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Bandy-bandy

Vermicella annulata

名字的由來： The name bandy-bandy comes from the Kattang people's language, from the Taree region of New South Wales. The scientific name refers to the rings around its body, from the Latin word for ring.1

只是會痛會痛，但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。

澳洲的蛇

咬吃：肉

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The bandy-bandy is a small, glossy snake with bold black and white rings that go all the way round its body. It lives in Australia, mostly along the east coast. It is venomous, but its venom is weak and it is generally considered harmless to people.1

分布在

Northern and eastern Australia, mainly the east coast, and south-eastern South Australia1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

Bandy-bandies live in many habitats, from desert to wet rainforest. Around Brisbane they are found in suburbs with woodland, and across south-east Queensland they live in coastal forest, scrubland and outback desert.1

長度

50 cm 到 60 cm (1,6 ft 到 2 ft)1

最高速度

大約 6,2 km/h（3,9 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

Bandy-bandies eat snakes, mostly blind snakes from the family Typhlopidae. They find prey by tongue flicking to sample chemical trails left by blind snakes.1

Bandy-bandy 的照片 — Bandy-bandy。照片：dhfischer。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Smooth, glossy scales1
Sharply contrasting black and white rings that continue right around the body1
A short tail with a blunt tip, unlike other elapid snakes1
Usually 50 to 60 cm long including the tail1

常被誤認為： Other bandy-bandy species look similar and live in different regions. They are told apart by the presence of a pair of small scales on the head (internasals), the number of black bands on the body and tail, and the number of belly scales.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？

Bandy-bandy venom is weak, and its effects are mostly limited to the area around the bite. Its mouth is small and it is not aggressive, so it rarely bites people.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The bandy-bandy is generally considered harmless to people because of its small mouth and inoffensive nature.1

如果牠咬人

加壓固定法：用彈性繃帶緊緊包住咬傷處，再往上包住整條手臂或腿，用夾板固定，並讓傷者完全不動，直到救援抵達。
不要清洗咬傷處：醫院可以檢驗留在皮膚上的毒液，選出正確的抗毒血清。

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 3 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長可以在 58 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Bandy-bandy 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？

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

Bandy-bandy 大約 6,2 km/h (3,9 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 大約 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Blind snakes can be bigger than the bandy-bandy that eats them. Bandy-bandies have been seen with prey sticking out of their mouths while they slowly digest it.1

Bandy-bandies can follow the chemical trail of a blind snake. In one study they followed trails for an average of 0.93 metres, and some followed a full 1.4-metre trail.1

Bandy-bandies are also called hoop snakes because of their striking rings.1

Females are much larger than males. In one study, the mean snout-vent length was 54.4 cm for females and 39.2 cm for males.1

Unlike other elapid snakes, the bandy-bandy has a blunt tail tip.1

給毒液專家

學名: Vermicella annulata
類群: 澳洲的蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 澳洲與大洋洲
寶寶: Bandy-bandies lay eggs (they are oviparous), usually in late summer, February to March. A clutch averages 7.7 eggs, and up to 13 have been recorded.1
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3