Speaking of pheasant necks, many people may immediately think of the weird "cockscomb snake" in Tomb Raiders Notes, and there are many folk legends about it. In fact, as one of its prototypes, the tiger-spotted snake is widely distributed throughout my country. It can be seen from the three eastern provinces in the north to Yunnan and Guizhou in the south.

Tiger-necked groove snake? Mistaken for non-venomous pheasant neck

What if you mention to someone that you have seen a pheasant neck? You will most likely get an affirmative answer, and you may even get a supplement that says, "This thing is not poisonous."

In fact, the tiger-necked snake and its close relative, the red-necked snake, are venomous, and their venom is not weak.

Tiger spots on the upper side, red neck on the lower side (picture comes from the Internet)

Unlike other venomous snakes, tiger-spotted snakes and red-necked snakes do not have tube teeth. They only have teeth similar to those of post-dented vipers. There are two types of venom glands in the body (cervical glands and Dalton's glands), neither of which are connected to the teeth and cannot be directly connected to the teeth. Injects venom into prey. The main function of the cervical gland is its defense. There have been cases of cervical gland fluid entering the eyes, causing irritation and pain, and can cause clinical symptoms such as visual impairment. The Daltonian gland is used for hunting. There have been many serious poisoning incidents in my country, and severe cases can cause acute renal failure. , if not treated in time, severe cases can lead to death.

The tiger-spotted snake has no tube teeth, and its glands release venom as the snake continuously bites its prey (human body) and comes into contact with the wound to inject venom. The probability of poisoning is small for humans, but it should also be noted. Once bitten, you should immediately remove the snake from the body, clean the wound and seek medical observation. Do not cut or burn the snake without authorization. The anticoagulant venom will cause bleeding, and cutting without authorization will aggravate the symptoms.

Do not play with snakes, and do not let snakes bite you for fun and take photos, which may cause the snake to bite you for a long time and inject venom?

If symptoms such as wound pain, bleeding, subcutaneous congestion, etc. occur after being bitten, be sure to seek medical treatment promptly and describe the characteristics of the snake to the doctor. Currently, there is no unit-priced anti-tiger-necked snake/red-necked snake serum in China. Viper serum and five-necked snake serum are used clinically. The efficacy of snake serum is still controversial. Do not conceal the history of snake bites. Doctors who conceal the history of snake bites may only focus on symptomatic treatment of bleeding, delaying the condition of the disease.