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Many-banded krait

Bungarus multicinctus

名字的由来： "Krait" comes from the Hindi word karait, which may trace back to a Sanskrit word meaning "black". The scientific name multicinctus is Latin for "encircled with many bands".1

致命地球上最致命的动物之一。如果它咬了你，立刻呼救。快速救治和抗毒血清能救活大多数人。立刻拨打急救电话。

眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 致命世界上最危险的动物之一。

The many-banded krait is an extremely venomous snake found in central and southern China and much of Southeast Asia. It is black or bluish-black with many white bands across its body. It matters because its bite can be fatal, and it is one of the most venomous land snakes in the world.1

生活在

Central and southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Laos and northern Vietnam. Possibly Thailand too.1

亚洲

首页

It mostly lives in marshy, humid lowland areas, often near rivers, streams, rice paddies and ditches. It can also be found in shrublands, woodlands, farmland, mangroves, villages and suburban areas, and it sometimes reaches elevations of about 1,500 m.1

长度

1 m到1.9 m (3.3 ft到6.1 ft)1

最高速度

约 7.3 公里/小时（4.5 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It mainly feeds on fish, and also eats other snakes, including its own species. It also eats rodents, eels, frogs and occasionally lizards. Unlike other kraits, it is not mainly a snake-eater.1

Many-banded krait的照片 — Many-banded krait。照片：Yung-Lun Lin。 CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

The body is black to dark bluish-black.1
It has about 21 to 30 white or creamy white cross bands along its upper body.1
The short, pointed tail is black with 7 to 11 white cross bands.1
The head is mostly black, broad and oval, and slightly flat.1
Young snakes often have whitish blotches on the underside of the head.1

常被误认为： The Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) is easily confused with this species. A 2017 genetic study found that many museum specimens labelled as many-banded kraits in China were actually Malayan kraits.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 contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves and the connections between nerves and muscles. Local effects are usually mild, with slight itching and numbness rather than serious swelling or pain. Symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite and can include drooping eyelids, double vision, weakness, tongue paralysis, loss of voice and difficulty breathing.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 致命世界上最危险的动物之一。

Estimated death rates from untreated bites vary between studies, from 25–35% to 70–100%. In a serious bite, breathing can stop and lead to death. In 2001, a juvenile bit the herpetologist Joe Slowinski in Myanmar and he died 29 hours later.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It is generally timid and placid, but it is more defensive at night and thrashes about when handled.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 4 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长和 10 根香蕉首尾相接一样长49 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Many-banded krait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)

Many-banded krait 约 7.3 公里/小时 (4.5 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

Its venom is among the most potent of any land snake, based on lab tests on mice dating back to 1943.1

In 2001, a juvenile bite in Myanmar killed Joe Slowinski, which drew worldwide attention to the species.1

The snake that bit Slowinski was first thought to be this species, but it was later classified as a different species.1

It is active from April and retreats into hibernation in November.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： American soldiers in the Vietnam War called it the "two-step snake", believing its venom could kill a person within two steps.

真相： Its symptoms usually start one to six hours after a bite, and death can take much longer. The two-step belief is wrong, and a bite still needs urgent medical care.1

给毒液专家

学名: Bungarus multicinctus
类别: 眼镜蛇、曼巴蛇和环蛇
家人: Elapidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: It lays eggs. Females usually lay 3 to 15 eggs, and up to 20 are possible. The eggs hatch about six weeks later, and the young are about 25 cm long.1
寿命: 约 13.7 年1
对人的危险: 5 / 5: 致命3