1 402개 중 0449번

Eastern copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

이름에 대해: The generic name comes from Greek words meaning 'hook' and 'tooth'. The species name comes from the Latin for 'twisted', after the pinched, hourglass-shaped bands on its back.1

의사가 필요해치명적인 경우는 드물지만, 물리면 의사에게 가야 해.

살무사류(구멍뱀)

물어먹이: 고기

사람에게 위험한 정도: 심각물리면 의사에게 가야 해. 죽는 일은 아주 드물어.

The eastern copperhead is a venomous pit viper that lives across much of the eastern United States. It has hourglass-shaped bands on a tan or reddish-brown body, which help it hide in leaves and clay. It is common, so people sometimes meet it without realising, and it makes up half of the treated snake bites in the United States.1

사는 곳

Eastern United States, from Texas and Florida north to New York; also Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico1

북아메리카

홈

It favours deciduous forest and mixed woodlands in most of its range, and often sits on rock outcroppings and ledges. It is also found in low-lying, swampy areas. Bites happen when people step on or near it, especially where it lies hidden in dead leaves or red clay.1

길이

50 cm~95 cm (1.6 ft~3.1 ft)1

몸무게

102 g~343 g (4 oz~12 oz)1

최고 속도

약 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph)

땅에서, 대략적인 추측

뭘 먹을까?

It eats a wide range of prey, including insects, spiders, lizards, frogs, mice and small birds. It is mainly an ambush predator that waits in a good position for prey to arrive, though it actively hunts insects. It uses facial pit organs to sense heat and make accurate strikes.1

Eastern copperhead 사진 — Eastern copperhead. 사진: unknown. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

알아보는 법

Dark brown, hourglass-shaped crossbands on a light reddish-brown or brown background1
A heavy, stout body rather than a slender one1
A broad head that is distinct from the neck1
Young have green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within a year1
Adults are typically 50 to 95 cm long, including the tail1

자주 헷갈리는 동물: The snout slopes down and back, so it looks less blunt than the snout of the cottonmouth. The head also extends further forward than the mouth.1

독의 힘

물어

물 때 독니나 이빨로 독이 나와.

사람에게 얼마나 위험할까?

사람에게 위험한 정도: 심각물리면 의사에게 가야 해. 죽는 일은 아주 드물어.

Copperhead bites account for half of the treated snake bites in the United States. Bites usually happen when people unknowingly step on or near the snake. It is generally nonaggressive and will strike only if threatened as a last resort.1

무서울 때 어떻게 할까?

It often freezes instead of fleeing, relying on its camouflage, and may vibrate its tail when closely approached.1

물면

그 사람을 가만히, 침착하게 있게 하고, 물린 팔이나 다리를 심장 높이에 두고, 반지와 조이는 것을 빼고, 빨리 병원에 가.

언제나 먼저 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화해. 이건 일반적인 응급처치 안내이고, 의학적 조언이 아니야. 응급처치 기본

안전하게 지내

야생 동물은 작더라도, 자거나 죽은 것처럼 보이더라도 절대 만지거나, 잡거나, 괴롭히지 마.
거리를 둬. 마주치면 침착하게 천천히 뒤로 물러나서 제 갈 길을 가게 해 줘.
물렸다면: 침착하게, 가만히 있고, 응급 번호(112, 000, 911)에 전화하거나 빨리 병원에 가. 생김새를 기억해 둬. 사진이 있으면 도움이 돼.

너를 노리는 게 아니야. 독은 먹이를 잡거나 자기를 지키려고 쓰는 거고, 사실은 숨는 걸 훨씬 좋아해. 안전하게 지내는 법 더 보기

세계 어디에?

아프리카 아시아 유럽 북아메리카 남아메리카 호주와 오세아니아

얼마나 클까?

얼마나 길까?

얼마나 무거울까?

바나나 3개만큼 무거워

집고양이 2마리를 코부터 꼬리까지 이어 놓은 길이바나나 5개를 끝과 끝을 이어 놓은 길이100미터를 100초에 갈 수 있어(가장 빠른 사람은 9.6초)

Eastern copperhead, 너와 비교하면 얼마나 클까?

브라우저에서 계산만 해. 아무것도 저장되거나 어디로도 보내지지 않아.

얼마나 빠를까?

육지거북 약 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)

Eastern copperhead 약 3.5 km/h (2.2 mph)

걷는 사람 약 5 km/h (3.1 mph)

알아 둘 만해

사실

Its tail can vibrate more than 40 times per second, faster than almost any non-rattlesnake snake.1

Juveniles wave a brightly coloured tail to attract frogs and perhaps lizards, a behaviour called caudal luring.1

Its camouflage is so good that it can be almost impossible to see on dead leaves or red clay.1

In Texas, copperheads have been found in bushes, vines and trees up to 12 metres above the ground, seeking newly emerged cicadas.1

Its venom has potential medicinal value to humans.1

Historically, kingsnakes were major predators of copperheads, and recent copperhead numbers have risen where kingsnake populations have declined.1

오해 바로잡기

오해: Copperheads are aggressive snakes that chase people and go looking for trouble.

진실: They are generally nonaggressive. They usually freeze or flee, and they strike only if threatened as a last resort. Most bites happen when people step on or near them without noticing.1

독 전문가를 위해

학명: Agkistrodon contortrix
무리: 살무사류(구멍뱀)
가족: Viperidae2
정렬: Squamata
대륙: 북아메리카
아기: Newborn copperheads are born with green or yellow tail tips, which darken to brown or black within one year.1
야생에서의 상태: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, v3.1, 2001); population trend stable when assessed in 20071
사람에게 위험한 정도: 3 / 5: 심각3