Agkistrodon acutus is the only member of the genus Agkistrodon acutus in crotalinae, which is a special product of China and a national second-class protected wild animal. It is common in high-altitude mountainous areas in southern China, especially Wuyi Mountain Range, Luo Xiao Mountain Range and Wuling Mountain Range, and also exists in Yunnan and eastern Sichuan. Agkistrodon acutus is mostly found in Taiwan Province Province, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and other places, and distributed in Vietnam and Laos abroad.

Body surface characteristics of Agkistrodon acutus

Living habits of Agkistrodon acutus

Agkistrodon acutus lives in the dark and humid places with dense forests in mountainous areas or hilly areas. It was once found on wet rocks or fallen leaves beside mountain streams, in crevices of big rocks under waterfalls, under rocks and in grass beside the road. Agkistrodon acutus is a typical mountain snake. It likes cooler climate, especially after rainy days.

Agkistrodon acutus mainly preys on frogs, lizards and small rodents. The swallowing speed of Agkistrodon halys is actually not fast. It takes 5-6 minutes to swallow a small mouse, but it takes 15 minutes for a larger bird. Viper's mandible is very flexible, and it can swallow food several times thicker than its own body, so Viper never refuses any behemoth. The digestion speed of Agkistrodon halys is not fast. An adult Agkistrodon halys can stop eating for 5 or 6 days after a full meal.

There is also a folk saying that Agkistrodon acutus "dies when it touches vegetation". In fact, it is because Agkistrodon acutus crouches for a long time during hunting, and its body inhibits the growth of grass that comes into contact with its abdomen.

Beware of snakes with triangular heads in the wild.

The fangs of Agkistrodon acutus

Agkistrodon includes: Agkistrodon, Agkistrodon, Agkistrodon, rattlesnake, Agkistrodon, and some endemic snakes such as rattlesnake, giant viper, cave snake, etc. Agkistrodon acutus is also a member of the unique Agkistrodon acutus family. The members of Agkistrodon halys are poisonous snakes, all of which have long bodies and hollow fangs. These fangs are generally long, and when not in use, they will be folded and attached to the upper wall of the mouth. The poisonous snake has a triangular head with poisonous glands in it. Therefore, we should be vigilant when we see that the snake head is triangular in the wild.

Agkistrodon acutus is not as toxic as Agkistrodon multicyclic.

Agkistrodon acutus venom is mainly a circulating toxin. When they bite or hunt, they will directly inject venom into the muscles of the caught object through long tubular teeth. The deadly venom of Agkistrodon acutus is their digestive juice. The LD50 of Agkistrodon acutus is 9.2- 10mg/kg, and the unit toxicity is not strong, but the detoxification amount at one time is very large, not less than 200mg. The LD50 of Agkistrodon acutus was 0.09mg/kg, and the detoxification amount was only 15 mg- 18 mg. Comparatively speaking, the unit toxin of Agkistrodon acutus is far less than that of Agkistrodon acutus, but due to the large amount of detoxification, the toxin in one bite is not weaker than that of Agkistrodon acutus.

Being bitten by Agkistrodon acutus has serious consequences.