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Rhabdophis tigrinus, also known commonly as the tiger keelback, [2] yamakagashi, or kkotbaem, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Many sources, though not ITIS, [3] recognize one subspecies, Rhabdophis tigrinus formosanus of Taiwan. [2] [4]
Rhabdophis tigrinus (H. Boie, 1826) – tiger grooved-neck keelback, tiger keelback, Japanese grass snake, yamakagashi Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Rhabdophis .
The toxicity of snake venom, based on laboratory tests conducted on mice, is sometimes used to gauge the extent of danger to humans, but this is not enough. Many venomous snakes are specialized predators whose venom may be adapted specifically to incapacitate their preferred prey. [ 15 ]
The untreated mortality rate from tiger snake bites is reported to be between 40 and 60%. [92] It is a major cause of snakebites and occasional snakebite deaths in Australia. [93] The African tiger snake (Telescopus semiannulatus), 60–70 cm long, on the other hand, is rear-fanged and only mildly venomous and not dangerous to humans.
The tiger snake is also responsible for the second-highest number of bites in the country per Australian Geographic, and is the fifth most venomous snake in the world, according to the Rainforest ...
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Pelagic sea snake or yellow-bellied sea snake 바다뱀 Rhabdophis tigrinus tigrinus [15] Boie Tiger keelback 유혈목이, 꽃뱀 Common throughout Sibynophis collaris [16] Gray Black-headed snake or collared snake 비바리뱀 Jeju (discovered there in 1981) Vipera berus sachalinensis [17] Common viper 북살모사 North Korea
Rhabdophis subminiatus, commonly called the red-necked keelback or red-necked keelback snake, is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia. Unusual for colubrids, it is also poisonous.