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Cantor's pit viper

Trimeresurus cantori

名字的由来： It is named after Theodore Edward Cantor (1809–1860), a Danish naturalist who worked as a surgeon with the East India Company in Calcutta.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

蝮蛇

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。

Cantor's pitviper is a venomous snake that lives on the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, and possibly on the Andaman Islands. It is active at night and will hunt near houses, so people living in these places may meet it. Its venom is potent, and some bites to people have been fatal.1

生活在

Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India, and possibly the Andaman Islands1

亚洲

首页

Its preferred home is forest, from sea level up to 200 m. It is also found in coconut plantations and rural gardens, and it hunts near houses at night.1

长度

1.1 m (3.8 ft)1

最高速度

约 3.7 公里/小时（2.3 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It preys on small mammals and birds.1

怎样认出它

Dorsally (on the upper body) it may be green, dark brown or light brown.1
Green individuals may have yellow spots, and brown individuals may have darker spots.1
A cream-coloured stripe runs along each side of the head, below the eye and above the upper lip.1
A cream-coloured stripe runs along the first row of scales on each side of the body.1
The underside is greenish or cream, with some brown spots on the underside of the tail. Adults may reach a snout-to-vent length of 115 cm.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 has a potent venom, which is a dangerous toxin for people. Some bites to humans have resulted in death.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。

Its venom is potent, and some of its bites to humans have resulted in fatalities.1

如果它咬人

让人保持安静不动，被咬的肢体与心脏保持同一高度，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院。

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 2.5 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 6 根香蕉首尾相接一样长97 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Cantor's pit viper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)

Cantor's pit viper 约 3.7 公里/小时 (2.3 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Some bites to people from this snake have resulted in death, which makes its venom especially important to respect.1

It is nocturnal, so it is active at night and will hunt near houses.1

It can be found in coconut plantations and rural gardens, not only in wild forest.1

It gives birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

给毒液专家

学名: Trimeresurus cantori
类别: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: It is viviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3