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Green night adder

Causus resimus

名字的由來： The common name refers to its green colour, though it is active by day rather than at night.1

只是會痛會痛，但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。

蝰蛇

咬

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The green night adder is a venomous snake that lives in parts of tropical Africa. It is bright green to olive in colour, with dark chevron-shaped bands along its back. Despite its name, it is mostly active in daylight.1

分布在

Tropical Africa, from Nigeria east to Sudan and Ethiopia, south to Tanzania and DR Congo. Isolated population in western Angola.1

非洲

首頁

It prefers low-lying moist savanna, wooded hills, high grasslands, and the banks of rivers through swamps, rocky gorges, coastal scrub and semi-deserts. It also lives in man-made places such as abandoned quarries, sugar cane plantations and pools beside roads. It has been found from sea level up to 1,800 m.1

長度

30 cm 到 75 cm (1 ft 到 2,5 ft)1

最高速度

大約 3,3 km/h（2,1 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

Green night adder 的照片 — Green night adder。照片：le0p0ld_d。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Green ground colour, from bright green to olive1
Dark inverted chevron-like crossbars running down the back1
Yellow chin and throat1
Yellowish, cream or pearly belly1
Stout body with a short head and an upturned snout1

常被誤認為： Its colour pattern is similar to that of C. defilippii and C. rhombeatus, other Causus species.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？

Little is known about the venom of this snake. It is presumed to be similar to that of other species in the genus Causus.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。

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When disturbed, it inflates itself and puts on a hissing and puffing threat display, raising and coiling the front of its body before making sweeping, lashing strikes.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 4 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長可以在 110 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Green night adder 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)

Green night adder 大約 3,3 km/h (2,1 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Despite the word 'night' in its name, it is diurnal and is often seen basking in the sun.1

It is mostly terrestrial, but it is also a good swimmer.1

It has been known to climb into sedges to hunt prey.1

Its scales have a velvety look, which gives one of its common names.1

破解迷思

迷思： The 'night' in its name suggests it is only active after dark.

真相： It is diurnal, meaning it is active during the day, and it is often seen basking.1

給毒液專家

學名: Causus resimus
類群: 蝰蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 非洲
寶寶: It lays eggs, with a clutch of 4 to 12. In Somalia, the eggs are laid in July.1
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3