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Uzungwe viper

Atheris barbouri

名字的由来： Its scientific name, barbouri, honours the American herpetologist (reptile scientist) Thomas Barbour.1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蝰蛇

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The Uzungwe viper is a small, rare snake that lives only on a few mountains in south-central Tanzania, in Africa. It lives on the ground in bushes and bamboo, and it mainly eats slugs and worms. Because it has such a tiny home range, it is special to scientists who study it.1

生活在

Uzungwe and Ukinga mountains, south-central Tanzania, Africa1

非洲

首页

It lives on the ground in bushes and bamboo undergrowth on mountain slopes, at about 1,800 m (5,900 ft). Moist forest is preferred, but it has also been found in the gardens of tea farms.1

长度

40 cm (1.3 ft)1

最高速度

约 3.1 公里/小时（1.9 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is believed to specialise in eating slugs, earthworms and other soft-bodied invertebrates, and possibly also frogs. How it catches its prey has not been described.1

Uzungwe viper的照片 — Uzungwe viper。照片：(c) Ryan van Huyssteen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)。 CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Small snake, reaching only 40 cm (16 in) in total length including the tail.1
Broad, triangular head that is clearly separate from the neck, with a short, rounded snout.1
Brown to blackish brown body with a pair of zigzag stripes running from the back of the head to the tail. The stripes may break into a chain of darker diamond-shaped blotches down the back.1
Belly is greenish white to olive.1
Relatively short tail that is not used for gripping.1

常被误认为： It is similar to Montatheris hindii and Proatheris superciliaris, which are also ground-living vipers. The zigzag stripes and short tail are the features to note.1

毒液之力

咬伤

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: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

No cases of bite have been recorded. Because its range is very small, bites are unlikely to occur.1

如果它咬人

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 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120 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Uzungwe 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)

Uzungwe viper 约 3.1 公里/小时 (1.9 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

It was first thought to be a burrowing snake, but this is now considered unlikely because it has no obvious body features for living underground.1

It has been found in the gardens of tea farms as well as in wild mountain forest.1

Its entire known range is only a few mountains in south-central Tanzania.1

给毒液专家

学名: Atheris barbouri
类别: 蝰蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: It lays eggs. Three females collected in February 1930 each contained 10 eggs.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3