Spiny bush viper
The spiny bush viper is a venomous snake with a bristly, shaggy look caused by spiky scales along its body. It lives in parts of Central and East Africa, mostly in forests and reedy places. Its venom can be dangerous to people, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Its body is covered in long, heavily keeled scales (scales with a raised ridge), which make it look shaggy and bristly.1
- The scales around the head and neck are the longest, and they get shorter towards the tail.1
- It has a short snout, more so in males than in females.1
- Males are surprisingly long and slender compared with females.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
Its venom is mainly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cytotoxins, which damage cells, and fasciculins, which affect nerve signals. The strength of the venom varies between individual snakes and can be influenced by region, weather and altitude. Reports of bites show severe bleeding of internal organs.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: GreuUna mossegada necessita un metge. Les morts són molt rares.A bite can be fatal to people who do not get proper first aid and antivenom treatment. Its venom was once thought to be weaker than that of many other snakes, possibly because bites are uncommon, but recent reports show this is not the case.1
Bona notícia: els metges tenen un medicament (l'antiverí) o un tractament per a això.1
Si mossega
- A bite needs proper first aid, followed by antivenom treatment. Without these, a bite can be fatal.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 4 plàtans en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 110 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Spiny bush viper comparat amb TU?
Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.
Com de ràpid va?
Dades
Its venom can vary greatly between individuals of the same species, even depending on the weather and altitude.1
Its scales are heavily keeled, meaning each has a raised ridge, and these are often called spikes.1
It can climb reeds and stalks and often rests on top of flowers.1
Males are much longer and more slender than females.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: Its venom is weaker than that of many other snakes.
Veritat: Its venom was once thought to be less toxic, but there are now reports of bites causing severe bleeding of internal organs.1
D'on surten les dades
- Atheris hispida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Atheris hispida (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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