triangle. When frightened, it can confront for a long time, and its bite symptoms are similar to those of Agkistrodon halys. Bite symptoms have two large tooth marks, wound swelling, bleeding, subcutaneous bleeding to form ecchymosis, some patients with blood, blisters, often local tissue necrosis and ulceration and even bone involvement, acute onset after being bitten, serious symptoms, fierce, the initial stage of rapid coagulation of a large amount of blood, blood consumption of clotting factors, and then blood loss of coagulation.

10. Zhoushan cobra: Zhoushan cobra is mainly black, with an erect head and a flat neck, distributed in the south of the Yangtze River in China, ferocious, can confront for a long time, spray venom, but do not attack people actively. After being bitten by a cobra, the wound feels pain and aggravates gradually, the scope expands rapidly, two tooth marks are common locally, the wound does not bleed much, and soon closes and blackens, the surrounding skin shows redness and swelling, the wound center has a sense of numbness, and spreads to the proximal end, local blisters and tissue necrosis are often difficult to heal, generally about 2 to 6 hours after the bite. The patient feels sleepy, chest distension, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, general discomfort, chills and fever.