Snakes of Primorsky Krai: review, description, types and features

Primorye is the only place on earth where glaciers did not reach, so here one can find relic plants that existed before the ice age. The same applies to its fauna. This region is extremely rich, it has everything: the ocean and mountains, minerals and medicinal plants, fast rivers and clean lakes, full of fish, legendary caves and a huge green taiga space in which the Ussuri tiger and the black bear live.

Surprisingly, in such an abundance of snakes Primorsky Krai represented only a few species, 3 of which are poisonous.

Primorsky Krai

Unfortunately, the modern urban dweller is absolutely not adapted to life on the nature, on which he happens either on shish kebabs, or on vacation. Often people can not easily distinguish between poplar and birch.

By and large, each of us should know that they see the eyes, feel and understand the smells, watch the bird, knowing its habits and habitats. But alas, the general illiteracy and the lack of elementary curiosity have divided people and nature forever.

And to know, for example, what snakes are found in Primorsky Krai, it is important if you go to the forest for a picnic, otherwise it may end badly. In these places, a dozen reptiles live, from which a person should avoid three - the Sakhalin viper, the eastern and stony shieldworm.

There is one kind of conditionally venomous snake. Such reptilian threats to life do not represent, but to deliver a lot of unpleasant sensations can, therefore, going into the forest, it is better to worry in advance about the first aid kit and the antidote, and about knowledge of how dangerous snakes of Primorye look like.

Oriental Shieldmaster

This snake is difficult to confuse with any other, since it has a characteristic color in the form of black circles on the sides of the body that connect along the back. From the mouth to the eyes of the eastern shield-moss there are strips giving it a smiling look, but it is better not to trust it.

These snakes in Primorsky Krai prefer wet places and ponds, as they are excellent swimmers and dive well. They can be found on water meadows, swamps and forests. There have been cases when, during migration, eastern mice swam across rivers and even small sea bays.

They have to overcome such dangers each year, as they are looking for suitable places for wintering. These snakes in the Primorsky Territory, like many others, prefer to sleep under the ground or in a shelter that does not freeze and is not submerged by melt water, so they have to look for suitable caves or crevices in the mountains. Sometimes in one place collects up to 2,000 individuals.

Quite often the place of wintering is the burrow of rodents located somewhere on the hill, whose masters have been pre-eaten by the mice.

These snakes feed not only birds and mammals, but also fish, and frogs, and amphibians. The eastern screenworm uses poison as well as other venomous snakes in Primorsky Krai. They do not attack people, and try to avoid them in every possible way, so if you get an oriental shorthair, just wait until it crawls. The snake can be only 5-10 cm from the person's leg and quietly crawl away if it feels that nothing threatens it.

Stony Shieldker

So the poisonous snakes of the Primorye Territory are arranged, that they warn the person as though they are a color: "Do not come near me, I'm dangerous!" So the stony mackerel is the owner of bright brown bands that are separated by light inserts.

The venom of these snakes, as well as in others, causes in the bitten 2 stage of deterioration:

• Firstly, it is a powerful haemotoxin, which provokes thromboses and hemorrhages;
• Secondly, it is a neurotoxin that causes paralysis of the respiratory tract and the victim simply suffocates, unless previously died from extensive necrosis.

The most common rocky shtomirdnik in the mountains, namely in the forest stone screes in the reserves Ussuriysk, Lazovsky and Sikhote-Alin. Often different kinds of snakes in Primorsky Krai winter in one place. It can be a deep depression or a crevice at a depth of 4 meters, where the reptiles rush from all sides. In one such pit there are also a runner, and various kinds of mushroom pickers, and vipers, and snakes. They go from hibernation in April-May.

Sakhalin adder

This beautiful and small snake of a dark gray or brownish hue with a beautiful zigzag pattern along the body may seem even pretty, but it is included in the category "The most dangerous snakes in Primorsky Krai". The poison of this viper has hemolytic properties, and if a person or even a large animal, such as a horse, has been bitten, death occurs within half an hour from the unwrapping of blood and numerous hemorrhages to internal organs.

The Sakhalin adder prefers to settle along the banks of rivers and lakes, but it can be found in the coastal rocks in the area of Sovetskaya Gavan and on the border of the beach and the forest, therefore, when resting on the riverbank, for example, it is better not to walk barefoot in the thicket.

The snake never attacks the first and in every possible way avoids the person, but if it comes, it will, of course, respond with a bite. This snake feeds on lizards, small rodents and birds.

Tigrovy

There are conditionally poisonous snakes in Primorsky Krai, whose bite does not kill a person or animal, but will bring many unpleasant moments. An unusually beautiful tiger looks like this.

Its length of up to 1.1 meters already makes it noticeable, and in addition to this, the color of the back of the mount varies from olive and greenish to a sky-blue shade with transverse black bands or spots that give it a tiger's appearance.

As they grow older, this species of snake has orange or reddish spots that even more "color" its skin.

The bite of brindle tiger is not dangerous and it should be feared if it turns its back on you. In the event of a threat, he lifts his torso and turns his neck to the enemy, on which are located glands that produce a caustic poisonous secret, which for small mammals is fatal.

If this substance gets to a person in an open wound, the consequences can be the most unpredictable - from severe poisoning to death with a weak heart.

The Japanese

This shallow little snake, up to a half-meter in length, prefers to settle in cedar-deciduous and small-leaved forests, less often it can be found in meadows, near berry bushes. It will not be easy to see it in the grass and foliage. The color of the skin of the Japanese horror varies from greenish to dark brown and chocolate.

It can give out a yellow strip, passing from the mouth to the eyes. The abdomen of the snake is olive or yellow. To find her find it is necessary to try hard, not only that she is a wonderful masker, and she chooses the most secluded places for her life - rotten stumps, fallen trees, stones.

It feeds mainly on earthworms, small frogs and mollusks. From the closest similar species of snakes, it is distinguished by the absence of a pattern on the skin.

Amursky skid

This snake can safely be called a movie star, since it is the Amur shoe that replaces its dangerous and poisonous relatives in films of various categories. His black color, which interrupts the bright yellow stripes, gives it an exotic look, which is what directors use, shooting the next scene with the attack of snakes on people.

Usually reptiles have a color that helps them to merge with the surrounding environment, but the Amur strip with its bright stripes is unlikely to succeed, so many wonder why he needs such an "extravagant outfit".

In fact, this is his defense, so his enemies do not perceive his body as a whole because of these yellow intermittent lines that curl when the snake creeps. This gives her the advantage and time to escape.

Amurskogo skid is not at all afraid of people, and although its habitat - forests and meadows, it often settles in the gardens and near the houses, which is extremely helpful for their inhabitants. Even cats can not cope with mice and small rodents like these snakes.

They define their habitat and leave it only if they search for a pair or a better place for wintering, but always return after hibernation to their territory.

Patterned skid

The variety of these snakes in many countries is included in the category of pets and pets. And this is not surprising. The patterned skid quickly gets used to people and eats from the hands, and its smooth, unlike other snakes, the skin is very pleasant to the touch. They live in gardens and vineyards, they perfectly climb trees, swim and dive.

Their color varies from a grayish back with black spots to a light gray and yellow shade with brownish spots. In the wild, they prefer the slopes of the mountains, the outskirts of the marshes, flood plains and alpine meadows.

They feed on everything they catch, from small mammals and birds to insects, fish and eggs. Their prey they preliminarily suffocate, as do boas, and the eggs are swallowed whole.

On average, they live to 9-10 years. This is the most common snake in the border region of Primorsky Krai.

Red-spinning skid

This little snake is called so, because on its olive-colored back in 4 rows "reddish spots with a fringe" were "lined up". The red-backed runner loves water and always settles near water bodies or in very wet lowlands and swamps. He hunts in the water, feeding mainly small fishes, frogs, and when he carries the birds and small rodents.

Amazing in this snake is that it refers to viviparous reptiles, which is rare. Small snakes appear in a shell resembling an egg, which they immediately tear and begin to hunt. Young animals feed on earthworms and insects.

Safety regulations

If you go not to nature and are little familiar with the surrounding natural world, the best advice in such a situation is to be watchful and careful. Seeing that the yellow snake is crawling in the grass (Primorsky Territory inhabitants can have completely different, sometimes even exotic color), one should not scream and beat her with a stick.

Snakes are afraid and avoid people, and if an accidental meeting does happen, you should let them crawl on their way.