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Central Ranges taipan

Oxyuranus temporalis

致命地球上最致命的动物之一。如果它咬了你，立刻呼救。快速救治和抗毒血清能救活大多数人。立刻拨打急救电话。

咬伤

The Central Ranges taipan is a large, fast-moving snake with extremely strong venom. It was only discovered in 2007, when Australian researchers identified it as a new species. It lives in the deserts of central Australia, and it matters because scientists are still learning about it.1

生活在

Central Australian deserts, including the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia1

澳大利亚和大洋洲

首页

This snake has been found on a dirt track in the desert, where it was crossing in the sun. Dirt tracks are a place where people may meet it.1

长度

1 m到1.3 m (3.3 ft到4.3 ft)1

最高速度

约 7.8 公里/小时（4.8 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

怎样认出它

Has a large, pale head1
Is similar in size and colouring to the western brown snake1
Adults are about 1.3 m long, including the tail1
Is a fast-moving snake1

常被误认为： The western brown snake is similar in size and colouring. The Central Ranges taipan has a large, pale head, which is a key difference. Its head looks similar to that of the coastal taipan.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 has been tested only on mice so far. An LD50 of 0.075 mg/kg was measured, which is the dose that kills half of the test animals. This suggests the snake is extremely dangerous to a person if bitten, though it is less toxic than the inland taipan.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 致命世界上最危险的动物之一。

The snake is described as extremely venomous and likely to be extremely dangerous to a human if bitten. Its toxicity is lower than that of the inland taipan.1

如果它咬人

加压固定法：用有弹性的绷带紧紧缠住咬伤处，再缠满整条肢体，用夹板固定，让人完全不动，直到救援到来。
不要清洗咬伤处：医院可以检测皮肤上残留的毒液，以选择正确的抗毒血清。

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 7 根香蕉首尾相接一样长46 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Central Ranges taipan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)

Central Ranges taipan 约 7.8 公里/小时 (4.8 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

The first specimen was nicknamed "Scully" after a character in the TV series The X-Files.1

It is the first new taipan species to be discovered in 125 years.1

The Central Ranges taipan was named one of the top five new species of 2007 by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.1

In 2010, a second specimen was found in the Great Victoria Desert, about 425 km south of where the first was discovered.1