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Ornamental snake

Denisonia maculata

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

咬伤吃：肉

The ornamental snake is a small snake that lives in Queensland, in eastern Australia. It mostly eats frogs and is active at night. It is not generally regarded as dangerous to people, but its bite can cause swelling and loss of consciousness.1

生活在

Brigalow Belt (North and South) and Desert Uplands bioregions, Queensland, Australia1

澳大利亚和大洋洲

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It shelters in cracks in the soil during the day. It is most often found in areas of deeply cracking alluvial soils, which are soils laid down by flowing water.1

长度

40 cm (1.3 ft)1

最高速度

约 5.9 公里/小时（3.7 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It appears to feed mainly on frogs.1

Ornamental snake的照片 — Ornamental snake。照片：Stewart Macdonald (Smacdonald)。 CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

A small snake, growing to about 40 cm long1
Active at night (nocturnal)1
Found in deeply cracking soils, where it hides in the cracks1

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？

Bites may cause localised swelling, which means swelling around the bite site. Bites may also cause loss of consciousness.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。

It is not generally regarded as dangerous to humans. Large specimens should be treated with caution.1

如果它咬人

加压固定法：用有弹性的绷带紧紧缠住咬伤处，再缠满整条肢体，用夹板固定，让人完全不动，直到救援到来。
不要清洗咬伤处：医院可以检测皮肤上残留的毒液，以选择正确的抗毒血清。

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 2 根香蕉首尾相接一样长和 12 块玩具积木排成一排一样长61 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Ornamental 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)

Ornamental snake 约 5.9 公里/小时 (3.7 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 bites are not generally regarded as dangerous, but large individuals should be handled with caution, which means treated with respect and kept at a distance.1

It appears to be mainly a frog eater.1

During the day it is thought to shelter in cracks in the soil.1

It is nocturnal, so it is most active after dark.1