White-lipped pit viper
The white-lipped pit viper is a venomous snake that lives in trees in Southeast Asia. It is green with pale colouring around the head, which helps it blend in among leaves. Its bite can cause serious harm, so it is important to recognise it and keep well away.1

怎样认出它
- Green above1
- The side of the head below the eyes is yellow, white or pale green, much lighter than the rest of the head1
- The belly is green, yellowish or white1
- Males have a light stripe along the sides of the body, which females do not have1
- Maximum length is about 60 cm for males and 81 cm for females1
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?
The venom is primarily hemotoxic, meaning it mainly damages blood and tissue. It contains procoagulant properties, which make the blood clot. The effects of a bite can range from mild envenoming to death.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。Bites from this species range from mild envenoming to death. There have been many reported bites, but few of them have been fatal.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 5 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)White-lipped pit 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
事实的来源
- Trimeresurus albolabris (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Trimeresurus albolabris (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