Sri Lanka cat snake
The Sri Lanka cat snake is a slim, brown tree snake that is active at night. It lives only in Sri Lanka, and it often comes into houses to hunt geckos. It is rear-fanged and mildly venomous, so it is worth knowing about if you live in or visit Sri Lanka.1

怎麼認出牠
- Thin, slim, elongated body with a tree-snake shape1
- Brown or greyish upper body with a series of blackish cross bands1
- Brown crown marking on top of the head and a thick dark streak from the eye to the corner of the mouth1
- Yellowish underside dotted with brown, often with a row of small brown dots along the sides1
- Adults are about 122 cm from tip to tip, including a tail of about 25 cm1
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 rear-fanged, meaning its fangs are at the back of the mouth, and it is mildly venomous.1
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。It is described as mildly venomous and has a somewhat aggressive temperament. It boldly strikes out when disturbed or cornered. Because it enters homes, people may come across it there.1
牠害怕時會做什麼?
When disturbed or cornered, it boldly strikes out.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 2,5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長
跟 7 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長
可以在 68 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Sri Lanka cat 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: It lives in the Western Ghats of India.
真相: It was once believed to occur in the Western Ghats of India, but recent studies showed this was wrong. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.1
知識的出處
- Boiga ceylonensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Boiga ceylonensis (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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咬
如果牠咬人