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MacClelland's coral snake

Sinomicrurus macclellandi

名字的由來： The specific name macclellandi honours John McClelland, a physician and naturalist who worked for the East India Company.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

眼鏡蛇、曼巴蛇和環蛇

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。

MacClelland's coral snake is a small venomous snake from southern and eastern Asia. It has a thin reddish-brown body with thin black cross bars, and it is mainly active at night. Its venom is strong, but the snake is shy and not likely to strike unless it is provoked.1

分布在

Southern and eastern Asia, from northern India to southern China, Taiwan, Laos and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan)1

亞洲

首頁

It lives in forest litter, on hillsides and in lowlands. It is often found hiding under leaves, and it is mainly active at night.1

長度

40 cm 到 80 cm (1,3 ft 到 2,6 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 preys on small reptiles, such as lizards and snakes.1

MacClelland's coral snake 的照片 — MacClelland's coral snake。照片：lin_tube。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Small snake, about 40 to 80 cm long including the tail1
Thin body with a reddish-brown back and thin black cross bars1
Creamy white belly1
Small, round, black head with a broad creamy white band across it and black outlines at the middle of the head1
Smooth scales arranged in 13 rows at midbody1

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？

Like other elapids, it has a potent neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves and is capable of killing a person. Bite symptoms include numbness of the lips, difficulty speaking and breathing, and then blurred vision. Severe bite victims may die of sudden heart failure.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。

Only a few human deaths have been recorded, all in Thailand. The snake is quite docile and is not likely to strike actively.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It is docile and not likely to strike actively.1

如果牠咬人

讓傷者保持不動和冷靜，取下戒指和緊身的東西，並趕快送醫院：抗毒血清就是治療方法。

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 1,5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 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）

MacClelland's coral 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)

MacClelland's coral 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 lay clutches of 6 to 14 eggs.1

It has a thin body and smooth scales, unlike many snakes with keeled scales.1

破解迷思

迷思： Venomous snakes always attack people on sight.

真相： This snake is quite docile and is not likely to strike actively, even though its venom is potent.1

給毒液專家

學名: Sinomicrurus macclellandi
類群: 眼鏡蛇、曼巴蛇和環蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs. Mature females lay clutches of 6 to 14 eggs.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3