Side-striped palm pitviper
The side-striped palm pitviper is a green, tree-dwelling snake that lives in the mountain forests of Costa Rica and western Panama. It is venomous, and its bites can be serious, although deaths are rare. Its green colour helps it blend in among the leaves.1

怎样认出它
- Emerald to bluish green body with a series of yellow vertical bars along the back1
- Yellow iris (the coloured part of the eye)1
- Relatively slender body with a prehensile tail that can grip branches1
- Juveniles are usually brown with dark markings on the head and a yellow or chartreuse tail tip1
- Captive adults tend to turn blue over time1
毒液之力
它咬的时候,毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。
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。Bites can be serious, but fatalities are rare.1
好消息:医生有药(抗毒血清)或治疗方法。1
它害怕时会做什么?
It prefers to stay coiled and still, relying on its camouflage, and will strike quickly if touched.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 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
100 秒就能跑完 100 米(最快的人需要 9.6 秒)Side-striped palm pitviper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
Its prehensile tail acts as an anchor when resting and helps it grab prey when it strikes.1
Blue specimens are sometimes found in the wild, not only in captivity.1
Juveniles are brown, and it takes about 18–24 months for them to change to adult colours.1
A polyvalent antivenin that covers this species is produced by the Instituto Clodomiro Picado in Costa Rica.1
事实的来源
- Bothriechis lateralis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Bothriechis lateralis (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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如果它咬人