In pictures Poisonous snakes in Jordan ... their characteristics, how dangerous they are, and where they spread

Weather of Arabia - Jordan has 37 species of serpents, seven of which are highly toxic and three are of low toxicity (canine background).

Poisonous snake traits

The Poisonous Snakes family contains five types out of seven poisonous snakes in Jordan. This family is characterized by the following characteristics :

1. The head is a triangle .
2. Vertical scales are small and difficult to count with the naked eye.
3. Short tail .
4. The eye has a catlike pupil .
5. It has moving front fangs .

Species under the Snakes family :

1. Palestinian Snake or Palestine Snake .
2. Sawdust (oriental carpet snake) .
3. Bright Snake .
4. False snake pods .
5. Desert snake or coupler .

The family of rattlesnakes contains 3 types, one of which is dangerous to humans and is the rattlesnake :

This type is characterized by a set of characteristics as follows :

1. The color is black .
2. The general shape of this type is cylindrical .
3. Tapered head and streamlined with the body
4. Free moving canines side .

Al-Asala family

It contains the Egyptian bulgur or the Egyptian cobra, and it is a poisonous species that is characterized by the following :

1. The color is shiny black .
2. The head is symmetrically aligned with the body with a slight protrusion on both sides of the head in terms of the jaw .
3. Fangs fixed

It is noteworthy that the snakes in black color in Jordan contain two types of poisonous and slaves. The cannula can be distinguished by the white color that surrounds the lower jaw (beard) and the yellow or orange color surrounding the pupil, while this color is not found in both the previous types (Al-Barjeel and Dredger) .

Snakes start at noon in different regions of the kingdom, depending on temperature. Often the first occurrences of snakes are recorded in the Ghor areas, and the activity times for snakes range from March to the beginning of November .

Snakes are very toxic in Jordan

Palestinian poisonous snake

It is the most dangerous poisonous snake in Jordan, due to the severity of its poison and its wide spread in various regions, including populated areas, and its ability to climb trees and walls, and is characterized by the enormity of its head and body, and its length reaches 130 cm, its body is full, its colors are mixed, and it is composed of brown Pale gray and the inverted V -mark on the head .

When and where does the Palestinian snake activate?

Palestine Snake is active in the first hours after sunset, but it is also active during the day when it is found in areas with dense herbs and shrubs, especially during the months of April and May. King Hussein Bridge in the south, and its spread is receding, as we go south and east, until it is no longer in the eastern and southern Badia regions .

In general, the Palestinian snake consisted of living in open forests, near streams and ponds and near farms, and its poison works to break red blood cells and damage the vascular network and cause bloody blood. Most of the deaths among bitten in Jordan are attributed to this snake

Sawdust boa

It is a very toxic snakes, predominantly reddish brown, and there are geometric white spots on its back, characterized by its small head and delicate neck, length up to 80 cm, and is active in the evening and at dusk, and sometimes in the early morning, and hidden during the day in the cracks of rocks and under it.

Where does sawdust snake spread?

They feed on rodents, small birds, scorpions, and some reptiles, such as lizards. It was found in the southern mountains opposite the Dead Sea and Wadi Araba, and in Petra, Tafila, Karak, Aqaba and Wadi Rum mountains, and it was also found in one of the mountains overlooking the King Talal Dam near Jerash and is frequently recorded near natural water springs .

Its predecessor, like its predecessor, breaks red blood cells and damages the vascular network, causing internal hemorrhage.

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Coupler Snake (Desert Snake)

Characterized by its small size and the accuracy of its neck and wide head, large brown stripes spread on its back, small white spots of small number, and generally tends to dusty brown color, and the length ranges from 80 cm .

Why was it called the coupler snake?

And it was called Al-Muqarnah due to the presence of scales above its eyes in the form of pods, and they are buried under the sand, or wrapped and lying under the bushes .

Where is the coupler (desert snake) active?

It spreads in the sandy areas of Wadi Araba and the southern eastern desert

False Coupler Snake (Umm Al-Janayeb)

This snake is characterized by the presence of a small bump over the eyes that resembles small pods, reaching a length of 90 cm, and its tail is a black tip. It is characterized by the presence of two colors for it, the first is the color of the free (dark black) in the eastern desert region and the second the color of the free and sandy in the central and southern regions in the Kingdom.

When and where to activate a false coupler snake (or Janaib)?

This snake is active shortly before night and hides during the day in the grabs' burrows, under large stones, and in rock cracks .

It is found in Al-Jafr and Azraq, especially Al-Shomary Wildlife Sanctuary and in Al-Safawi and Al-Ruwaished and most of the eastern regions of Jordan and in Karak and the south and east of the Dead Sea. Its toxin damages the red blood cells and the vascular network, and it causes bleeding in the sting area and in many areas of the body, and its poison works on blood clotting, but no deaths have yet been recorded as a result of this snake biting .

The Egyptian Pugil "Egyptian Pray"

It is similar to bare or Al-Hanish, in terms of bright black color and general appearance, and although the genus is very toxic, the injuries resulting from it are few, because the naban has a somewhat short, and they cannot penetrate the clothes or shoes.

When and where does the Egyptian man “Egyptian bulb” activate?

Silence is active at night and is found in Jerash, Zay, and the Jordan Valley farms, Ajloun, Wadi Araba, Aqaba and Azraq, and its toxicity is considered very dangerous, and it works on the respiratory system.

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Snake digger

It is a species of fossil snakes, and the toxins of these types are among the most dangerous and most poisonous to humans and animals, as they directly affect the respiratory system and cause severe local pain, numbness in the affected organ, with sweating, high blood pressure, dizziness, lack of response to pupils for light, erosion The tissue is stinging and coma, and if first aid is not provided quickly, it ends up dying .

Where does the rake snake active?

It was registered in a number of regions in Jordan, including Hamra Ma'in and the eastern and northern regions around the Dead Sea, the Mujib, Tafila, Wadi Al-Hussainiya and Dana protectorates .

The material has been reviewed by the Center for Biodiversity Control of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature