苏丹蛇的当地生态知识和文化观念
Rania M H Baleela1,2, Muhammad E M O Elamin3, Abubakr Mohammad4
1Toxic Organisms Research Centre, Faculty of Science University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan.
Ecology and evolution
|January 21, 2026
概括
苏丹的当地生态知识 (LEK) 揭示了复杂的人与蛇的相互作用,许多人无法区分有毒物种. 将LEK与科学相结合对于保护和公共卫生战略至关重要.
科学领域:
- 民族动物学 民族动物学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 人与蛇的互动在苏丹很常见,蛇具有重要的文化和精神意义.
- 地方生态知识 (LEK) 对这些地区的生物多样性保护和公共卫生至关重要.
- 了解当地观念是制定有效的保护和健康战略的关键.
研究的目的:
- 记录苏丹当地生态知识 (LEK) 和对蛇的态度.
- 调查社区的看法,蛇的遭遇,以及传统的蛇咬伤治疗方法.
- 为综合保护和公共卫生干预提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在苏丹16个州 (2025年2月至4月) 进行了一项用阿拉伯语进行的经过验证的在线调查,共有192名受访者.
- 收集的数据包括蛇遭遇的频率,季节性,位置,物种识别和对保护的态度.
- 还收集了关于传统的蛇治疗方法和获得抗毒药的信息.
主要成果:
- 遇到蛇最常见的是在雨季的农业地区,经常报告的属是*Naja*和*Echis*.
- 社区蛇的识别依赖于颜色,32%的人无法区分有毒和无毒的物种.
- 保护态度是两极分化的,但95%的人支持将LEK与科学相结合;然而,65%的人无论毒液状况如何都杀死了蛇. 传统的治疗方法很常见,对抗毒药的获取有限.
结论:
- 在苏丹,蛇的感知是生态观测,文化信仰 (例如,精灵) 和健康反应的混合物.
- 保护和公共卫生倡议必须纳入LEK,改善蛇咬伤管理,并且是具体的.
- 弥合LEK与科学知识之间的差距对于共存和有效干预至关重要.
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