Taste narrow

On our planet a huge number of reptiles, which include snakes. They belong to the genus of non-venomous snakes, the family of the already similar ones. In our area, common snakes are very common. They can be found in forests, marshes, farmlands, meadows, water. The peculiarity of this reptile, which distinguishes it from the snake, is the yellowish bezel around the neck and round eyes (vertical in snakes). Their average length reaches 100-130 cm and it is longer in females than in males. Can it really bite?

Causes of the taste tasty

By nature, it is completely safe, although when meeting with him there is a chance to confuse him with a poisonous viper and to lose vigilance.

He will never be the first to show any aggression, he flees from a person, but with a real threat to his life, he has several defense mechanisms: hissing, discharging stinky liquid from the cloaca, it can discharge it with feces and pretend to be dead. In extremely rare cases, if driven into a corner, is able to bite.

The exception is the brindle already living in some eastern countries, it has poisonous saliva and when bitten by teeth like a snake, it also releases poison.

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Symptoms of the taste tasty

The structure of the maxillary apparatus of snakes and vipers is distinguished by the fact that poisonous reptiles in the upper jaw have sharp teeth on either side, connected by a duct to a poisonous gland, capable of biting through human skin and injecting dangerous liquid into it.

The snake also has poison, but it is so weak that it carries no threat to human life.

When a bite is bitten, a person feels an injection, a trace remains on the body, blood can flow from the wound. The body's reaction to it is insignificant: the symptoms consist in a slight redness, swelling of the skin. In rare cases, there may be an allergy in the form of urticaria or difficulty breathing.

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Complications and consequences

In those rare cases when a bite occurs, no consequences or complications arise. Since these reptiles are not poisonous, their bites are not dangerous, unless we are talking about a tiger, whose attack is equivalent to a snake.

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Diagnostics of the taste tasty

For people who do not distinguish between a snake and a viper, how to understand who bit them? In fact, the symptoms are different. Signs of damage by non-venomous snakes are described above, and after a viper bite in its epicenter, indicated by two or four red dots (depending on how many teeth were pierced into the body), after 15 minutes severe pain begins, swelling, redness of tissues, bruises appear. In addition, there are signs of toxic poisoning: an increase in pulse rate, possible spasms and shortness of breath, dizziness, fever, and an increase in lymph nodes.

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Treatment of the taste tasty

The bite of the grass does not require medical assistance It is recommended that the wound be washed with soap and running water. It heals quickly if it does not get an infection. The appearance of urticaria, other allergic manifestations - an excuse to ask for help in the hospital or take antiallergic means.

Medicines

For the small part of the bitten, which had an allergic reaction, you can use the following medications:

• Edema is an antihistamine drug that blocks peripheral H1 receptors. Do not apply to children under 12 years old, daily dose - 1 tablet, regardless of the meal. Of the side effects can cause dry mouth, rarely headache.
• Suprastin - a drug with a histamine receptor blocking mechanism. It can be taken by children from 3 years old, half a tablet 2 times a day, from 6 to 14 years old - three times, adults - a whole 3-4 times. Suprastin is contraindicated in glaucoma, gastric ulcer, arrhythmias, and asthma attacks. Possible negative reactions in the form of nausea, dizziness, fatigue, arrhythmias, tachycardia.

Local symptoms are removed by ointments or gels:

• Elokom - cream with anti-inflammatory and antipruritic effect. Apply a thin layer to the surface of the skin once a day. Does not apply to children before 2 years;
• Advantan - hormonal ointment. Able to relieve symptoms with a single application. Can be applied to babies from 4 months.

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Alternative treatment

When traveling to nature or going on a hike, you need not only to take top-priority medicines to overcome possible health problems, but also to arm yourself with basic knowledge of alternative means.

You can apply your own urine from the bites of the snakes, it will disinfect the wound. At home, soda solution will help, and in the field - a decoction of nettle deaf or celandine.

A cold compress will help prevent swelling. To avoid infection, you can pick a plantain leaf, wash it well and attach it to the bite site.

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Forecast

Snakes are harmless to humans, but if the bite did occur, it does not threaten him.