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Forsten's cat snake

Boiga forsteni

名字的由来： The specific name, forsteni, honours the Dutch naturalist Eltio Alegondas Forsten (1811–1843).1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

后沟牙蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

Forsten's cat snake is a slender, nocturnal tree snake from South Asia. It hunts at night in trees and is mildly venomous. It lives in lowland forests and farmland across Nepal, Sri Lanka and parts of India.1

生活在

Nepal, Sri Lanka and many states of India, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Gujarat1

亚洲

首页

Lowland forests and agricultural areas. It is arboreal, so it spends much of its time in trees and bushes. It is active at night.1

长度

1.5 m (4.8 ft)1

最高速度

约 6.3 公里/小时（3.9 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It preys on lizards, snakes, birds, bats and rodents.1

Forsten's cat snake的照片 — Forsten's cat snake。照片：Jidnesh Doshi。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

The upper body is brown, with angular black crossbars that are more or less regular.1
Some individuals have white spots between the black crossbars.1
A black band runs from the front of the head to the nape (back of the neck), and another black band lies behind each eye.1
The underside is white, either plain or spotted with brown.1
The body is flattened from side to side, and the snake is nocturnal and climbs in trees.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 mild, as in other snakes of the genus Boiga. It is a rear-fanged snake, meaning its fangs sit toward the back of the mouth.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。

如果它咬人

清洗咬伤处，让人保持冷静并就医。有些种类（比如非洲树蛇）可能几小时后才致命。

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 3 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 8 根香蕉首尾相接一样长57 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Forsten's cat 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？

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

Forsten's cat snake 约 6.3 公里/小时 (3.9 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

It is one of the few snakes in its region that hunts birds, bats and other snakes as well as rodents and lizards.1

Its body is flattened from side to side, which is a shape typical of many tree-living snakes.1

It is active at night and spends much of its life in trees.1

Its enlarged teeth sit at the front of the roof of the mouth and in the lower jaw, and they are much bigger than the other teeth.1

给毒液专家

学名: Boiga forsteni
类别: 后沟牙蛇
家人: Colubridae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: It lays eggs (oviparous). Mature females lay 5–10 eggs, and in India the eggs are laid in August and September.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3