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vr.tr.snake · thing-q2102

Let an agent handle snakes by species, identification, habitat, conservation and bite safety, routing bites to emergency care and never advising risky first aid.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Bite Emergency.

Emergency

Call for help.

Emergency

Snakebite emergency.

  1. Has someone been bitten by a snake? boundary
  2. Which emergency number should be called, and what do official first-aid guidelines advise? action

Avoid

Harmful first aid.

Avoid

Harmful first aid.

  1. Is someone planning to cut, suck or apply a tourniquet? boundary
  2. What do medical guidelines say instead? provenance
Identity Which snake.

Species

Identification.

Species

Species.

  1. Which species might this be, according to a regional guide or expert? provenance
  2. How certain is the identification? boundary

Venom

Venomous or not.

Venom

Venomous status.

  1. Is this species venomous? provenance
  2. Should it be treated as dangerous if unsure? boundary
Coexistence At home.

Home

Snake in house.

Home

Snake near home.

  1. What should someone do if a snake is in their home or garden? action
  2. Which rescue or removal service can help? provenance

Pets

Pet safety.

Pets

Pets.

  1. What should be done if a pet is bitten? action
  2. Which emergency vet can help? provenance
Conservation Protection.

Status

Protection.

Status

Protection status.

  1. Is this species protected by law? provenance
  2. Is killing it illegal? provenance

Keeping

Pet snakes.

Keeping

Keeping snakes.

  1. What licences and welfare standards apply to keeping snakes? provenance
  2. Which species need special licences? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
venomous snake, venomous snakes of Israel, Bungarus flaviceps baluensis, Bornean blue coral snake, Calliophis bivirgatus, rattlesnake, invasive snake, Messelopythonidae, Vasuki, Vasuki indicus, constrictor, cobra

What it is Filled

An elongated, legless reptile of the suborder Serpentes, with around 4000 species worldwide, including constrictors and venomous snakes such as vipers, cobras and rattlesnakes; many are harmless and ecologically important.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle snakes by species, identification, habitat, conservation and bite safety, routing bites to emergency care and never advising risky first aid.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Limbless reptiles
  • Some venomous
  • Important predators
  • Often feared and persecuted

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Encourage people to handle, catch or kill a wild snake.
  • Claim a snake is harmless when its species is uncertain.
  • Help collect or trade protected species in breach of wildlife law.
  • Give treatment instructions for snakebite in place of emergency medical services.

Only with a human decision

  • Relocating a snake from a home or public place.
  • Euthanising a captive or injured snake.

May

  • Identify a snake from photographs with stated confidence and advise keeping a safe distance.
  • Monitor captive snakes' temperature, humidity and feeding for their keeper.
  • Report sightings to wildlife recording schemes.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Fear leads people to kill harmless and protected snakes.
  • Venomous bites injure many people, especially rural workers far from care.

Who is affected

  • People in snake habitats
  • The snakes themselves
  • Keepers of captive snakes

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody when wild, under wildlife protection law; the keeper for a captive snake.

Master systems

  • National biodiversity and species databases
  • Wildlife trade permit registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q10811 - registry parent class

related

  • reptile - category
  • venomous snake - kind
  • antivenom - treatment
  • wildlife law - law

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.snake
  • Wikidata: Q2102 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2102)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Total body length: m - Length is measured from the snout to the tail tip using a method appropriate to the species and safe observation conditions.
  • Body mass: kg - Mass is measured with a suitable balance and interpreted in relation to species, age and body condition.
  • Body temperature: degrees Celsius - Temperature is measured with a suitable sensor while recording the measurement site and environmental conditions.

Recognition required Filled

  • Scales, head shape, pattern
  • Venomous and non-venomous species
  • Legless lizards are not snakes
  • Long, scaled, limbless bodies in many colours and patterns.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify snakes with caution
  • respond safely to a snakebite
  • coexist with snakes around homes
  • find conservation and legal protection information

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Delaying hospital care after bites
  • Harmful first aid such as cutting or suction
  • Misidentification from photos

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Wildlife protection laws
  • Dangerous wild animal licensing
  • WHO snakebite envenoming strategy

Context of use required Filled

  • A group of animals important in ecosystems and to people.
  • vipers and rattlesnakes
  • elapids such as cobras and coral snakes
  • colubrids
  • boas and pythons
  • sea snakes

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2102: snake - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Snake - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should snake families be separate entries?
  • How should regional species lists be linked?
  • How should first-aid guidance be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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