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Original text of Yangcheng School/Xia Yang
Recent news, a 60-year-old lady in Conghua, Guangzhou encountered a shocking scene while picking vegetables in her field: a poisonous snake entrenched in the field suddenly jumped up and bit her hand!
A grandma in Guangzhou was bitten by a poisonous snake recently by a poisonous snake Photo/Litchi.com
Fortunately, the treatment was timely, and the grandma’s life was not affected. However, such things are scary. In summer, the weather is hot and rainy, and it is in the active period of snakes and insects. You must be more careful when you are active in the suburbs!
I don’t know when the snake became the incarnation of evil, and most people are afraid of talking about snakes. Some people even jumped into the river to find a short-lived person, and immediately fled to the shore when they saw a snake in the water. It seems that snakes are more terrifying than death!
Why did the snake become the incarnation of terror and evil?
In the eyes of the victims, the poisonous snake is equivalent to the god of death Picture/Visual China
From the altar to hell
When it comes to snakes, no one feels strange. Moreover, in the mythological stories we came into contact with in our childhood, snakes have the same status as gods. For example, Fuxi, the ancestor who drew the gossip, had a human face and a snake body, and Nuwa, who repaired the sky and created humans, was also a snake body.
The statues of Xi and Nuwa unearthed from Han tombs Photo/People’s Daily Online
In the strange ancient book “Shan Hai Jing”, a total of 454 characters are recorded, of which 138 are snake-shaped, accounting for one-third of the total!
There are “Four Spirits of Heaven” in ancient Chinese mythology, among which “Xuanwu” is a divine beast that combines turtles and snakes. The “Four Great Vajras” in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism are the guardians of the world, among which the “West Wide Heavenly King” holds a snake in his hand.
A god in Southeast Asia also holds a snake staff Picture/Visual China
This is not only the Eastern world, but also the West. The goddess of wisdom and the goddess of victory in ancient Greek mythology both hold shields painted with snake patterns. The god of medicine is leaning on a crutch that is entrenched by a long snake.
In the Western creation myth, in addition to Adam and Eve, there is also a snake in the Garden of Eden that plays a role in promoting civilization.
There are snakes in the Garden of Eden Picture/Visual China
In ancient China, snakes were a kind of god. It is an important type of totem worship of our ancestors. The ancients had limited understanding of natural phenomena, had no scientific explanations for thunder, lightning, etc., and their fear of unknown forces gave birth to the concept of God.
The snake itself has “mysterious power”: it has no feet but moves like flying; it molts after hibernation like “heavy life”; once it is bitten by it, it will be disabled at the least, and at the worst, it will be fatal…Babaylan…The fear of the ancestors turned into awe, hoping to worship them for protection.
The ancients believed that snakes shed their skin meant “rebirth”. Picture/Visual China
But with the development of society, people’s cognition is improving, and the mystery of Komiks is also fading, and the animal instinct is gradually highlighting.The unknown and mysterious divine halo gradually faded away.
The birth of the image of “dragon” basically replaced the original cultural and religious function of the snake. The image of a dragon is based on a snake and surpasses the snake, bringing together other totem images. The “divine” elements such as the sense of mystery and power of the snake itself are transferred to the dragon.
The dragon gathers a variety of totem elements from ancient times Picture/Visual China
After being extracted, more elements left are negative, such as vicious, cruel, cunning, weird, etc. So from the Stone Age, in the thousands of years of Chinese cultural history, the image of the snake is mostly a symbol of evil, except for the occasional metaphor of the dragon.
The Tang Dynasty’s “Bo Yizhi” records a story about a snake demon turning into a human and harming human life. It was included in “Taiping Guangji” in the Song Dynasty and was widely circulated under the name of “Li Huang”, leaving behind a “femme fatale” article for later generations. Babaylan‘s academic image, and advised people not to be greedy for beauty.
The “Beautiful Snake” becomes a literary image Picture/Visual China
The story of the “Legend of the White Snake” in the Ming Dynasty is one of the rare positive images left by the snake to the Chinese. In order to repay humanity (Xu Xian), the White Snake does not hesitate to exhaust his own cultivation and even sacrifices his life. He is gentle, kind, brave, and has feelings and righteousness. Baishe’s little sister Qingshe (Xiaoqing) is a person with a straightforward personality, hates evil, and is righteous and responsible.
Stills/Data Pictures of “The New Legend of White Snake”
However, after all, with thousands of years of cultural immersion, the snake still has a place among the twelve zodiac signs in China, and is closely behind the dragon. Obviously, despite the mixed feelings of love and hate, it is difficult for people to ignore its important position in the evolution of human thought!
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The terrifying venomous snake
Snakes are one of the most common reptiles in nature. Unlike other reptiles, their limbs are completely degenerated, their bodies are covered with scales, and they crawl with the combination of muscles and scales.
There are more than 3,000 snakes around the world, and their size varies greatly. Currently, the largest breed in the world can grow to more than 10 meters, as thick as the waist circumference of an adult man. The smallest one is only about 10 centimeters long and as thin as the ballpoint refill.
A snake with “horns” on its head Picture/Visual China
Although most snakes in nature are not poisonous, the deepest impression of snakes is still “toxic”, and this label is probably difficult to remove. We educate children and say that snakes are highly venomous and cannot be touched!
Biologists have counted that there are about 650 venomous snakes in nature, and the proportion of the total is not large. But highly venomous snakes give people too much impression. For example, “cobra”, although it is not the most toxic, it has almost become synonymous with sinister and evil because of its common, unique appearance, and a certain aggression!
The image of the cobra has been “demonized” Picture/Visual China
Babaylan The most toxic terrestrial snake in the world is the “Thin Scale Taipan Snake”. It is not big, and it is only about two meters long in size and has an ordinary appearance, but its toxicity is 300 times that of a rattlesnake and 20 times that of a king cobra. The venom produced by a bite is enough to kill 100 adults or two African elephants!
The “fine scales of the snake” look is actually very ordinary/Data picture
The important reason why humans are afraid of poisonous snakes is that the poison of poisonous snakes spreads quickly. If a person is not rescued in time after being poisoned, the least they will be disabled, and the worst of them will die immediately. The most terrifying thing is the “Five-step Snake” (also known as the sharp-kissing viper), which will cause continuous bleeding when bitten by it, which is extremely difficult to treat!
The terrifying thing about snake venom is that there are many kinds of snake venom, such as cardiac toxin, neurotoxin, hemolytic toxin, etc. Even if sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, you must first distinguish which snake venom is so as to achieve targeted anti-toxic treatment.
The “Five-Step Snake” Spike Viper’s toxin spreads quickly/Data picture
For ordinary people, it is very difficult to distinguish which kind of poisonous snake it is. Moreover, when the bitten person is sent to the hospital, he is likely to be unconscious; even if he is still awake and has cleared the snake, he can only describe the general information such as color, thickness, and length.
And, even if he accurately judges Cinema href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan Which kind of venomous snake is caused by, and not every hospital just stores serum that can relieve this venom. So we often see in the news that there is a serum that can be transported from thousands of miles away.
Hand-hand extraction of snake venom Picture/Visual China
Generally speaking, if you are bitten by a non-venomous snake, you can treat the wound to avoid tetanus. However, it is not that simple to let ordinary people judge whether the snake you encounter is a venomous snake. Traditional methods are widely circulated, believing that the head of the poisonous snake is triangular and the non-venomous snake is round or oval. However, practice has proved that this can only judge a part of the snake and is not completely accurate.
“Triangular head” is not an accurate standard for judging venomous snakes. Picture/Visual China
For example, many provinces in my country have golden ring snakes, silver ring snakes, etc., with their heads all elliptical, but highly toxic. The neck-edged snakes distributed in central my country have triangular heads, but are non-toxic!
So, the best way to ensure safety is to take precautions and avoid them! Once bitten by them, it will be extremely troublesome!
Some people are not afraid of snakes Picture/Visual China
The attack speed is as fast as ghosts
Snake venom is terrible, but for snakes, its biggest killer weapon is not snake venom, but as fast as ghosts. For their prey, this is undoubtedly a nightmare!
Scientists at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, have conducted experiments, and the results show that non-venomous snakes attack as fast as venomous snakes, and only 50-90 milliseconds from launching an attack to hitting the target!
The attack speed of the snake makes its prey difficult to resist. Picture/Visual China
What speed is this? Let’s compare the data and understand: it takes 14-151 milliseconds for mammals to get a signal to stimulate muscle reactions, and then 60-395 milliseconds for visible body movements!
There is an idiom in China called “moving like a rabbit”, which describes agile reactions, but the speed of a rabbit is much slower than that of a snake!
“Move as if you are off a rabbit” is far from describing the speed of snakes Picture/Visual China
Snakes attack so fast means that they can still react in preyCinemaWhen he ran away, he was already hit by a fatal attack!
In addition, many snakes are good at concealing. They are in the dark and you are in the light, and the success rate of attacks will be even higher! Once the target is locked, it will be foolproof!
Similarly, with such speed, it can also effectively withstand the attacks of other Babaylanpredators.
Snakes have heat-sensitive functions and can measure prey positions in the dark. Picture/Visual China
This also responds to a question: snake venom is so terrible, why are most snakes in nature not poisonous? The answer is very simple. If you have speed and strength, you can’t even need poison! Especially the python, it can tangle it to death after biting its prey.
Not only humans, but also large animals in nature such as bison, hippo, crocodile, porcupine, etc., will be attacked by pythons.
So, in people’s eyes, giant pythons are often synonymous with “monster”, “devil” and “terror”! This image of them is also often seen in mythological stories or horror movies.
Big snakes do not need toxins, and can easily defeat enemies/Data picture
The cut-off snake can bite people
You must have heard some horrible news about snakes, such as the poisonous snake that has been soaked in the wine jar for a long time, and it can bite people when opening the jar to get wine; the cut-off snake head will jump up and hurt people!
It sounds like a zombie movie! However, this information is not a random fabrication, and it is possible to happen in reality.
The cruelty of snakes is often made into horror movies Picture/Visual China
Biologists explain that snakes have strong vitality and are originally cold-blooded animals. They have the characteristics of hibernation. If the temperature is below 15℃, they will not be able to eat. Therefore, it can survive in harsh environmentsIt is not impossible to live for a while.
In addition, the nervous system of reptiles is widely distributed. After some of the bodies are cut off, they can instinctively move without the command of the brain. An example is that a gecko has its tail broken to survive when it encounters danger. The broken tail can still twist on its spot. Once the cut-off snake head is touched, it will open its mouth and bite in a conditioned manner. It is also very dangerous to be bitten by the head of a poisonous snake!
Be careful! The falling snake head can also hurt people Picture/Visual China
The cruelty and horror of snakes is that they greedily devour any prey they capture, regardless of what the prey is or how big it is. In nature, it is not difficult for people to see extreme examples: some pythons swallowed animals that are too large or have sharp fur, and were supported to death, or had their intestines and stomachs broken!
Statistics show that snakes rank second in the ranking of casualties caused to humans by various animals, second only to mosquitoes. And this “second son” gives people the feeling that it is much scarier than a mosquito!
Snakes hurt people the most but the most terrifying Picture/Guoke.com
The Scientific American magazine has selected the things that humans fear the most, and snakes rank first. The fear of snakes has probably entered the genes of primates. Not only people, but the little monkey also reacted strongly when he saw the snake.
Study shows that snakes play an important role in the origin and evolution of primates – their existence forces primates to become smarter and have better eyesight!
Any species created by nature has its function Picture/Visual China
It is human instinct to seek profit and avoid harm. We can do the best for such a “violent” animal.m/”>KomiksGood protection is to understand them and avoid them in every way.
Snakes are an important part of the biodiversity of nature. At present, wild snakes have basically been included in the scope of protection. We do not disturb or harm them, which means protecting ourselves.
We will be the beneficiaries when living in harmony with the species created by nature!
Some snakes are a little cute Picture/Visual China
How to prevent snakes?
(The following content is compiled from the Internet)
1. May to October in the south are the livelihood of snakes. Before the rain, rainCinema href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Cinema and after the flood, pay special attention to preventing snakes. Try to avoid walking or staying in the grass.
2. If you meet a snake in a narrow road, you should retreat and avoid it and give it a chance to escape. Except for cobras, snakes generally do not attack people. If it does not attack you, do not disturb it, especially do not vibrate the ground. It is best to wait for it to escape or wait for someone to rescue.
3. Beware of the snakes that look dead, because they may pretend to be dead while peeping at the prey.
4. Do not pull branches at will. Be careful before cutting shrubs and picking fruits. Some snakes are Komiks often live on trees. Use tools when turning stones or logs and digging holes, and do not dig with your bare hands.
Some snakes often move on trees Picture/Visual China
5. When encountering poisonous snakes, keep calm and quiet, do not move suddenly, and do not attack it. You should detour from a distance. If you are chased by snakes, you should run towards the hillside, or turn left and right, and do not run straight or go straight downhillCinema.
6. Throw the object in your hand next to the snake, divert its attention, or throw the clothes at it and cover it, and then run away.
7. If you have to kill a poisonous snake, you can use an elastic vine to quickly chop it to the back of its head and neck, where it is the “seven inches” of the snake, that is, the heart.
Only a few poisonous snakes will take the initiative to attack people Picture/Visual China
8. Avoid camping in many snakes and rats, piles of rocks or shrubs. The weeds around the camp should be removed. In addition, a deeper drainage ditch can also prevent snakes and insects from invading.
9. Pay attention to keeping the camp clean and bury all garbage in time. Because as long as Komiks has star-spotted oil, it may attract ants, and the ants will attract lizards, and the lizards will attract snakes. Be careful not to burn fish bones with fire, as this smell will also attract snakes.
10. Check it carefully before using the package, and snakes are likely to hide below. The tent zipper should be fully closed when camping. Check the bed before going to bed, press the tent, and get up in the morning to check your shoes. If you find a snake, you should quickly retreat and keep a certain distance.
Try to stay away from snakes, which is the best way to prevent pictures/visual China
How to first aid?
1. If you are confirmed to be bitten by a non-toxic snake, there is no need to do special treatment. You only need to clean the wound, stop bleeding, and go to the hospital to inject a tetanus injection.
2. If you are bitten by a venomous snake, you should tie the 5 cm near the center of the wound with ropes, handkerchiefs, plant vines, and cloth tapes, and prevent toxins will continue to spread in the body. Relax for 1-2 minutes every 15-20 minutes to prevent limb ischemia and necrosis.
3. Repeat the wound with well water, spring water, tea water, tap water or 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution. (Remember not to disinfect with alcohol, because alcohol promotes blood circulation and will accelerate the spread of snake venom.) Then use a fire pot, breast pump, and suction device to suck out the toxic juice. In an emergency, you can use your mouth to suck it, and immediately spit it out and cough it. People with oral ulcers should not do this.
Snakes are an important species of nature, and Babaylan is also an important element in human culture. Picture/Visual China
Source丨Host of the Yangcheng School Column丨Xia Yang
Editor丨Lu Yongcheng