#jararaca

[chasm-connected]

hey cool i can post this now

happy lunar new year from chasmhome, i just kind of wanted to do a little thing for the year of the snake because of anareizh existing as a npc <3 malaicacynne is there because she's his patron and bestie lol

for those not familiar with the characters: anareizh, he/they, jararaca but with horns, nskanetian guardian of medicine and poisons malaicacinne, she/her, cosmic jackal, nskanetian guardian of magic the flower is heartbreak grass

[abybweisse]

Webster

Because this post was getting so long.

Webster bites Sebastian and says he's from Queimada Grande, aka Snake Island, which is in Brazil. He's a pit viper of some kind.

Though Webster doesn't too much look like examples I've seen, his homeland suggests he's a Golden Lancehead viper, which are only found on that island. Wikipedia. Smithsonian. It's a cousin to the Fer-de-Lance viper found on the mainland. According to the Smithsonian article, they evolved from the Jararaca, which some people consider synonymous with the Fer-de-Lance, but Wikipedia has a separate page and species name for it. To me, Webster's strongly zig-zagged sides make me think of the Fer-de-Lance, but 🤷🏻‍♀️. Well, it's got to be a Bothrops, either way. The Golden Lancehead's venomous bite is so potent that it practically melts human flesh, and a victim can be dead within an hour. No wonder Webster is shocked by Sebastian's ability to stay alive, let alone remain standing. We are talking major necrosis, kidney failure, and bleeding to death.

If Webster bit Doll.... 🤔

[snakeoftheday]

Todays Snake Is:

The Jararaca (Bothrops jararaca) is a venomous species native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Like a number of snakes, this species’s venom has been studied for medical use, in this case containing certain compounds which are used in the production of blood pressure, heart, and hemostatis drugs. 

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[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops erythromelas) Caatinga lancehead or the jararaca-da-seca

Habitat: Most common in dry & semi-arid thorn forest & open rocky areas, but also reported from along river margins, only in northeastern Brazil. May be found under mats of terrestrial bromeliads. Found up to 2,000 m elevation. 

Activity and Behavior: Not much known; reportedly responsible for many snakebites within its range, but reported human fatalities not well documented. 

Venom: Characteristics of Bothrops venom primarily is hemotoxic & often have cytotoxic factors; envenomation can result in systemic internal bleeding & local tissue destruction. B. erythromelas venom lacks thrombin-like activity because of its fibrinogenolytic effect.

[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops jararaca) jararaca Venom Data Specific data are lacking; reportedly an important cause of snakebite in many parts of its range (tropical deciduous (broadleaf) forests & semitropical upland forests in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina & northeastern Paraguay). Bothrops venom is primarily hemotoxic & often contains cytotoxic factors; envenomation can result in systemic internal bleeding & local tissue destruction.

[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops brazili) Jararaca Not much known, but has an exceptionally large venom capacity & is an important cause of snakebite in its range. Venom primarily is hemotoxic & cytotoxic; envenomation can result in systemic internal bleeding & local tissue destruction

[juniorogladiador44]

EE-3 Jararaca

[cubojorbr]

Em estudo pré-clínico, novo soro antiveneno de jararaca foi três vezes mais eficiente do que o padrão

Pesquisadores da Unifesp e do Instituto Butantan trabalham em versão melhorada do soro antibotrópico, com mais anticorpos neutralizantes e menos proteínas associadas a efeitos colaterais

André Julião | Agência FAPESP – Um grupo de pesquisadores da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) e do Instituto Butantan desenvolveu uma versão três vezes mais eficiente do soro antibotrópico, usado para o tratamento do envenenamento por serpentes do gênero Bothrops, sendo a jararaca (B. jararaca) a mais comum. O estudo, apoiado pela FAPESP, foi publicado no Journal of Proteome…

Em estudo pré-clínico, novo soro antiveneno de jararaca foi três vezes mais eficiente do que o padrão