most poisonous animals Russia - is karakurt spiders, frogs, fire-bellied toads, scorpions and, of course, poisonous snakes - vipers.Place their distribution and habitat - the southern regions of our country.Everything in order.
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This is the most common snake in the middle zone of our country, but not the worst in humans.Generally, these creatures are found in Africa, Asia and Europe.About these snakes have stacked the whole legend.The lion's share of them - the absolute fiction.For example, people believe that the viper venom instantly kills a man.This is not quite true.
In fact, not all of these ominous viper, a serious risk to humans is the largest of them - the viper.That it is considered a fatal bite for sure vipers bites others living on the territory of Russia, can be cleaned, if the time to inject the antidote - a special serum.
How to behave when meeting with a viper?
If you accidentally met with a viper, you behave calmly, do not make rash and even more sudden movements.Otherwise, you can provoke the snake to protective measures.Viper Sting cause quite painful, and the affected area for a few seconds strongly swells.The most dangerous are bites to the neck and face of man.
most venomous snake in Russia
Talking about what poisonous animals live in Russia, it is impossible not specifically say about viper.This is the kind of poisonous snakes, representing a kind of macrovipera eponymous family.The second of its name - Levant viper.In contrast to his "colleagues" - cobra, viper never warned of the approach of a man for her.She immediately begins to defend itself, so cases of people bitten by these snakes saw more than a bite of the same cobra.
As already mentioned, viper - the largest representative of viper snakes living in the Russian Federation.Its dimensions are impressive: the length of the body of the creature can reach 2 meters and weight - 3 kilos!These creatures are found in different habitats: gornostepnyh, arid and semiarid zones.The remaining species of vipers prefer to escape in advance, that they can not come.These include the following:
- Caucasian,
- Armenian,
- steppe,
- the proboscis,
- ordinary.
most poisonous spiders Russia
If we talk about what the most poisonous animals in Russia, we can not ignore the spider creatures - namely, poisonous Black Widow.It is the only Russian spider bites which represent a mortal danger to us.Karakurt live, like many other poisonous animals in the south, in Astrakhan, the Orenburg region in the North Caucasus, in the Crimea.Currently, there were cases of Black Widow attacks on people living in the suburbs.
How are karakurt?
their size, if you do not take into account the length of the walking legs, reach a length of 2 centimeters.Color calf these creatures - Black, on a large abdomen may be located bright spots of red or orange.It is worth noting that karakurt may not have such spots on your body.Be carefull!That females these spiders are considered a major threat to people.Small males WIDOW - weak and frail, they can not even bite through the top layer of human skin.
hallmark WIDOW
The main feature differences between these venomous creatures from other arachnids relatives is a small pale spot, located on the underside of their abdomen.If you look at it closely, you'll see something similar to an hourglass.Note that often a speck can not be painted in pale and bright colors.
Picture poisoning poison
Widow Sting is accompanied by burning pain, extending for 20 minutes throughout the body.Pain may be felt in the area of waist, abdomen and chest.Characteristically sharp and muscle tension press.A person may experience the following common symptoms:
- dizziness,
- shortness of breath,
- increased heart rate,
- headache,
- vomiting,
- sweating,
- blanching face,
- delay urination and defecation.
What poisonous animals live in Russia yet?
One of the most poisonous animals living in our country is the South Russian tarantula or Mizgir.This kind of spiders, representing the family of wolf spiders.Like the rest of its poisonous relatives, he inhabits the south of the country.Fortunately, his bites are not fatal to humans, although they represent a danger.Bite Mizgir reminds hornet sting.
How does South Russian tarantula?
size of these creatures can reach 3 cm in females and 2.5 centimeters - in the males.Their body is densely covered with hairs brown-red color and a black top - bottom.This creature prefers dry climate, so often inhabits steppe, steppe, desert and semi-desert areas.Widely distributed in Central Asia and Siberia.
poisonous scorpions
If we talk about what kind of poisonous animals live in Russia, it should be noted scorpions.Poisonous scorpions inhabit Dagestan and the Lower Volga region of our country.Fortunately for people, these creatures are attacking only in case of self-defense.It is worth noting that these creatures - small, but it is a worthy opponent.It is known that the scorpion venom is on the tip of its tail.
As already mentioned, these people poisonous animals (the Latin name of the character of the rest of the scorpions and poisonous creatures that are discussed in this article is not mentioned) only attack in self-defense, trying to quickly escape.However, if all paths of retreat cut off, scorpions start to desperately defend.As in the case of the Black Widow, particularly dangerous among these creatures are just females, because their venom can be fatal.
poison scorpions
venom of these creatures in its composition contains substances that can destroy blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets) and adversely affect the human nervous system.Especially dangerous is the poison young Skorpionchik.Individuals with light color, have quite a strong poison and scorpions painted in dark colors, in contrast, have a weak poison.The first usually are found in the desert areas of the country, and the second - in the wooded.
Wasps and bees
It's hard to believe, but these insects from time to time included in the top 10 most poisonous animals in our country.And it's not by chance!The fact is that by themselves bees or wasps do not pose a deadly danger to humans: the bite of the insect could otherwise only cause allergies, not harmful to our health.However, the poison of bees or wasps, resulting in multiple sizes, for example, when a person is stung by a swarm of both of these insects can be fatal.
Poisonous Bombina
Still other poisonous animals (photos presented in the article), living on the territory of the Russian Federation - a poisonous frog Bombina.In excess they can be found in the Krasnodar region.From their harmless relatives they have a very bright orange belly on a dark speck.Their body length is less than 7 centimeters into the auditory canal missing eardrums and pupils of the eyes are triangular.
palama there are only between the fingers of hind paws.In general, the skin of poisonous frogs have bumpy structure and dirty-green (sometimes - brownish-gray) color.These creatures are active during the day, at night - sleep.Bombina not hibernate in water and on land, occupying the pit, hole or adjust.From predators these frogs save the secret poisonous foam produced by skin glands, and, of course, bright colors warning.
poison toads
fire-bellied toads secrete poison through its own skin, literally peppered with venomous glands.As already mentioned, it has a foam structure.If you get this poisonous mucus to any mucosal person feels a certain pain, a burning sensation.In some cases, a person suddenly begins to cover a fever and strong headache.
Venomous animals Crimea
the Crimea inhabited by poisonous spiders and snakes, for example steppe viper or karakurt and mites, which are themselves looking for a man.If WIDOW vipers and we figured out above, about ticks, we still do not know.A distinctive feature of these spider creatures is that, in contrast to the poisonous snakes, spiders or other insects, they attack people first!
What is the danger of the Crimean mites?
Their damage is that these arachnids animals can carry diseases dangerous to us, such as tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease.Most of these doctors diagnosis is made after the fact, because until recently people have no idea that their bite of an infected tick.
So, in this article we talked about what poisonous animals live in Russia.In conclusion, I would like to briefly familiarize yourself with any poisonous creatures inhabit the nearby Us Ukraine.
Dangerous Animals in Ukraine
In principle, the territory of our neighboring states are found all the same poisonous snakes and spiders.One of the most striking of these creatures is the tarantula spider.As in Russia, in Ukraine are found spiders karakurt, which we talked about above.Another Ukrainian vosmilapy poisonous predator - it's Spider-argiopa.There lives and viper.In general, poisonous animals in Ukraine is not much different from their Russian counterparts.
