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Malabar pit viper
Craspedocephalus malabaricus
对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。The Malabar pit viper is a venomous snake that lives in the Western Ghats mountains of southwestern India. It is active at night and spends much of its time near streams in wet forests. Its bite is painful, but its venom causes moderate, short-lived effects.1
生活在
Western Ghats mountains of southwestern India, at 600 to 2,000 metres above sea level1
亚洲首页
It lives in riparian forests, which grow along rivers and streams, and is especially found beside hill streams and torrents in dense wet rainforests. It may also be found in evergreen and deciduous forests, on the ground, on rocks in stream beds, on low plants and in shrubs.1
长度
1.1 m (3.4 ft)1
它吃什么?
It preys on frogs, lizards, nestling birds, musk shrews, mice and other small animals.1

怎样认出它
- Many colour morphs exist, including yellow, green and brown.1
- Its weakly keeled body scales are arranged in 21 or 19 rows at midbody.1
- Its tail is prehensile, meaning it can grip.1
- It is nocturnal, so it is usually inactive in the day, though it is sometimes seen basking on rocks or trees near streams.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 causes moderate pain and swelling in humans. These symptoms subside within a day or two.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。Its bite causes moderate pain and swelling, which ease within a day or two.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 2 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长
和 6 根香蕉首尾相接一样长
100 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Malabar pit viper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)
Malabar pit viper 约 3.5 公里/小时 (2.2 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
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Craspedocephalus malabaricus (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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咬伤


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