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Sri Lankan green pit viper

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus

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GigitanMakan: Daging

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The Sri Lankan green pit viper is a venomous snake that lives only on the island of Sri Lanka. It spends much of its time up in trees and low shrubs, where its green colouring helps it blend in. Its bite is dangerous, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Hidup di

Sri Lanka only (endemic). Found in all three climate zones except higher hills and arid zones.1

Asia

Laman utama

It is most common in wet zone grasslands and rain forests, and sometimes in cardamom, cocoa, coffee and tea plantations. It lives from 153 to 1,800 m above sea level. It is usually seen on low shrubs in the morning.1

Panjang

20 cm hingga 1.3 m (7.9 in hingga 4.3 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 3.5 km/j (2.2 mph)

Di darat, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It eats lizards, frogs, small mammals and birds. It mostly hunts in trees but sometimes comes down to the ground to look for food.1

Gambar Sri Lankan green pit viper — Sri Lankan green pit viper. Gambar: Gihan Jayaweera. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

Usually green with a black, variegated (broken, mixed) pattern on the body1
A black line usually runs along the side of the head, and the tail is black1
Males often have a blue tinge, while females are mostly green1
Bulky, cylindrical body with a flattened, triangular head that is clearly separate from the neck1
Pit between the eye and nostril on each side of the head1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its venom is mainly haemotoxic, meaning it damages blood and tissue. Bite victims feel severe pain and swelling, and blisters can form, with some tissue dying around the wound. The pain can last for a few days. Drooping eyelids (ptosis) and swollen lymph glands can also occur, and in some victims kidney failure and heart rhythm problems have been reported.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

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Deaths from this snake have not been reported. Some bite victims do develop serious kidney and heart problems.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

It is not usually defensive, but if disturbed it vibrates its tail tip, forms an S-shaped loop with its front body, and lashes out to bite, seldom hissing first.1

Jika ia menggigit

Pastikan orang itu tidak bergerak dan tenang, letakkan anggota yang digigit pada paras jantung, tanggalkan cincin dan barang yang ketat, dan pergi ke hospital dengan segera.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 2.5 ekor kucing rumah dari hidung ke ekorsepanjang 7 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujungboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 100 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Sri Lankan green pit viper berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Kura-kura darat kira-kira 0.3 km/j (0.19 mph)

Sri Lankan green pit viper kira-kira 3.5 km/j (2.2 mph)

Orang berjalan kira-kira 5 km/j (3.1 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

Females are much larger than males, growing up to 130 cm, while males reach about 60 to 75 cm.1

It gives birth to live young, which is unusual for pit vipers, rather than laying eggs.1

It has a short, prehensile tail that it uses to grip tree branches, which suits its tree-living lifestyle.1

In the morning it climbs to the tops of trees to bask in the sun and warm its body.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Kumpulan: Ular kapak
Keluarga: Viperidae2
Susunan: Squamata
Benua-benua: Asia
Anak: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, usually about 5 to 25 at once, mostly in June and July.1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 3 / 5: Serius3

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Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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