Two-striped forest pitviper
The two-striped forest pitviper is a highly venomous snake that lives mostly in trees and bushes. It is a pale green pit viper found in the Amazon region of South America. It is an important cause of snakebites across the whole Amazon.1

Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its venom disrupts blood clotting, causing profound coagulopathy, bruising and spontaneous bleeding. Reported symptoms include local pain, swelling, bleeding gums, bleeding from the fang punctures, nausea, shock, loss of consciousness and bleeding from the mouth, nose and eyes.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.It is highly venomous and an important cause of snakebite throughout the Amazon region. Because it lives in trees, most bites are to the upper body, including the hands, arms and face. At least one death has been reported.1
Akiuma
- Mweke mtu bila kutikisika na mtulivu, weka kiungo kilichoumwa usawa wa moyo, ondoa pete na vitu vinavyobana, na umpeleke hospitali haraka.
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 2.5 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 7 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 100 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Two-striped forest pitviper ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Its prehensile tail lets it grip branches, so it always rests where it can anchor itself.1
Its venom has been measured in a laboratory with a DL50 of 6.28 mg/kg, a standard measure of how toxic a substance is.1
It is a nocturnal snake that spends the day hidden in thick leaves, tree hollows or at the base of palm fronds.1
Young snakes stay low to the ground, where they hunt small frogs and lizards.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Bothrops bilineatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bothrops bilineatus (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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