Habu
The habu is a venomous pit viper that lives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. It is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops. Its bite is serious, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Typically 120 to 150 cm long, including the tail, and slender with a large head1
- Light olive or brown body with elongated dark green or brownish blotches1
- Blotches have yellow edges, sometimes yellow spots, and often join to form wavy stripes1
- Whitish belly with dark edges1
- Crown of the head covered with small scales1
Sovint es confon amb: In Okinawa Prefecture, the name habu can also refer to the Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans), also called the elegant pit viper. This is a different species.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
The venom is highly toxic and contains cytotoxin, which damages body cells, and hemorrhagin, which damages blood vessels and causes bleeding. A bite can cause nausea, vomiting and low blood pressure, and it can possibly cause death. Some victims have lost movement in their hands and legs, even after treatment.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: Molt perillósPot matar una persona que no rep tractament.The Amami Islands have about two snakebites per 1,000 people, which is considered very high. The fatality rate is less than 1%. Bites are not life-threatening if the victim receives medical care promptly, but 6 to 8% of victims suffer permanent disability.1
Què fa quan té por?
The habu is bold and irritable, and it can strike quickly from a long reach.1
Si mossega
- Get medical care promptly. With prompt medical care, bites are not life-threatening.1
- Mantén la persona quieta i tranquil·la, mantén l'extremitat mossegada a l'altura del cor, treu-li anells i coses que estrenyin i porta-la de pressa a un hospital.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
fa de llarg com 5 gats de casa del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 13 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 86 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Habu comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
On Okinawa, habus are heavily collected to make habushu, a liquor made from awamori sake, which is said to have medicinal properties.1
Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young.1
Hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look the same as the adults.1
The small Indian mongoose was introduced to Okinawa in 1910 to reduce the habu population. The effects of this have not been studied, but similar introductions have harmed native wildlife.1
The habu is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Protobothrops flavoviridis
- Grup
- Escurçons de fosseta
- Família
- Viperidae2
- Ordre
- Squamata
- Continents
- Àsia
- Cries
- Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs. Up to 18 eggs are laid in mid-summer, and the hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look like adults.1
- Perill per a les persones
- 4 / 5: Molt perillós3
D'on surten les dades
- Protobothrops flavoviridis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Protobothrops flavoviridis (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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