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Sri Lankan green pit viper

Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus

Dovra in mediDarar mortal, ma ina morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi.

Vipras da fossa

MorsasMangia: Charn

Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

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

Viva en

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

Asia

Pagina iniziala

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

Lunghezza

20 cm fin 1,3 m (7,9 in fin 4,3 ft)1

Sveltezza maximala

circa 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

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

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

Co renconuscher el

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

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

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

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.

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

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

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

Sch'el morda

Tegna la persuna immobila e quieta, tegna il member mors a l'autezza dal cor, prenda giu anels e chaussas strenschidas e va spert en in ospital.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 2,5 giats da chasa dal nas fin a la cuauschè lung sco 7 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 100 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Sri Lankan green pit viper cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Sri Lankan green pit viper circa 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

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

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus
Gruppa: Vipras da fossa
Famiglia: Viperidae2
Urden: Squamata
Continents: Asia
Poppins: It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, usually about 5 to 25 at once, mostly in June and July.1
Privel per umans: 3 / 5: Grav3

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Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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