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Green vine snake

Oxybelis fulgidus

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Agtertandslange

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The green vine snake is a slender, bright green snake that lives high in the trees of Central and northern South America. It hunts small animals from the branches, and it is rear-fanged, which means its venom is delivered from the back of the mouth.1

Leef in

Mainland Latin America, from Mexico and Central America to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil1

Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika

Tuis

It is almost entirely tree-dwelling. It stays high above the ground on tree branches and in brush, where it moves quickly.1

Lengte

1,5 m tot 2 m (4,9 ft tot 6,6 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 6,3 km/h (3,9 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It waits high in trees for small animals such as rodents, lizards, frogs and birds. It follows the prey, checks its smell with its tongue, then bites the head or back of the neck and lifts the animal 20–40 cm off the ground.1

Foto van Green vine snake — Green vine snake. Foto: Geoff Gallice. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Bright green on its back, with yellowish green underneath and on the upper lip1
A narrow yellowish-white stripe runs along each side of the belly and tail1
Very slender body with a long, pointed head and a very large mouth that reaches almost the whole length of the head1
Long green tongue, kept outside the mouth and moved up and down1
Long, delicate tail, used to hold on while reaching for prey1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its saliva is toxic, and it works quickly on small animals, so they are stopped from fighting back. It has little to no effect on humans. In the rare reported bites, slight tingling or temporary numbness at the bite site has been reported.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

Bites to people are rare, because the snake has to grab hold and chew its saliva into the skin, which most people will not allow. Serious allergic reactions are possible, as with any venomous animal, and most allergies are not known before a bite.1

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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 4 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 11 piesangs punt aan puntkan 100 meter in 57 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Green vine snake in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Green vine snake omtrent 6,3 km/h (3,9 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its tongue is thought to work like a cat's whiskers, helping it sense its way through branches and brush as it moves quickly.1

After biting, it coils around its prey. It does not squeeze the prey the way a constrictor does, but the coil helps to hold it.1

It is rear-fanged, with two larger but blunted, peg-like teeth at the upper back of the mouth. These teeth have grooves on the sides that deliver its saliva.1

After swallowing a meal, it usually moves to the highest point of a tree to rest.1

In captivity it readily takes mice, and some are large enough to eat rats, which makes it a prized choice among reptile collectors.1

Mite-breker

Mite: That the bite of this snake is dangerous to people.

Waarheid: Its venom has little to no effect on humans. It is fast-acting on small animals, but bites to people are rare and usually cause only slight tingling or temporary numbness.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Oxybelis fulgidus
Groep: Agtertandslange
Familie: Colubridae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Lewensduur: omtrent 15 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Oxybelis fulgidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Oxybelis fulgidus (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.

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