Being bitten by a seven-step snake is not just seven steps. Seven-step snake is just a folk name, and it is exaggerated to describe the strong toxicity of this snake. "Seven steps" means that the virus spreads quickly and the course of disease is very short. The scientific name of the seven-step snake is Agkistrodon acutus. It is also known as the Hundred-step Snake and the Five-step Snake. It is very aggressive and will bleed after being bitten.

Is it true that a seven-step snake can only take seven steps with one bite?

I believe many people have heard of the seven-step snake. Its name doesn't mean that it can only walk seven steps after being bitten by a seven-step snake. Seven-step snake is just an exaggerated name, mainly to highlight the poisonous snake and exaggerate the power of its toxin. So the seven-step snake, the hundred-step snake and the five-step snake are all the same.

The "seven steps" in the name of the seven-step snake actually describes the speed of time, which is used to express that after being bitten by the seven-step snake, the toxin will spread rapidly and the onset time is very short. After being bitten by a seven-step snake, the main manifestation is bleeding. Generally, compression dressing can't stop bleeding, and it will cause massive bleeding all over the body.

The living habits of the seven-step snake

The seven-step snake is big, fierce and has long fangs. They generally live in the evergreen deciduous mixed forest at an altitude of 400-700 meters, and they like to move around in the ditch. The hibernation period of the seven-step snake is from the snowy solar term to the next year's solar term, and the time is about 3 months.