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MacClelland's coral snake

Sinomicrurus macclellandi

名字的由来： The specific name macclellandi honours John McClelland, a physician and naturalist who worked for the East India Company.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

MacClelland's coral snake is a small venomous snake from southern and eastern Asia. It has a thin reddish-brown body with thin black cross bars, and it is mainly active at night. Its venom is strong, but the snake is shy and not likely to strike unless it is provoked.1

生活在

Southern and eastern Asia, from northern India to southern China, Taiwan, Laos and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan)1

亚洲

首页

It lives in forest litter, on hillsides and in lowlands. It is often found hiding under leaves, and it is mainly active at night.1

长度

40 cm到80 cm (1.3 ft到2.6 ft)1

最高速度

约 6.2 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 small reptiles, such as lizards and snakes.1

MacClelland's coral snake的照片 — MacClelland's coral snake。照片：lin_tube。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Small snake, about 40 to 80 cm long including the tail1
Thin body with a reddish-brown back and thin black cross bars1
Creamy white belly1
Small, round, black head with a broad creamy white band across it and black outlines at the middle of the head1
Smooth scales arranged in 13 rows at midbody1

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 other elapids, it has a potent neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves and is capable of killing a person. Bite symptoms include numbness of the lips, difficulty speaking and breathing, and then blurred vision. Severe bite victims may die of sudden heart failure.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。

Only a few human deaths have been recorded, all in Thailand. The snake is quite docile and is not likely to strike actively.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It is docile and not likely to strike actively.1

如果它咬人

让人保持安静不动，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院：抗毒血清是治疗方法。

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58 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

MacClelland's coral 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)

MacClelland's coral snake 约 6.2 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

Females lay clutches of 6 to 14 eggs.1

It has a thin body and smooth scales, unlike many snakes with keeled scales.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Venomous snakes always attack people on sight.

真相： This snake is quite docile and is not likely to strike actively, even though its venom is potent.1

给毒液专家

学名: Sinomicrurus macclellandi
类别: 眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: It is oviparous, meaning it lays eggs. Mature females lay clutches of 6 to 14 eggs.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3