Abstract
Rainbow watersnake is a snake that can be found in ponds, has a relatively medium body, a maximum length of 80 cm, generally between 50-60 cm, small-headed, a rather large belly, and short-tailed. The aim of this study is to determine the structure of the histology of the lungs of watersnake (Enhydris enhydris). This study used a sample of 3 watersnakes (Enhydris enhydris) with a body length of ± 50 cm. This study conducted a micro technical method with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. Data obtained from the results of this study were analyzed descriptively and presented in the form of images. Macroscopic observations of the warp in snakes are long, most of the trachea attaches to the warp, and there are water sacs or swimming pouches at the tip of the warp, as well as the histological features of the snakes' warp, alveolar ducts, alveolar sac and alveoli, the histological structure of the lungs in watersnakes (Enhydris enhydris) consist of type 1 alveoli epithelial cells, type 2 alveoli cells, muscle bundles, connective tissue, capillary vessels, and macrophage cells. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the histological structure of the watersnake (Enhydris enhydris) lung is different from the histological structure of the reptile function in general. In the lungs of watersnakes (Enhydris enhydris) only consists of alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli, and the presence of water sacs at the ends of the lungs.
Highlights
Reptiles are reptiles, are one class of vertebrate animals and are cold-blooded or poikilothermal animals, meaning that the body temperature of these animals depends on the temperature of the environment, this class of animals is more commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions
Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the histological structure of the watersnake (Enhydris enhydris) lung is different from the histological structure of the reptile function in general
The results of observations of the structure of the water snake lung (Enhydris enhydris) macroscopically consist of lungs that are attached to a part of the trachea and there is a thin membrane resembling air sacs or swimming sacs that are connected directly to the tip of the lungs of water snakes
Summary
Reptiles are reptiles, are one class of vertebrate animals and are cold-blooded or poikilothermal animals, meaning that the body temperature of these animals depends on the temperature of the environment, this class of animals is more commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Sarpentes (snake) is one of the suborders of the order Squamata, one example of this suborder is the rainbow water snake [2]. The rainbow water snake has a relatively medium body, a maximum length of 80 cm, generally between 50-60 cm, small-headed, rather a large belly, and short-tailed. The underside of the body (ventral) is yellowish or whitish, sometimes with faint spots or lines along its midline [3]. These rainbow water snakes are widespread ranging from Pakistan and Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia. In the morning and afternoon, the snake often removes its head and part of its body from the water and is silent to breathe. In villages on the island of Java children often play with these snakes, because these snakes are generally benign and do not want to bite [4]
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