Field's horned viper
咬伤Field's horned viper is a venomous snake from the viper family. It lives in the deserts of the Middle East. Its venom is unusual because it attacks the nerves, while most vipers' venom damages tissue and blood vessels.1

怎样认出它
- It has fewer scales in certain counts than the Persian horned viper.1
- Its tail is much shorter compared with its overall body length.1
- Several rows of its side scales are almost smooth.1
常被误认为: It is most often confused with the Persian horned viper. The Persian horned viper has strongly keeled (ridged) scales on its back and sides, while Field's horned viper has smooth side scales. Its tail is also much shorter.1
毒液之力
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 contains several fractions with marked neurotoxic activity, which means it attacks the nerves. This differs from the Persian horned viper, whose venom causes strong bleeding and tissue damage typical of most vipers. Its venom is venomous, so bites are a medical emergency.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。
如果它咬人
- No antivenom is available for bites from this snake. A polyvalent antiserum may offer some protection against its blood-damaging toxins, but none against the nerve-attacking effects of its venom.1
- 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
它有多大?
它有多长?
和 3 根香蕉首尾相接一样长
110 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Field's horned 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?
事实
谣言粉碎机
谣言: It is just a subspecies of the Persian horned viper.
真相: Most sources now classify it as a separate species, Pseudocerastes fieldi.1
事实的来源
- Field's horned viper (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pseudocerastes fieldi (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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