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Cape coral snake

Aspidelaps lubricus

名字的由来： The subspecies name cowlesi honours African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇

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。

The Cape coral snake is a small, slender venomous snake with bold red-orange to yellow colours and thick black rings. It lives in the dry Karoo and other arid parts of southern Africa, where it hunts mainly at night. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it.1

生活在

Southern Africa: the Karoo and former Cape Province in South Africa, extending north into Namibia1

非洲

首页

It mostly lives in very dry places such as deserts and rocky or sandy ground, with low, predictable rainfall and mostly shrubs and scrubs. During the day it often shelters under rocks or in burrows and tunnels.1

长度

49 cm到76 cm (1.6 ft到2.5 ft)1

最高速度

约 6.2 公里/小时（3.9 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is nocturnal and hunts mainly by smell and taste, leaving its burrow to search for nearby prey. It mostly eats lizards, and also legless skinks, small rodents and sometimes other snakes. It rears up towards prey, then strikes and injects venom.1

Cape coral snake的照片 — Cape coral snake。照片：Ryan van Huyssteen。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Small and slender, about 49–61 cm long including the tail, sometimes up to 76 cm1
Colours range from red-orange to yellow1
Thick black rings run along the body, fully encircling the body but not the tail, with about 20–47 rings in total1
Very short head compared with the body, so the head stands out clearly from the neck1
An enlarged scale at the front of the snout, and a narrow hood just below the head, like other cobras1

常被误认为： Its colour pattern slightly resembles that of some corn snakes. The narrow hood and short head are features that help separate it from them.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 neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. Its composition is thought to be similar to that of true cobras (Naja). In a 2019 case, a man kept in captivity was bitten twice and developed vomiting, respiratory failure and paralysis within one hour, and his symptoms resolved after 12 hours of treatment.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 to humans are rarely documented. Reported effects range from no symptoms, to mild symptoms, to severe nerve effects and, in some cases, death. The effect may depend on the amount of venom injected and the patient's body weight.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When threatened, it rears up and then strikes.1

如果它咬人

Severe cases needed mechanical ventilation (a breathing machine), and access to this is limited in many parts of southern Africa, so get medical help quickly after any bite.1
让人保持安静不动，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院：抗毒血清是治疗方法。

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 4 根香蕉首尾相接一样长58 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Cape coral 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)

Cape coral snake 约 6.2 公里/小时 (3.9 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

Its colour pattern is similar to that of some corn snakes, but its venom makes it far more dangerous.1

Hatchlings are already around 17–18 cm long, which is a large part of the adult size.1

In captivity it is exceptionally easy to breed.1

It is nocturnal, so most of its hunting happens at night.1

给毒液专家

学名: Aspidelaps lubricus
类别: 眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: It lays eggs. Captive females usually lay 3 to 11 eggs per clutch, sometimes several clutches per season, and the eggs hatch after about 65 days. Each hatchling is around 17–18 cm long.1
它在野外过得怎么样: Not listed as threatened as of 2015. The main listed threat is being run over when crossing roads and highways.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3