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Spiny bush viper

Atheris hispida

名字的由来： Its common names come from its spiny, bristly scales, which give it a hairy look.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

蝰蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

The spiny bush viper is a venomous snake with a bristly, shaggy look caused by spiky scales along its body. It lives in parts of Central and East Africa, mostly in forests and reedy places. Its venom can be dangerous to people, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

生活在

Central and East Africa: northern and eastern DR Congo, southwestern Uganda, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania1

非洲

首页

It can climb reeds and stalks and is often found basking on top of flowers and the tips of leaves. It is mostly active at night.1

长度

73 cm (2.4 ft)1

最高速度

约 3.3 公里/小时（2.1 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It feeds on mammals, frogs, lizards and sometimes birds. It sometimes hunts mammals on the ground.1

Spiny bush viper的照片 — Spiny bush viper。照片：Bree McGhee。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Its body is covered in long, heavily keeled scales (scales with a raised ridge), which make it look shaggy and bristly.1
The scales around the head and neck are the longest, and they get shorter towards the tail.1
It has a short snout, more so in males than in females.1
Males are surprisingly long and slender compared with females.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 is mainly neurotoxic, meaning it attacks the nerves. It also contains cytotoxins, which damage cells, and fasciculins, which affect nerve signals. The strength of the venom varies between individual snakes and can be influenced by region, weather and altitude. Reports of bites show severe bleeding of internal organs.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。

A bite can be fatal to people who do not get proper first aid and antivenom treatment. Its venom was once thought to be weaker than that of many other snakes, possibly because bites are uncommon, but recent reports show this is not the case.1

好消息：医生有药（抗毒血清）或治疗方法。1

如果它咬人

A bite needs proper first aid, followed by antivenom treatment. Without these, a bite can be fatal.1
让人保持安静不动，被咬的肢体与心脏保持同一高度，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院。

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 根香蕉首尾相接一样长110 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Spiny bush 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)

Spiny bush viper 约 3.3 公里/小时 (2.1 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Its venom can vary greatly between individuals of the same species, even depending on the weather and altitude.1

Its scales are heavily keeled, meaning each has a raised ridge, and these are often called spikes.1

It can climb reeds and stalks and often rests on top of flowers.1

Males are much longer and more slender than females.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Its venom is weaker than that of many other snakes.

真相： Its venom was once thought to be less toxic, but there are now reports of bites causing severe bleeding of internal organs.1

给毒液专家

学名: Atheris hispida
类别: 蝰蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: It gives birth to live young, up to 12 at a time, and each newborn is about 15 cm long.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3