Ottoman viper
The Ottoman viper is a venomous viper, which means it injects venom when it bites. It lives in northeastern Greece, European Turkey, western Anatolia and some Greek and Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea. Its venom is potent, and it has caused deaths in adults, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

毒液之力
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 is mainly cytotoxic, which damages cells, and haemotoxic, which damages blood. It injects only small amounts in a bite, but the venom is highly potent. Severe envenomation is more likely if venom is injected directly into a vein.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。The venom has caused deaths in adult humans. Young children and older people are at greater risk of severe envenomation.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 2.5 只家猫鼻子接尾巴一样长
和 7 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)Ottoman 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?
事实
Lab studies found that the venom of an adult male of 70 kg would have an estimated lethal dose of 40 to 50 mg.1
The largest recorded individuals, up to 130 cm long, come from certain Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.1
In one study of 4,446 snakes, the average venom yield was 10 mg (dry weight), and the largest yield was 18 mg.1
Although it is rated Least Concern by the IUCN, it is strictly protected under Appendix II of the Berne Convention.1
事实的来源
- Montivipera xanthina (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Montivipera xanthina (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


怎样认出它
如果它咬人