How to distinguish the type of snake based on the ability of venomous

November 26th, 2008

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If we observe carefully, there are some things that can distinguish high snake’s venomous and low snake’s venomous. Some characteristics under the general guidance that can be used, although not exactly show levels of venom.

a. Low snake’s venomous

  • Rapid movement, fear the enemy, aggressive
  • Active in the daytime
  • Kill luck with the wind
  • Oval-shaped head (such as eggs)
  • Does not have a canine
  • Not death poison
  • After a bite and then flee

b. High snake’s venomous

  • Movement slow, quiet, full of confidence
  • Activity at night (nocturnal)
  • Murder can be injected with luck
  • The shape of the head triangle
  • Having a canine, death poison
  • Cannibal
  • After a bite, not fading from the place

c. Exceptions

The following characteristics of snakes that are not in accordance with the provisions :

Poisonous high, but the head-shaped oval (round eggs), aggressive, out day and night:

  1. King Cobra Snake - Ophiophagus Hannah, the head oval, aggressive, out day and night
  2. Naja Naja Cobra Snake - sputratix, poisonous high, oval head, quiet movement
  3. Weling Snake - Bungarus candidus, oval head, noxious high
  4. Welang Snake - Bungarus fasciatus, oval head, quiet movement, noxious high
  5. Picung Snake / pudak Chrysanthemum - highly venomous, oval head, nimble movement, day out.
  6. All types of Sea Snakes, poisonous, slow movement in the sand and beach
  7. All types of Phyton snakes and boa, snakes are not poisonous, looking for food at night.

The spider success making nest in outer space

November 25th, 2008

That’s great news, the spider that sent to the international outer space station (ISS) successfully make a nest.

“Two-tailed spider in the construction of an international outer space station has successfully overcome the problem to weave a net that can be startling in zero gravity,” said one of the astronauts, Friday (21/11) ago.

Weaver spider was transported to the ISS early last week with the astronauts ride the plane of Endeavour. During a day in space, the spider is seen to create patterns that do not clear the net. However, a few days later the spider was successfully make the net regularly.

“We see the spider nets, which make it symmetrical. Truly beautiful,” said Michael Fincke, ISS commander. He said the astronauts surprised to see how fast the spider adapting to outer space.

Delivery of the spider to the space is part of a scientific experiment intended to increase interest in school children learn science. Moreover, the type of spider that selected the same with the spider, which is used as characters in children story book Charlotte’s Web by EB White. Children will be asked to compare the form of a spider web created by the Earth are made in outer space.

In addition to the spider, the astronauts also took flyblow butterfly. Scientists from the University Colorado, Boulder, and the U.S. will monitor its development, soon to become butterfly adults. As a food spider, also brought the fruit fly. Meanwhile, for the butterfly are metamorphoses already provided adequate nectar.<-->

Chocolate poisoning of dog

November 24th, 2008

For human, chocolate is a very tasty food, and not problematic in our health. At most only add weight and damage the teeth.

But for our dogs, chocolate, it is very dangerous because the substances contained therein. Chocolates contain substances caffeine and theobromine. theobromine substance was highly toxic to our pet dog. Many people underestimate and still give chocolate as a snack to their dog. They are usually said “the dog very like chocolate, and there is never a problem.” Actually, every year, especially in the United States many cases the reported death of a dog that is caused by chocolate.

Dog that is sick because chocolate poisoning will virulence stomach and is usually accompanied by vomiting with blood. Vomiting usually smell chocolate. Then the dog will be issued excessive fluid saliva, anxiety, and difficult to stand or walk because the body feels stiff and cramped. Sense of thirst will be increased in the saliva and hold out, the dog will continue to drink and then vomiting again.

If not given immediate help, a dog will be further increased as breathing, muscle tremor, rigid body, urine contains blood, the blue gum, even, and eventually die.

Usually, when doctors see symptoms of the dog always said that the dog disease parvo or distemper nervous because the symptoms are similar.

There are no drugs that can offer a poisonous chocolate. Usually by the doctor dogs were given only infuse and given extra oxygen to survive until the dog can put off poison of chocolate by itself.

Now, if you already know that chocolate was very dangerous for dogs, from now do not give chocolates to your dog.

Note: The amount and type of chocolate eaten and the level of tolerance in the dog also determine. But, to kill a dog weighing about 10 Kg required an average of 250 grams of chocolate only.