Olive grass snake
The olive grass snake is a long, olive-brown snake that lives in southern and central Africa. It has small teeth at the back of its mouth, so it is mildly venomous to people. It is often mistaken for the much more dangerous black mamba.1

怎麼認出牠
- Olive-brown colour1
- Dark-edged scales1
- Lighter-coloured underside1
- Grows to 100 to 180 cm long1
- Raises its head in a way similar to mambas and cobras when threatened1
常被誤認為: It is often confused with the black mamba, because it raises its head in a similar way to mambas, cobras and other elapid snakes. Unlike those snakes, the olive grass snake is rear-fanged, with small teeth at the back of the mouth.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?
Its venom is mild, and it may also have toxic saliva. It is delivered by small teeth at the back of the mouth. Possible side effects include localised pain and swelling, nausea and fatigue.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。It is considered mildly venomous to humans. No deaths have been recorded.1
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?
跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長
跟 10 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長
可以在 63 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Olive grass 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
破解迷思
迷思: Because it raises its head like a black mamba, it is as dangerous as a mamba.
真相: It is mildly venomous to humans, and no deaths have been recorded from its bites.1
知識的出處
- Psammophis mossambicus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Psammophis mossambicus (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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