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Samar cobra

Naja samarensis

可能致命不治療的話可能會害死你。如果牠咬了你，或把毒液噴進你的眼睛，要趕快求救。

咬吃：肉

The Samar cobra is a highly venomous spitting cobra from the Visayas and Mindanao island groups of the Philippines. It can grow up to 1.4 metres long. It often lives close to people, where it hunts rats and mice around rice fields.1

分布在

Visayas and Mindanao island groups, southern Philippines (endemic)1

亞洲

首頁

It lives in habitats ranging from mountainous jungle to tropical plains, usually from sea level up to 1,000 metres. It can live close to human settlements, where it is drawn to rice paddies and the rodents found there.1

長度

1,4 m (4,6 ft)1

最高速度

大約 6,9 km/h（4,3 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It feeds mostly on small rodents such as rats and mice. It also preys on frogs and smaller reptiles.1

Samar cobra 的照片 — Samar cobra。照片：Harold van der Ploeg。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

Colour varies from black and yellow to green.1
Can grow up to 1.4 metres (4.6 ft) long.1
Has 17 to 25 scale rows around the hood.1
Is quick to strike and to spray venom, usually aiming for the face and eyes.1

常被誤認為： It is often compared with its northern relative, the Northern Philippines cobra. The Samar cobra is more reluctant to spit venom than that species.1

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？

Its venom is dominated by three-finger toxins, which make up about 90% of the venom proteins. This is the highest three-finger toxin level recorded in any snake venom. The venom also contains snake venom metalloproteinases and phospholipases A2, which damage tissue. If venom gets in the eyes, it causes extreme pain and mechanical damage to the eyeball, and can cause permanent blindness if not properly flushed out.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 非常危險如果沒有治療，牠可能會害死一個人。

It is described as highly venomous. Its bite and spitting venom are both dangerous, and its habit of living near people means it often comes into conflict with them.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It is nervous and quick to strike, and it sprays venom at the face and eyes when threatened.1

如果牠咬人或噴毒液

If venom gets in the eyes, it must be flushed out thoroughly with lots of clean water, as incomplete flushing can lead to permanent blindness. Any bite needs urgent hospital care.1
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。
如果毒液噴進眼睛，立刻用大量乾淨的水沖洗眼睛。

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