Demansia is a genus of venomous snakes of the familyElapidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes, as are members of several other genera.
All species of the genus Demansia are gray, brown, gray-green, or beige, save for Demansia psammophis (yellow-faced whip snake), which may be cream-coloured. Whip snakes are long and slender. They have large eyes and relatively small heads that are only slightly wider than their bodies. All species in the genus Demansia are venomous.
Demansia whip snakes eat mainly lizards. They are diurnal (active in the day) and use their keen eyesight to hunt. Their prey dies quickly from the effects of the snake's venom.
Interaction with humansedit
In 2007 a man died after being bitten by a whip snake in Victoria. Their bites are generally regarded as akin to a bee sting and relatively harmless, but the man became woozy and went into cardiac arrest before paramedics arrived.[1]
Speciesedit
The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[2]
^Harrison, Dan (17 April 2007). "'Harmless' snake proves deadly". The Age. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^Genus Demansia at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further readingedit
Gray JE (1842). "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany2: 51-57. (Demansia, new genus, p. 54).
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demansia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2014, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Demansia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Demansia is a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae Members of the genus are commonly known as whip snakes or whipsnakes as are members of several other genera DemansiaDemansia psammophis yellow faced whip snakeScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesFamily ElapidaeSubfamily HydrophiinaeGenus DemansiaGray 1842 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Diet 4 Interaction with humans 5 Species 6 See also 7 References 8 Further readingDescription editAll species of the genus Demansia are gray brown gray green or beige save for Demansia psammophis yellow faced whip snake which may be cream coloured Whip snakes are long and slender They have large eyes and relatively small heads that are only slightly wider than their bodies All species in the genus Demansia are venomous Distribution editWhip snakes of the genus Demansia are found in Australia Papua New Guinea in the area around Port Moresby and nearby islands Diet editDemansia whip snakes eat mainly lizards They are diurnal active in the day and use their keen eyesight to hunt Their prey dies quickly from the effects of the snake s venom Interaction with humans editIn 2007 a man died after being bitten by a whip snake in Victoria Their bites are generally regarded as akin to a bee sting and relatively harmless but the man became woozy and went into cardiac arrest before paramedics arrived 1 Species editThe following 15 species are recognized as being valid 2 Demansia angusticeps Macleay 1888 narrow headed whipsnake Demansia calodera Storr 1978 black necked whipsnake Demansia cyanochasma Nankivell Maryan Bush amp Hutchinson 2023 desert whipsnake Demansia flagellatio Wells amp Wellington 1985 long tailed whipsnake Demansia olivacea Gray 1842 olive whipsnake Demansia papuensis Macleay 1877 greater black whipsnake Demansia psammophis Schlegel 1837 yellow faced whipsnake Demansia quaesitor Shea 2007 sombre whipsnake Demansia reticulata Gray 1842 reticulated whipsnake Demansia rimicola Scanlon 2007 soil crack whipsnake Demansia rufescens Storr 1978 rufous whip snake Demansia shinei Shea 2007 Shine s whipsnake Demansia simplex Storr 1978 grey whipsnake Demansia torquata Gunther 1862 collared whipsnake Demansia vestigiata De Vis 1884 lesser black whipsnakeNota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Demansia See also editWhip snake disambiguation References edit Harrison Dan 17 April 2007 Harmless snake proves deadly The Age Retrieved 5 November 2021 Genus Demansia at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Further reading editGray JE 1842 Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians Zoological Miscellany 2 51 57 Demansia new genus p 54 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demansia amp oldid 1177567088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
