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Sri Lankan green vine snake

Ahaetulla nasuta

Oor die naam: The genus name Ahaetulla comes from Sinhalese words meaning "eye plucker", from an old belief that these snakes pluck out human eyes. The species name nasuta is Latin for "of the nose", after its long snout.1

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 Sri Lankan green vine snake is a slim, bright green tree snake. It lives only in Sri Lanka, mostly in forests and bush near streams and villages. It is mildly venomous, and its unusual horizontal pupils make it easy to recognise.1

Leef in

Endemic to Sri Lanka, in the wet zone's lowland and montane rainforests1

Asië

Tuis

It lives in lowland forest and bush, often near streams and human settlements, so people may meet it in villages and gardens. It spends most of its time in trees.1

Lengte

1,9 m (6,2 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 5,6 km/h (3,5 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It mainly eats lizards and frogs, and sometimes other snakes, birds and mammals. It hunts slowly by extending its body and swaying gently, like a tree branch.1

Foto van Sri Lankan green vine snake — Sri Lankan green vine snake. Foto: Davidvraju. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Long, slender body with a very pointed snout1
Bright green to pale brownish colour1
A yellow line runs along each side of the lower body1
Black-and-white patterned skin shows between the scales1
Horizontal pupils, unlike the vertical slit pupils of many vipers1

Word dikwels verwar met: It was once grouped with several other green vine snakes across India and Southeast Asia. Recent studies have split these into separate species, and the Sri Lankan form is now restricted to Sri Lanka.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The snake is mildly venomous. Its bite causes a moderate reaction, with localised pain, swelling, bruising and numbness. These symptoms usually fade within three days.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Bites usually do not need medical attention. Some bites near vital organs could be more severe.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When disturbed, it expands its body to show a black-and-white scale marking and opens its mouth in a threat display.1

As dit byt

Bites typically do not require medical attention, but bites near vital organs could be more severe.1
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 64 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Sri Lankan 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)

Sri Lankan green vine snake omtrent 5,6 km/h (3,5 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Western internet users have humorously nicknamed it the "judgmental shoelace", because of its long, thin body and narrowed-looking eyes.1

Its horizontal pupils are very unusual among snakes.1

Its name comes from an old Sinhalese belief that it plucks out human eyes. A Portuguese traveller first reported this belief in 1685.1

It hunts by camouflage, slowly swaying to look like a branch.1

A female at London Zoo, kept in isolation from August 1885, gave birth in August 1888.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Ahaetulla nasuta
Groep: Agtertandslange
Familie: Colubridae2
Orde: Squamata
Kontinente: Asië
Babas: It is ovoviviparous, meaning the young develop inside the mother's body, enclosed in an egg membrane, and are born live.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Ahaetulla nasuta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Ahaetulla nasuta (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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