Gaboon viper
The Gaboon viper is a large, heavy snake with a striking pattern of pale and dark markings. It lives in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the most venomous snakes in the world, so knowing what it looks like matters.1

ວິທີສັງເກດມັນ
- A large, heavy, stout body, with a large triangular head and a neck much narrower than the head1
- A series of pale, rectangular blotches down the centre of the back, with dark hourglass markings edged in yellow1
- A white or cream head with a fine dark central line and a dark blue-black triangle behind and below each eye1
- Small raised 'horns' between the nostrils, which are tiny in this species1
- Its camouflage works well among dead leaves under trees, so it can be hard to see1
ມັກສັບສົນກັບ: The Congolese giant toad (Sclerophrys channingi) may be a mimic of this snake. Its head appears to resemble the viper's head, while its body is darker.1
ພະລັງພິດ
ພິດອອກມາທາງເຂ້ຍ ຫຼື ແຂ້ວຂອງມັນ ເວລາມັນກັດ
ພິດທີ່ມັນປ່ອຍອອກມາເຮັດຫຍັງ?
The venom is cytotoxic, which means it damages cells, and cardiotoxic, which means it harms the heart. Each bite can deliver a large amount of venom, because the snake does not release its grip after biting.1
ມັນອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນປານໃດ?
ອັນຕະລາຍຕໍ່ຄົນ: ອັນຕະລາຍຫຼາຍມັນເຮັດໃຫ້ຄົນທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບການປິ່ນປົວເສຍຊີວິດໄດ້Bites are extremely rare, because the snake is seldom aggressive and lives mostly in rainforest areas. Most bites happen when people accidentally step on it. Even an average bite from an average-sized snake is potentially fatal.1
ຂ່າວດີ: ໝໍມີຢາ (ເຊຣຸ່ມຕ້ານພິດ) ຫຼື ວິທີປິ່ນປົວສຳລັບອັນນີ້1
ມັນເຮັດແນວໃດເວລາມັນຢ້ານ?
When threatened it hisses loudly in a deep, steady rhythm and flattens its head slightly with each breath. It is unlikely to strike unless it is severely provoked.1
ຖ້າມັນກັດ
- Any bite should be treated as a serious medical emergency. Antivenom should be given as soon as possible to save the limb or the person's life.1
- ໃຫ້ຜູ້ປ່ວຍຢູ່ນິ້ງໆ ແລະ ໃຈເຢັນ, ໃຫ້ແຂນ ຫຼື ຂາທີ່ຖືກກັດຢູ່ລະດັບດຽວກັບຫົວໃຈ, ຖອດແຫວນ ແລະ ສິ່ງທີ່ຮັດແໜ້ນອອກ, ແລະ ໄປໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ໄວ
ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນກ່ອນສະເໝີ (112, 000, 911) ນີ້ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳການປະຖົມພະຍາບານທົ່ວໄປ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນຄຳແນະນຳທາງການແພດ ພື້ນຖານການປະຖົມພະຍາບານ
ຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
- ຢ່າຈັບ, ຢ່າຈັບເອົາ ຫຼື ຢ່າຫຍອກສັດປ່າເດັດຂາດ, ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນໂຕນ້ອຍ ແລະ ເຖິງແມ່ນມັນເບິ່ງຄືນອນຫຼັບ ຫຼື ຕາຍແລ້ວ
- ໃຫ້ພື້ນທີ່ມັນ ຖ້າເຈົ້າພົບມັນ, ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຖອຍຫຼັງຊ້າໆ ແລະ ປ່ອຍໃຫ້ມັນໄປທາງຂອງມັນ
- ຖ້າມີໂຕໃດກັດເຈົ້າ: ໃຈເຢັນໄວ້, ຢູ່ນິ້ງໆ, ໂທຫາເບີສຸກເສີນ (112, 000, 911) ຫຼື ໄປໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ໄວ ຈື່ໄວ້ວ່າມັນມີລັກສະນະແນວໃດ, ຮູບຖ່າຍຊ່ວຍໄດ້
ມັນບໍ່ໄດ້ຢາກທຳຮ້າຍເຈົ້າ ມັນໃຊ້ພິດເພື່ອຈັບອາຫານ ຫຼື ເພື່ອປ້ອງກັນຕົວ, ແລະ ມັນມັກລີ້ຫຼາຍກວ່າ ເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບການຢູ່ຢ່າງປອດໄພ
ມັນໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ?
ມັນຍາວປານໃດ?
ມັນໜັກປານໃດ?
ຍາວເທົ່າແມວບ້ານ 4 ໂຕຕໍ່ດັງຕໍ່ຫາງ
ຍາວເທົ່າກ້ວຍ 10 ໜ່ວຍຕໍ່ກັນ
ແລ່ນ 100 ແມັດໄດ້ໃນ 90 ວິນາທີ (ຄົນທີ່ໄວທີ່ສຸດໃຊ້ 9.6)Gaboon viper ໃຫຍ່ປານໃດ ເມື່ອທຽບກັບເຈົ້າ?
ພຽງແຕ່ຄິດໄລ່ໃນບຣາວເຊີຂອງເຈົ້າ ບໍ່ມີຫຍັງຖືກບັນທຶກ ຫຼື ສົ່ງໄປບ່ອນໃດ
ມັນໄວປານໃດ?
ຂໍ້ມູນ
A 1.8 m specimen caught in 1973 weighed 11.3 kg with an empty stomach. It is the heaviest venomous snake in Africa.1
Its eyes can move in unusual ways. If its head is turned 360°, one eye tilts up and the other tilts down.1
Although it is one of the fastest-striking snakes in the world, it usually tolerates handling and rarely bites or hisses.1
Unlike many African vipers, such as the puff adder, it does not release its grip after biting.1
Males fight by intertwining their necks and pushing. The winner pushes the other's head to the ground and raises his own head by 20–30 cm.1
ນັກລົບລ້າງຄວາມເຊື່ອຜິດໆ
ຄວາມເຊື່ອຜິດໆ: Because it is calm and tolerant, it is safe to handle.
ຄວາມຈິງ: Some writers have described it as so docile it can be handled as freely as a harmless snake. This is absolutely not recommended: it is one of the fastest-striking snakes, and bites by bad-tempered individuals do occur.1
ຂໍ້ມູນມາຈາກໃສ
- Gaboon viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bitis gabonica (iNaturalist): ຊື່ ແລະ ການຈັດໝວດໝູ່
- Venom Wiki: ລະດັບອັນຕະລາຍ, ຂະໜາດທົ່ວໄປ ແລະ ຄວາມໄວທີ່ຄາດຄະເນ ແມ່ນຂອງພວກເຮົາເອງ ເບິ່ງວ່າພວກເຮົາຄິດໄລ່ແນວໃດ: ພວກເຮົາໃຫ້ຄະແນນອັນຕະລາຍແນວໃດ.
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