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Habu

Protobothrops flavoviridis

可致命不治疗可能会要你的命。如果它咬了你，赶快求助。

咬伤吃：肉

The habu is a venomous pit viper that lives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. It is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops. Its bite is serious, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

生活在

Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands1

亚洲

首页

The habu lives on the larger volcanic islands, but not on the smaller coral islands. It is often found where palm forest meets cultivated fields, and also on rock walls, in old tombs and in caves. It often enters homes and other buildings in search of rats and mice.1

长度

1.2 m到2.4 m (3.9 ft到7.9 ft)1

最高速度

约 4.2 公里/小时（2.6 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

The habu hunts rats and mice, and it often enters homes in search of them.1

Habu的照片 — Habu。照片：B. P. White。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Typically 120 to 150 cm long, including the tail, and slender with a large head1
Light olive or brown body with elongated dark green or brownish blotches1
Blotches have yellow edges, sometimes yellow spots, and often join to form wavy stripes1
Whitish belly with dark edges1
Crown of the head covered with small scales1

常被误认为： In Okinawa Prefecture, the name habu can also refer to the Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans), also called the elegant pit viper. This is a different species.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？

The venom is highly toxic and contains cytotoxin, which damages body cells, and hemorrhagin, which damages blood vessels and causes bleeding. A bite can cause nausea, vomiting and low blood pressure, and it can possibly cause death. Some victims have lost movement in their hands and legs, even after treatment.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。

The Amami Islands have about two snakebites per 1,000 people, which is considered very high. The fatality rate is less than 1%. Bites are not life-threatening if the victim receives medical care promptly, but 6 to 8% of victims suffer permanent disability.1

它害怕时会做什么？

The habu is bold and irritable, and it can strike quickly from a long reach.1

如果它咬人

Get medical care promptly. With prompt medical care, bites are not life-threatening.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

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 5 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 13 根香蕉首尾相接一样长86 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Habu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)

Habu 约 4.2 公里/小时 (2.6 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

On Okinawa, habus are heavily collected to make habushu, a liquor made from awamori sake, which is said to have medicinal properties.1

Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young.1

Hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look the same as the adults.1

The small Indian mongoose was introduced to Okinawa in 1910 to reduce the habu population. The effects of this have not been studied, but similar introductions have harmed native wildlife.1

The habu is the largest member of its genus, Protobothrops.1

给毒液专家

学名: Protobothrops flavoviridis
类别: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: Unlike most pit vipers, the habu lays eggs. Up to 18 eggs are laid in mid-summer, and the hatchlings are about 25 cm long and look like adults.1
对人的危险: 4 / 5: 非常危险3