Why has no one been killed by the most poisonous snake so far?
No mortality
Inland Taipan snakes are generally distributed in deserted areas, mainly living in arid forests, plains and grasslands in central Australia. So even the natives living in Australia, few people have the opportunity to meet this kind of snake. And in other countries, there is almost no shadow of inland Taipan snake. Because the toxin of inland Taipan snake is very unique, it makes inland Taipan snake have unparalleled toxicity to mammals, but because the area where it lives is basically uninhabited, there are few bite records.
At present, there are only 11 recorded cases of being bitten by inland Taipan snake, but most of them are keepers, researchers and snake catchers. Only two cases were bitten by wild individuals, and all patients were treated in time by anti-venom serum. Apart from being rare, inland Taipan snake is a rare "temperament middleman" among snakes. It is very shy and will not take the initiative to attack people until it is stimulated by the outside world. It may even be killed and swallowed by other poisonous snakes.
inland Taipan snake: speak with strength
First of all, in terms of detoxification, the length of inland Taipan snake is usually about 1.5 meters, and the maximum can reach 2 meters. The average amount of detoxification is 44mg, and the maximum amount is 217mg. Compared with other poisonous snakes, it doesn't have a large amount of venom, but the venom discharged by inland Taipan snake can kill 2 tons of prey within 24 hours. If mice are used as the target, the venom it emits is equivalent to killing 1 adults (only 1 mg is needed to kill two adults), and the weight of 25, mice or two African elephants.
Secondly, in terms of toxicity, the LD5 of inland Taipan snake was injected subcutaneously at .25mg/kg. The venom of inland Taipan snake mainly contained presynaptic neurotoxicity, postsynaptic neurotoxicity and prothrombinase, etc. Its neurotoxicity was much greater than other neurotoxicity, and the purified toxicity of its presynaptic neurotoxicity Padrotoxin was more than 35 times stronger than that of cobra's α neurotoxicity. In the world, only taipoxin from coastal Taipan snake and textilo-toxin from eastern cobra can be compared with inland Taipan snake.
And the toxicity of inland Taipan snake has been certified by Guinness World Records, which is 2 times more toxic than King cobra and even 3 times more toxic than rattlesnake. Finally, in terms of disability rate, inland Taipan snake not only causes strong neurotoxicity, but also causes severe consumptive coagulopathy, and its bite symptoms are similar to those of coastal Taipan snake. In the report, among the 7 snake catchers who were bitten by inland Taipan snake, 1 case had no symptoms of dry bite, the other 6 people all developed wasting coagulopathy, 4 people showed neurotoxic symptoms, 3 people suffered from microvascular hemolytic anemia complicated with acute renal failure, and the bite fatality rate was about 57%.
Although the number of bites is small, the estimated lethal rate of inland Taipan snake may not be accurate enough, but judging from the recorded cases, it is still very lethal. Although there is no case of death from inland Taipan snake bite in history, its toxicity and disability rate are enough to kill people. Why do you say that? Take a look at these and you will know: A 28-year-old professional snake catcher took a 1.5-meter inland Taipan snake photo in the wild, and was slightly bitten by his right forearm while holding his tail to rotate. After a few minutes, he felt sick and dizzy.
His friend quickly bandaged him and sent him to a nearby hospital. In about 45 minutes, the doctor evaluated and treated the professional snake catcher. After 6 minutes, he began to vomit, and his vision was blurred, his face drooped and his speech was blurred. Two hours later, he was injected with multivalent anti-virus serum. After the injection, the patient flew to a hospital with more perfect medical facilities. The anti-virus serum injected before failed to make him better. After five and a half hours, he developed a more serious drooping face. The doctor gave him mechanical ventilation and injected Taipan snake monovalent anti-virus serum. Two days later, he saved his life.
In December p>213, at the annual Architectural Association picnic held in Portland, Victoria, Grant accidentally bit the inland Taipan snake in front of 3 people, bandaged it, but lay on the ground convulsing a few minutes later. Later, when he was sent to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, he successfully recovered after treatment. Fortunately, only a small amount of venom entered the body. At this time, some people may wonder why the symptoms are so obvious. This is because he was bitten by a poisonous snake before and it was an allergic reaction.