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Dubois' sea snake

Aipysurus duboisii

名字的由来： The specific name duboisii honours Belgian naturalist Charles Frédéric Dubois.1

可致命不治疗可能会要你的命。如果它咬了你，赶快求助。

海蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。

Dubois' sea snake is a sea snake that lives in shallow waters around northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. It is an extremely venomous snake, and it is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It lives among coral reefs and sandy seabeds, so people who snorkel or dive in these waters may meet it.1

生活在

Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and the northern, eastern and western coasts of Australia1

印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海

首页

It lives in coral reef flats and over sandy and silty seabeds, down to depths of 80 m. Seaweed, invertebrates, and corals or sponges give it places to shelter.1

长度

1.5 m (4.9 ft)1

最高速度

约 4 公里/小时（2.5 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It preys on moray eels and various fish that live on the seafloor.1

Dubois' sea snake的照片 — Dubois' sea snake。照片：rcrofts。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Adults grow up to 148 cm in total length, including the tail, but are usually around 80 cm.1
The head is slightly wider than the neck.1
The tail is relatively long.1
The chin and throat are lighter in colour than the rest of the body.1
Colour and body pattern vary a great deal between individuals.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 extremely potent. In laboratory tests on mice, it was the most toxic sea snake tested and the third most toxic snake overall, behind the inland taipan and the eastern brown snake. Its fangs are short, at 1.8 mm, and its venom yield is 0.43 mg.1

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 one of the top three most venomous snakes in the world. It has a medium level of aggression and bites only when provoked, not spontaneously.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It will bite if provoked, but it does not attack without reason.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。
把人带出水面，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太平洋印度洋珊瑚海帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 3 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 8 根香蕉首尾相接一样长45 秒就能游完一个大泳池（50 米）

Dubois' sea 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？

一个在游泳的人 约 3 公里/小时 (1.9 mph)

Dubois' sea snake 约 4 公里/小时 (2.5 mph)

一名奥运游泳选手 约 8 公里/小时 (5 mph)

值得了解

事实

It is the most venomous sea snake tested, and one of the top three most venomous snakes in the world.1

Its fangs are only 1.8 mm long, which is short for a snake.1

It can live at depths of up to 80 m.1

It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1

给毒液专家

学名: Aipysurus duboisii
类别: 海蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海, 海洋
宝宝: It is viviparous, so it gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs.1
对人的危险: 4 / 5: 非常危险3