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Central Ranges taipan

Oxyuranus temporalis

致命地球上最致命的動物之一。如果牠咬了你，要立刻求救。快速救援和抗毒血清能救活大多數人。立刻打緊急電話。

咬

The Central Ranges taipan is a large, fast-moving snake with extremely strong venom. It was only discovered in 2007, when Australian researchers identified it as a new species. It lives in the deserts of central Australia, and it matters because scientists are still learning about it.1

分布在

Central Australian deserts, including the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

This snake has been found on a dirt track in the desert, where it was crossing in the sun. Dirt tracks are a place where people may meet it.1

長度

1 m 到 1,3 m (3,3 ft 到 4,3 ft)1

最高速度

大約 7,8 km/h（4,8 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

怎麼認出牠

Has a large, pale head1
Is similar in size and colouring to the western brown snake1
Adults are about 1.3 m long, including the tail1
Is a fast-moving snake1

常被誤認為： The western brown snake is similar in size and colouring. The Central Ranges taipan has a large, pale head, which is a key difference. Its head looks similar to that of the coastal taipan.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 has been tested only on mice so far. An LD50 of 0.075 mg/kg was measured, which is the dose that kills half of the test animals. This suggests the snake is extremely dangerous to a person if bitten, though it is less toxic than the inland taipan.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 致命世界上最危險的動物之一。

The snake is described as extremely venomous and likely to be extremely dangerous to a human if bitten. Its toxicity is lower than that of the inland taipan.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 2,5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 7 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長可以在 46 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Central Ranges taipan 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)

Central Ranges taipan 大約 7,8 km/h (4,8 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 大約 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

值得知道

小知識

The first specimen was nicknamed "Scully" after a character in the TV series The X-Files.1

It is the first new taipan species to be discovered in 125 years.1

The Central Ranges taipan was named one of the top five new species of 2007 by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.1

In 2010, a second specimen was found in the Great Victoria Desert, about 425 km south of where the first was discovered.1