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Collared whip snake

Demansia torquata

名字的由來： The scientific name torquata comes from the Latin word for "collared", which refers to the collar-like band on its neck.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 collared whipsnake is a medium-sized snake that lives only in Australia. It is found in rainforest edges, tropical woodland, rocky places and on some offshore islands. It is easy to pick out by the dark collar behind its head.1

分布在

Eastern Queensland coast and ranges, and nearby islands, Australia1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

It lives in rainforest edges, other tropical woodland, rocky habitat and environments on offshore islands.1

長度

17 cm 到 64 cm (6,7 in 到 2,1 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？

It mainly eats other reptiles, especially small skinks and other lizards. It is active during the day.1

Collared whip snake 的照片 — Collared whip snake。照片：Noah Kirkland。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

A dark band runs across the back of the neck, with a pale edge. This collar is less obvious in adults than in juveniles.1
A pale streak runs from the snout to the eye, and joins a pale streak behind the eye to make a teardrop-shaped marking on the head.1
Juveniles have a dark brown head and back that contrast with a paler underside.1
Adults are closer to olive-green on the head and back, and the back is a similar colour to the underside.1
Adults usually measure between 17.1 and 63.6 cm from snout to vent (the body, not including the tail).1

常被誤認為： The closest species by location is D. rimicola. The collared whipsnake has a pale upper edge to its teardrop marking that extends across the face and joins the front band of the neck collar. It also has a greyish underside, which differs from most other Demansia species. Counting the ventral (belly) and subcaudal (under-tail) scales can also help with identification.1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

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。

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 4 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）

Collared whip snake 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)

Collared whip snake 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

Females appear to ovulate at the same time each year, during spring.1

This snake lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young. A typical clutch has about 4 eggs.1

Males usually have more ventral and subcaudal scales and longer tails than females, but there is no significant size difference between the sexes.1

給毒液專家

學名: Demansia torquata
類群: 澳洲的蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 澳洲與大洋洲
寶寶: It lays eggs. A female usually lays a clutch of 2 to 8 eggs, with an average of 4.1
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3