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Caatinga lancehead
Bothrops erythromelas
名字的由来: The scientific name erythromelas comes from Ancient Greek words meaning "red" and "black", which refers to the snake's colouring.1
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。The Caatinga lancehead is a venomous pitviper that lives only in Brazil. It is found in dry shrubland and thorn forest in the north-east of the country. It is worth knowing about because it is quick to strike when disturbed.1
生活在
Brazil: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe1
南美洲首页
It lives in the Caatinga, a large ecoregion of north-eastern Brazil made of dry shrubland and thorn forest. It is mainly terrestrial and nocturnal, but it climbs into low vegetation.1
长度
85 cm (2.8 ft)1
它吃什么?
It feeds mainly on rodents and lizards.1

怎样认出它
- Reddish brown back with a double row of black or dark brown triangular markings1
- Dark brown head, with some darker markings on the top and sides1
- Yellowish underside speckled with brown, with dark spots on the sides1
- Strongly keeled dorsal scales, in 21 rows at midbody1
- Moderately large eyes with vertically elliptical pupils1
毒液之力
咬伤
它咬的时候,毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。It is a venomous snake that is highly irritable and can strike violently with minimal provocation.1
它害怕时会做什么?
When approached it tends to hide its head, and it can strike violently if provoked.1
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
它有多大?
它有多长?
和 1.5 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长
和 5 根香蕉首尾相接一样长
110 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Caatinga lancehead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?
一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)
Caatinga lancehead 约 3.3 公里/小时 (2.1 mph)
一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)
值得了解
事实
事实的来源
- Bothrops erythromelas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bothrops erythromelas (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
- Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.
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咬伤

如果它咬人