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Forest night adder
Causus lichtensteinii
名字的由来: The scientific name honours German herpetologist Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein, a scientist who studied reptiles and amphibians.1
蝰蛇
咬伤
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。
咬伤The forest night adder is a venomous snake found in western, central and eastern Africa. Unlike many snakes with 'night' in their name, it is active during the day, and it mostly lives on the ground in rainforest near water.1
生活在
Western, central and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Liberia east through Ghana and Nigeria to Uganda and western Kenya1
非洲首页
This snake is mostly found in pristine rainforest, where very little light reaches the forest floor. It tends to live near water in swampy areas. In the Atewa Range Forest Reserve in Ghana, it has been found at heights of up to 670 m (2,200 ft).1
长度
30 cm到55 cm (1 ft到1.8 ft)1

怎样认出它
- Greenish or olive base colour, with a series of dark, narrow chevrons (V-shapes) pointing backwards down the back1
- Chevron pattern may be faint or develop into diamond-shaped (rhombic) markings1
- A characteristic white V-shape on the back of the neck1
- Black throat with yellow bands1
- Velvety-textured scales; young snakes are generally dark brown1
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?
Little is known about the venom of this snake, so its effects on the body are not well understood.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。它害怕时会做什么?
When disturbed, it puts on a threat display of hissing and puffing.1
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
和 17 块玩具积木排成一排一样长
110 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Forest night adder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)
Forest night adder 约 3.2 公里/小时 (2 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
- Causus lichtensteinii (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Causus lichtensteinii (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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如果它咬人