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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 make people scared. 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 in the suburbs!
I don’t know when the snake became the embodiment of evil, and most people are afraid of talking about snakes. There were even Babaylan who jumped into the river to find a short-lived person. When he saw a snake in the water, he immediately fled to the shore. 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 Eight Trigrams, had a human face and a snake body, and Nuwa, who repaired the sky and created humans, was also a snake body.
Scenes of Fuxi and Nuwa from the land of Cinema from Han Tombs Photo/People’s Network
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!
In ancient Chinese mythology, there are “Four Spirits of Heaven”, 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 same in the Eastern world, but also in 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 Western creation myths, in addition to Adam and Eve, there is also a snake that promotes civilization in the Garden of Eden.
There is also a snake in the Garden of Eden. Picture/Visual China. In ancient times, Komiks, the snake is 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 “rebirth”; once it is bitten by it, it will be disabled at the least, and at the worst, it will be fatal… 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 shrouded on the snake is also fading. The animal instincts are gradually highlighted, and the divine halo based on the unknown and mystery gradually faded.
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” essence of the snake itself, such as the mystery and powerBabaylansu 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 history of thousands of years of Chinese culture, the image of snakes was mostly a symbol of evil, except for the occasional metaphor of dragons.
BabaylanThe Tang Dynasty “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 literary image of “femme fatale” for later generations, and advising people not to be greedy for beauty.
“Beautiful Snake” becomes a literary image Picture/Visual China
Cinema 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 “New Legend of White Snake”
After all, it has thousands of years of cultural immersion, and snakes still have a place among the twelve zodiac signs in China, and are 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!
Snakes have entered the twelve zodiac signs Picture/Visual China
The terrible venomous snake
Snakes are one of the most common reptiles in nature. Unlike other reptiles, their limbs have 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 cm 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 a synonym for sinister and evil because of its common, unique appearance, and a certain aggression!
The image of the cobra has been “demonized” Picture/Visual China
The most toxic terrestrial snake in the world is the “fine scale Taipan Snake”. It is not big, and it is only about two meters into a snake. Its appearance is also very ordinary, but its toxicity is 300 times that of a rattlesnake and 20 times that of a king cobra. It is bitten by itKomiks‘s venom 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 BabaylanSnake” (also known as the sharp-kissing viper), which will cause continuous bleeding when bitten by it, and it 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, he can see clearlyCinemaThe snake can only describe the general information such as color, thickness, length, etc.
And, even if it is accurately judged which kind of venom is done, not every hospital just has the serum to relieve this snake venom. So we often see in the news that there is something to transport serum to save people 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 a venomous 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 the accurate standard for judging venomous snakes. Picture/VisualChina
For example, many provinces in my country have golden ring snakes, silver ring snakes, etc., with oval heads but highly toxic. However, the neck-edged snake distributed in central my country has a triangular head, but it is non-toxic!
So, the best way to ensure safety in the face of poisonous snakes is to take good precautions and avoid them! Once bitten by him, it will be extremely troublesome!
Some people are not afraid of snakes Picture/Visual China
The attack speed is as fast as a ghost
Snake venom is terrible, but for snakes, their biggest killer weapon is not snake venom, but as fast as a ghost. For its prey, this is undoubtedly a nightmare!
Scientists at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, conducted experiments and the results showed that non-venomous snakes attacked as fast as venomous snakes. It only took 50-90 milliseconds to hit 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 receive signals to stimulate muscle reactions, and then to generate visible body movements.
There is an idiom in China called “moving like a rabbit”, which describes Komiks as agile, but the speed of a rabbit is much slower than that of a snake!
“Move like a rabbit” is far from describing the speed of snakes Figure/Visual China
The attack speed of snakes is so fast that it means that they can encounter a fatal attack before their prey can react or escape!
Babaylan 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 you lock the target, it will be foolproof!
Similarly, with such speed, it can effectively resist the attacks of other predators.
Snakes have thermal sensing functions and can measure the prey’s position 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. People have speedKomiks have power, so where do they need poison! Especially the python, which can bite prey and can tangle it alive.
Not only humans, 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 “monsters”, “devils”Cinema and “horror”! This image of theirs is also often seen in mythological stories or horror movies.
Big snake can easily defeat enemies without toxins/Data picture
The cut-off snake can still bite people
You must have heard some horrible news about snakes, such as poisonous snakes that have been soaked in wine for a long time, but they can still bite people when they open the jar to get wine; the cut-off snake head will jump up and hurt people!
It soundsKomiks is really like a zombie movie! However, this information is not a mess, and it is possible in reality.
The brutality of the snake is often made into horror movies.v.com/”>CinemaSense China
Biologists explain that snakes have strong vitality and are cold-blooded animals. They have the characteristics of hibernation. If the temperature is below 15℃, they will not be able to eat. Therefore, it is not impossible to survive in a harsh environment for a period of time.
In addition, the nervous system of reptiles is widely distributed. After some of the bodies are cut off, they can move instinctively without the command of the brain. When the gecko encounters danger, they will die to survive, and the broken tail can still twist on the spot. This is an example. Once the cut snake’s head is touched, it will open its mouth and bite with conditioned reflex. It is also very dangerous to bite by the poisonous snake’s head!
Be careful! A fallen snake head can hurt people even Picture/Visual China
The cruelty and horror of snakes is that they greedily swallow any prey they capture, no matter 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 with too large or sharp fur, and were strangled to death, or had their intestines and belly 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” gives people a feeling that it is much more terrifying than mosquitoes!
Snakes hurt people the most but the most terrifying picture/Guoke.com
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 humans, but the little monkeys also have a strong reaction to seeing snakes.
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 vision!
Nature CreationKomiks has its function Picture/Visual China
It is human instinct to seek profit and avoid harm. For thisThe best protection we can do for “violent” animals is to understand them and avoid them in every way.
Snakes are an important part of the biodiversity in nature. At present, wild snakes have basically been included in the protection scope. We do not disturb or hurt them, this is to protect ourselves.
We will all be 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-October in the south is the active period of snakes. Pay special attention to preventing snakes before, after, and after floods. Try to avoid walking or staying in the grass.
2. If you meet a snake on a narrow road, you should retreat and avoid it and give it a chance to escape. Except for cobras, snakes generally do not actively attack people. If it does not attack you, don’t disturb it, especially don’t vibrate the ground. It’s best to wait for it to escape or wait for someone to come to rescue.
3. Beware of those snakes that look dead because they may be peeping at their prey and pretending to be dead.
4. Don’t pull branches at will. Be careful before cutting shrubs and picking fruits. Some snakes often live on trees. Flip stones or circles. Use tools when digging holes and dig holes, and do not dig them with bare hands.
Some snakes often move on trees Picture/Visual China
5. When encountering a poisonous snake, you must keep calm and quiet, do not move suddenly, and do not attack it. You should go around the distance. If you are chased by a snake, you should run towards the hillside, or turn left and right, and do not run straight or downhill.
6. Throw the object in your hand next to the snake, divert its attention, or Komiks 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 venomous snakes will attack people actively. Image/Visual China
Cinema 8. Avoid Komiks camping in many snake and rat holes, 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 all garbage is buried in time. Because CinemaAs long as there is star-spotted grease, it can attract ants, and the ants will attract lizards, and the lizards will attract snakes. Be careful not to burn fish bones with fire, this smell will attract snakes.
10. Check carefully before using the package, and snakes are likely to hide below. When camping, zip the tent completely close. Check the bed before going to bed, press the tent, and get up in the morning to check shoes. If you find a snake, you should quickly retreat and keep a certain distance.
Try to stay away from snakes, it is the best way to prevent it. Picture/Visual China
How to first aid?
1. If you are confirmed to be bitten by a non-venomous snake, you don’t need to do it. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>KomiksSpecial treatment is required. Just clean the wound and stop bleeding, and go to the hospital for injection of a tetanus needle.
2. If you are bitten by a venomous snake, tie the 5 cm near the center of the wound with a rope, handkerchief, plant vines, and cloth tape, and prevent toxins from spreading 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 suck out the toxic juice with a fire pot, breast pump, and suction device. In an emergency, you can use your mouth to suck it Babaylan, suckImmediately spit out and cough. People with oral ulcers should not do this.
Snakes are an important species of nature and an important element in human culture. Picture/Visual China
Source丨Host of the Yangcheng School Column丨Xia Yang
Editor丨Lu Yongcheng