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Bibron's stiletto snake

Atractaspis bibronii

名字的由来： The species name bibronii honours French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron, a scientist who studied reptiles and amphibians.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

后沟牙蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

Bibron's stiletto snake is a venomous snake found across southern and eastern Africa. It burrows and hunts other reptiles, often in old termite mounds. Its bite is serious and needs medical treatment, although no deaths have been recorded.1

生活在

Southern Africa, from central Namibia east to northern South Africa, north to Uganda, eastern Tanzania, coastal Kenya and southern coastal Somalia1

非洲

首页

It lives in fynbos, the Namib Desert, karoo scrub, semi-desert, savannah, grassland, lowland forest and woodland. It is found in old termite mounds, where it hunts burrowing reptiles.1

长度

55 cm (1.8 ft)1

最高速度

约 4.7 公里/小时（2.9 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

Its main diet is burrowing reptiles found in old termite mounds. It also eats frogs and small mammals.1

Bibron's stiletto snake的照片 — Bibron's stiletto snake。照片：Matt Muir。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

The upper body is a uniform grey, dark brown or black.1
The belly is uniform white or pale yellow, with a series of dark blotches.1
Some specimens with a lighter belly have two or three scale rows on the flanks that are also coloured.1
Adults average 30 to 40 cm in total length, including the tail.1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its venom is highly cytotoxic, which means it damages cells. The venom is produced in very small amounts. Bite symptoms usually include mild to intense pain, local swelling with occasional blistering, and necrosis (death of tissue) and swollen lymph nodes near the bite. Dry throat and nausea may appear in the early stages.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

Bites are common in some parts of Africa. It is the third most common cause of serious snakebites in South Africa, after the Mozambique spitting cobra and the puff adder. Snake handlers are often bitten, because the snake can bite while being held by its neck. No deaths have been recorded, but the bite is serious.1

如果它咬人

Any bite from this snake needs medical treatment as soon as possible. The bite is serious and treatment will need to be provided by medical staff.1
清洗咬伤处，让人保持冷静并就医。有些种类（比如非洲树蛇）可能几小时后才致命。

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