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Central American bushmaster
Lachesis stenophrys
名字的由来: The specific name stenophrys comes from Greek words meaning "narrow" and "brow" or "eyebrow".1
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。The Central American bushmaster is a large pit viper that lives in the rainforests of Central America. It is a heavy, long snake, and adults commonly grow to more than 200 cm. It hunts at night on the forest floor.1
生活在
Atlantic lowlands of southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; Pacific lowlands of central and eastern Panama1
北美洲首页
It lives in tropical rainforest and lower montane wet forest, where annual rainfall is very heavy, often 2,000 to 4,000 mm. In drier parts of Nicaragua it is found in gallery forests and seasonally dry forests, but always near water. It is hardly ever found outside old growth forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m.1
长度
2 m到3.6 m (6.6 ft到12 ft)1
它吃什么?
It mainly preys on spiny rats and other small rodents.1

怎样认出它
- Adults commonly grow to more than 200 cm, and may exceed 330 cm including the tail.1
- Broadly rounded head with a snout that is not raised.1
- A pronounced ridge running along the middle of the back, most distinct on the last quarter of the body.1
- Colour pattern is darker than that of Lachesis muta.1
常被误认为: Lachesis muta is a close relative. The Central American bushmaster has a darker colour pattern than L. muta.1
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。
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 4 只狗鼻子接尾巴一样长
和 20 根香蕉首尾相接一样长
73 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Central American bushmaster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)
Central American bushmaster 约 4.9 公里/小时 (3 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
- Lachesis stenophrys (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lachesis stenophrys (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