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Green vine snake

Oxybelis fulgidus
Tidak berbahayaTidak berbahaya bagi manusia. Tidak perlu khawatir.
Ular bertaring belakang GigitanMakan: Daging
Bahaya bagi manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau lebih ringan. Pada dasarnya tidak berbahaya bagi manusia.

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

Hidup di
Mainland Latin America, from Mexico and Central America to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil1
Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan
Beranda
It is almost entirely tree-dwelling. It stays high above the ground on tree branches and in brush, where it moves quickly.1
Panjang
1,5 m sampai 2 m (4,9 ft sampai 6,6 ft)1
Kecepatan tertinggi
sekitar 6,3 km/jam (3,9 mph)
Di darat, perkiraan kasar
Apa makanannya?
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
Beneran!Foto Green vine snake
Green vine snake. Foto: Geoff Gallice. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

  • 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

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

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

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau lebih ringan. Pada dasarnya tidak berbahaya bagi manusia.

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

Jika ia menggigit

  • Cuci gigitan, jaga orangnya tetap tenang, dan cari bantuan medis. Beberapa spesies (seperti boomslang) bisa mematikan berjam-jam kemudian.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

  • Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Green vine snake panjangnya sekitar 2 m (6,6 ft)Sepeda orang dewasa sekitar 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Mobil sekitar 4,5 m (15 ft)
sepanjang 4 kucing peliharaan dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 11 pisang yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 57 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Green vine snake dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

layak diketahui

Fakta

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

Pembongkar mitos

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

Faktanya: 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

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah
Oxybelis fulgidus
Kelompok
Ular bertaring belakang
Keluarga
Colubridae2
Urutan
Squamata
Benua
Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan
Umur
sekitar 15 tahun1
Bahaya bagi manusia
1 / 5: Ringan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

  1. Oxybelis fulgidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Oxybelis fulgidus (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
  3. Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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