Forsten's cat snake
Forsten's cat snake is a slender, nocturnal tree snake from South Asia. It hunts at night in trees and is mildly venomous. It lives in lowland forests and farmland across Nepal, Sri Lanka and parts of India.1

Hoe om dit te herken
- The upper body is brown, with angular black crossbars that are more or less regular.1
- Some individuals have white spots between the black crossbars.1
- A black band runs from the front of the head to the nape (back of the neck), and another black band lies behind each eye.1
- The underside is white, either plain or spotted with brown.1
- The body is flattened from side to side, and the snake is nocturnal and climbs in trees.1
Gifkrag
Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.
Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?
Its venom is mild, as in other snakes of the genus Boiga. It is a rear-fanged snake, meaning its fangs sit toward the back of the mouth.1
Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?
Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.
As dit byt
- Was die byt, hou die persoon kalm en kry mediese hulp. Sommige spesies (soos die boomslang) kan ure later dodelik wees.
Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels
Bly veilig
- Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
- Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
- As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.
Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly
Waar in die wêreld?
Hoe groot is dit?
Hoe lank is dit?
so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stert
so lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan punt
kan 100 meter in 57 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)Hoe groot is Forsten's cat snake in vergelyking met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig is dit?
Feite
It is one of the few snakes in its region that hunts birds, bats and other snakes as well as rodents and lizards.1
Its body is flattened from side to side, which is a shape typical of many tree-living snakes.1
It is active at night and spends much of its life in trees.1
Its enlarged teeth sit at the front of the roof of the mouth and in the lower jaw, and they are much bigger than the other teeth.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Boiga forsteni (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Boiga forsteni (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
- Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.
Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dierfanatici, nie 'n wetenskaplike joernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.
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