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Brown vine snake

Oxybelis aeneus

无害对人无害。不用担心。

咬伤吃：肉

The brown vine snake is a slim snake that lives mostly in trees. It is so good at blending in that it is often mistaken for a vine. It has mild venom and is not considered dangerous to people.1

生活在

Southern Mexico to northern South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. Endemic to the Americas.1

北美洲, 南美洲

首页

It mostly lives in trees and is mainly active during the day.1

长度

1.5 m (4.9 ft)3

典型成年个体大小

最高速度

约 6 公里/小时（3.7 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It feeds mainly on lizards, especially anoles, but also eats frogs, small rodents and birds.1

Brown vine snake的照片 — Brown vine snake。照片：Inacio Oliveira。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Often mistaken for a vine, because of its shape and how it moves through trees.1
Smooth scales, arranged in 17 rows around the middle of the body.1
No loreal scale (the small scale between the eye and the nose), and 8–10 upper labials (the scales along the upper lip).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？

It is a mildly venomous rear-fanged snake, which means its fangs are at the back of the mouth. Its venom is mild.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

It is not considered dangerous to humans.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When threatened, it sometimes releases foul-smelling secretions from its vent.1

如果它咬人

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。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 3 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 8 根香蕉首尾相接一样长60 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Brown vine snake和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

Brown vine snake 约 6 公里/小时 (3.7 mph)

一个骑自行车的孩子 约 12 公里/小时 (7.5 mph)

值得了解

事实

When threatened, it can release a foul-smelling liquid from its vent.1

It is so often mistaken for a vine that its shape and movement help it stay hidden in trees.1

Lizards, mostly anoles, make up the largest part of its diet.1

给毒液专家

学名: Oxybelis aeneus
类别: 后沟牙蛇
家人: Colubridae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 北美洲, 南美洲
宝宝: It lays eggs (oviparous), with clutches of 3–6 eggs. In Arizona, hatching occurs in September.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3