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Hime habu

Ovophis okinavensis

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

咬伤吃：肉

The hime habu is a pit viper, a type of venomous snake. It lives on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands. It hunts rodents in open fields, especially sugar cane fields.1

生活在

Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Amami Islands1

亚洲

首页

It lives in open woodland, forests, mountains and fields, and in farming areas near streams and ponds. It can also be found around human homes. People are most likely to meet it at night on paths or in crop fields during the day.1

长度

30 cm到80 cm (1 ft到2.6 ft)1

最高速度

约 3.4 公里/小时（2.1 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It hunts rodents and other vertebrates in open areas, especially sugar cane fields. It sometimes hunts near human homes.1

Hime habu的照片 — Hime habu。照片：unknown。 Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Adults are usually 30 to 80 cm long.1
The body is pale greenish-brown or yellowish-olive, sometimes pale brown.1
It has alternating darker brownish or greenish blotches, each edged with yellowish scales.1
The head is large and triangular, clearly wider than the neck, with a narrow dark stripe behind the eye.1

常被误认为： The name Okinawa habu usually refers to a different species, Hon habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis). The mamushi, which is also a local name for this snake in the Amami language, is the common name for the unrelated species Gloydius blomhoffii.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？

Like most vipers, its venom is mainly haemotoxin, which affects the blood, along with factors that damage cells. The venom is relatively weak. Because of this, it is usually not life-threatening.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。

The venom is usually not life-threatening. People should still seek medical attention promptly after a bite.1

如果它咬人

Seek medical attention promptly after a bite.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 1.5 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 4 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）

Hime 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)

Hime habu 约 3.4 公里/小时 (2.1 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

It can give birth to live young or lay eggs, depending on environmental conditions.1

Its venom is weaker than that of many vipers, so no antivenom is made for it.1

It is considered a sluggish snake, and people are often bitten when they step on it at night.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： The name Okinawa habu refers to this snake.

真相： The name Okinawa habu usually refers to Hon habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis), a different species.1

给毒液专家

学名: Ovophis okinavensis
类别: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: The snake is both egg-laying and live-bearing. Depending on conditions, females either lay eggs or keep them inside to give birth to live young.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3