Green cat snake
The green cat snake is a slim, bright green snake that lives mostly in trees. It is found in South Asia, China and South-east Asia, mainly in forests. It is a rear-fanged snake that is only mildly venomous to people.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Uniform green back, or green mixed with grey or blue1
- Greenish or yellowish white belly1
- Large eyes with vertical, cat-like pupils, and golden brown irises1
- Yellowish upper lip, with most head scales edged in black1
- Hatchlings are reddish brown with a green head, and begin to turn green at about 8 to 9 months old1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
This is a rear-fanged snake, meaning its fangs are at the back of the mouth, and it is described as mildly venomous. Its venom can paralyse small prey. Bites are expected to cause only mild to moderate local swelling and pain, with occasional bruising, numbness, redness or bleeding, but no tissue death (necrosis) and no whole-body (systemic) effects.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.Bites are not expected to cause medically significant effects. Most cases are minor, but some are more severe and need hospital admission and treatment.1
Hufanya nini akiogopa?
Usually sluggish and hard to provoke into striking, it may become hostile when threatened and display with its mouth wide open.1
Akiuma
- Bites usually need no treatment beyond checking for infection and making sure tetanus protection is up to date. Anyone who develops local symptoms, such as signs of infection, should return for medical review. Some bites are more severe and need hospital care, so a careful assessment is needed before discharge.1
- Osha jeraha, mweke mtu mtulivu na utafute msaada wa kitabibu. Baadhi ya spishi (kama boomslang) zinaweza kuua saa kadhaa baadaye.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 4 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 11 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 60 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Green cat snake ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It is one of the rear-fanged snakes, and its venom is used to paralyse small prey.1
Its long, grasping tail lets it live entirely in trees, so it is described as purely arboreal.1
Despite its size, it is sluggish and makes no attempt to escape when handled.1
Hatchlings look very different from adults, being reddish brown with a green head.1
It hunts at night and rests during the day, coiled among the branches.1
A female lays between 7 and 14 eggs, which take about 85 days to hatch.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Boiga cyanea (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Boiga cyanea (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
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