Twin-spotted rattlesnake
The twin-spotted rattlesnake is a small venomous snake that lives among rocky mountains in the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is a pit viper, a group of snakes that use heat-sensing pits to find their prey. No bites to people from this snake have been recorded.1

怎样认出它
- Ground colour is grey, bluish-grey, brownish-grey, or medium to reddish-brown, usually with fine brown speckling1
- A series of dark blotches runs along the back, often split down the middle to form 39 to 64 pairs1
- It is a small rattlesnake, usually 50 to 60 cm long including the tail1
- It has a rattle at the tail end1
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 not well studied. Some have suggested it may be highly potent, but little is known about its effects on the body.1
它对人有多危险?
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。No bites to humans from this snake have been recorded.1
它害怕时会做什么?
It may rattle furiously at people passing by, although the sound can be hard to hear among the rocks. Its colour pattern helps it blend with the light and shadow of the mountains.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 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)Twin-spotted rattlesnake和你比起来有多大?
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它有多快?
事实
谣言粉碎机
谣言: Its venom is known to be very potent and dangerous to people.
真相: High potency has only been suggested. Little is known about its venom, and no bites to humans have been recorded.1
事实的来源
- Crotalus pricei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Crotalus pricei (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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