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Bamboo pit viper

Craspedocephalus gramineus

名字的由來： Despite its name, it is not particularly linked to bamboo thickets.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

蝮蛇

咬吃：肉

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The bamboo pit viper is a green, tree-living snake with a venomous bite. It is found in southern and north-eastern India, mostly in the peninsular region. It sleeps in the day, hunts at night, and can be aggressive when threatened.1

分布在

Widespread in peninsular India, with scarce records in eastern India (Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal).1

亞洲

首頁

It is an arboreal snake, meaning it lives in trees, usually on low to medium-high bushes and trees, often near streams. At night it sits in ambush at lower heights, and in the daytime it climbs higher.1

長度

99 cm (3,2 ft)1

最高速度

大約 3,5 km/h（2,2 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It feeds on lizards, rats and birds. It sits in ambush at night, waiting for prey.1

Bamboo pit viper 的照片 — Bamboo pit viper。照片：Macrogiants。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Upper parts are usually bright green, though sometimes yellowish, greyish or purplish brown.1
Some individuals have black, brown or reddish spots.1
A light white, yellow or red streak runs along the outer row of scales.1
The tail tip is often yellow or red.1
Lower parts are green, yellow or whitish. It grows to about 99 cm in total length.1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

Its venom is hemotoxic, which means it damages blood and tissue, and neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

When threatened, it is aggressive and does not hesitate to bite.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When threatened, it is aggressive and does not hesitate to bite.1

如果牠咬人

讓傷者保持不動和冷靜，讓被咬的手臂或腿保持在和心臟一樣的高度，取下戒指和緊身的東西，並趕快送醫院。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠咬了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 2 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 6 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長可以在 100 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Bamboo pit viper 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Bamboo pit viper 大約 3,5 km/h (2,2 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It is arboreal and nocturnal, sitting in ambush at low heights at night and climbing higher during the day.1

It is ovoviviparous: the mother gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1

A mother gives birth to 6 to 11 young, each up to 110 mm long.1

破解迷思

迷思： The name 'bamboo pit viper' suggests it lives in bamboo.

真相： It is not particularly associated with bamboo thickets. It is a tree and bush snake, often found near streams.1

給毒液專家

學名: Craspedocephalus gramineus
類群: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: It is ovoviviparous, so females give birth to live young. A female has 6 to 11 young, each up to 110 mm long.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3