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Ornamental snake

Denisonia maculata

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

咬吃：肉

The ornamental snake is a small snake that lives in Queensland, in eastern Australia. It mostly eats frogs and is active at night. It is not generally regarded as dangerous to people, but its bite can cause swelling and loss of consciousness.1

分布在

Brigalow Belt (North and South) and Desert Uplands bioregions, Queensland, Australia1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

It shelters in cracks in the soil during the day. It is most often found in areas of deeply cracking alluvial soils, which are soils laid down by flowing water.1

長度

40 cm (1,3 ft)1

最高速度

大約 5,9 km/h（3,7 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It appears to feed mainly on frogs.1

Ornamental snake 的照片 — Ornamental snake。照片：Stewart Macdonald (Smacdonald)。 CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

A small snake, growing to about 40 cm long1
Active at night (nocturnal)1
Found in deeply cracking soils, where it hides in the cracks1

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？

Bites may cause localised swelling, which means swelling around the bite site. Bites may also cause loss of consciousness.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。

It is not generally regarded as dangerous to humans. Large specimens should be treated with caution.1

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 2 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 12 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 61 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Ornamental 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)

Ornamental snake 大約 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 大約 12 km/h (7,5 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Its bites are not generally regarded as dangerous, but large individuals should be handled with caution, which means treated with respect and kept at a distance.1

It appears to be mainly a frog eater.1

During the day it is thought to shelter in cracks in the soil.1

It is nocturnal, so it is most active after dark.1