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Bibron's stiletto snake

Atractaspis bibronii

名字的由來： The species name bibronii honours French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron, a scientist who studied reptiles and amphibians.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

後毒牙蛇

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。

Bibron's stiletto snake is a venomous snake found across southern and eastern Africa. It burrows and hunts other reptiles, often in old termite mounds. Its bite is serious and needs medical treatment, although no deaths have been recorded.1

分布在

Southern Africa, from central Namibia east to northern South Africa, north to Uganda, eastern Tanzania, coastal Kenya and southern coastal Somalia1

非洲

首頁

It lives in fynbos, the Namib Desert, karoo scrub, semi-desert, savannah, grassland, lowland forest and woodland. It is found in old termite mounds, where it hunts burrowing reptiles.1

長度

55 cm (1,8 ft)1

最高速度

大約 4,7 km/h（2,9 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

Its main diet is burrowing reptiles found in old termite mounds. It also eats frogs and small mammals.1

Bibron's stiletto snake 的照片 — Bibron's stiletto snake。照片：Matt Muir。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

The upper body is a uniform grey, dark brown or black.1
The belly is uniform white or pale yellow, with a series of dark blotches.1
Some specimens with a lighter belly have two or three scale rows on the flanks that are also coloured.1
Adults average 30 to 40 cm in total length, including the tail.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 highly cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. The venom is produced in very small amounts. Bite symptoms usually include mild to intense pain, local swelling with occasional blistering, and necrosis (death of tissue) and swollen lymph nodes near the bite. Dry throat and nausea may appear in the early stages.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。

Bites are common in some parts of Africa. It is the third most common cause of serious snakebites in South Africa, after the Mozambique spitting cobra and the puff adder. Snake handlers are often bitten, because the snake can bite while being held by its neck. No deaths have been recorded, but the bite is serious.1

如果牠咬人

Any bite from this snake needs medical treatment as soon as possible. The bite is serious and treatment will need to be provided by medical staff.1
清洗咬傷處，讓傷者保持冷靜，並且就醫。有些種類（例如非洲樹蛇）可能在幾個小時後才致命。

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