Montpellier snake
The Montpellier snake is a rear-fanged snake found in southern Europe and North Africa. It is mildly venomous, and it is active during the day, mainly hunting lizards. It is one of the most common snakes across its range, even in areas where people live.1

毒液力量
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 is mildly venomous. Its rear fangs, which sit towards the back of the mouth, make it less likely to inject venom, and the venom is of low toxicity. Venom can still be injected by bites from large individuals.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。The Montpellier snake is not dangerous to humans. Only a few cases of envenomation of people are known, and one of these happened when a finger was put into the snake's mouth. The venom is not very dangerous.1
如果牠咬人
- Symptomatic treatment, which means treating the symptoms as they appear, is enough to deal with an envenomation.1
- 清洗咬傷處,讓傷者保持冷靜,並且就醫。有些種類(例如非洲樹蛇)可能在幾個小時後才致命。
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
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
牠有多重?
跟 2,5 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長
跟 14 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長
大約跟一隻家貓一樣重
可以在 59 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Montpellier 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?
小知識
Genetic evidence suggests it originated in the Maghreb and migrated into southwestern Europe between 83,000 and 168,000 years ago.1
It is often killed by cars and farmers, and it is sometimes used by snake charmers and sold as a curio.1
Its common, relatively mild persecution by people has helped it become one of the most common snakes across its range.1
破解迷思
迷思: That the Montpellier snake is a dangerous snake for humans.
真相: It is not dangerous to humans. Its rear fangs and low-toxicity venom mean serious harm is very unlikely.1
知識的出處
- Malpolon monspessulanus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Malpolon monspessulanus (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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