第 0482 號，共 1 402 號

Cantor's pit viper

Trimeresurus cantori

名字的由來： It is named after Theodore Edward Cantor (1809–1860), a Danish naturalist who worked as a surgeon with the East India Company in Calcutta.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。

Cantor's pitviper is a venomous snake that lives on the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, and possibly on the Andaman Islands. It is active at night and will hunt near houses, so people living in these places may meet it. Its venom is potent, and some bites to people have been fatal.1

分布在

Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India, and possibly the Andaman Islands1

亞洲

首頁

Its preferred home is forest, from sea level up to 200 m. It is also found in coconut plantations and rural gardens, and it hunts near houses at night.1

長度

1,1 m (3,8 ft)1

最高速度

大約 3,7 km/h（2,3 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It preys on small mammals and birds.1

怎麼認出牠

Dorsally (on the upper body) it may be green, dark brown or light brown.1
Green individuals may have yellow spots, and brown individuals may have darker spots.1
A cream-coloured stripe runs along each side of the head, below the eye and above the upper lip.1
A cream-coloured stripe runs along the first row of scales on each side of the body.1
The underside is greenish or cream, with some brown spots on the underside of the tail. Adults may reach a snout-to-vent length of 115 cm.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？

It has a potent venom, which is a dangerous toxin for people. Some bites to humans have resulted in death.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。

Its venom is potent, and some of its bites to humans have resulted in fatalities.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 2,5 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 97 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Cantor's 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)

Cantor's pit viper 大約 3,7 km/h (2,3 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Some bites to people from this snake have resulted in death, which makes its venom especially important to respect.1

It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and will hunt near houses.1

It can be found in coconut plantations and rural gardens, not only in wild forest.1

It gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

給毒液專家

學名: Trimeresurus cantori
類群: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: It is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3