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Peters' coral snake
Micrurus petersi
名字的由來: The specific name petersi honours James A. Peters, an American herpetologist (a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians) who specialised in the amphibians and reptiles of Ecuador.1
珊瑚蛇
咬
對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。
咬Peters' coral snake is a venomous snake that lives in the cloud forests of eastern Ecuador. It is found only in one province, Morona-Santiago, high on the eastern slope of the Andes mountains. It is a medium-sized snake for its group, and its colour pattern and light blue snout set it apart from most other New World coral snakes.1
分布在
Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador (endemic, meaning found nowhere else)1
南美洲首頁
It lives in cloud forest on the eastern slope of the Andes, at elevations of 950 to 1,400 metres (3,120 to 4,590 feet). It is a terrestrial snake, meaning it lives on the ground.1
長度
67 cm (2,2 ft)1

怎麼認出牠
- Red, white (or yellow) and black rings run around the body.1
- The black rings are not arranged in groups of three (triads), which is unusual for a coral snake.1
- There is light blue on the snout, which most other New World coral snakes do not have.1
- It is medium-sized for its genus, reaching a total length of up to 67 cm including the tail.1
常被誤認為: Unlike most New World coral snakes, it has light blue on the snout and its black rings do not form triads. These features help tell it apart from related species.1
毒液力量
咬
咬的時候,毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。
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。
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 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長
可以在 75 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Peters' 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?
一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)
Peters' coral snake 大約 4,8 km/h (3 mph)
一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)
值得知道
小知識
知識的出處
- Micrurus petersi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Micrurus petersi (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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如果牠咬人