死亡蛇(英文名Death Adder,学名:Acanthophis antarcticus,常译作南棘蛇),是 爬虫纲有鳞目蛇亚目眼镜蛇科死亡蛇属的生物。死亡蛇是澳洲本土的特有种,也是在众多蛇类之中毒性最强的蛇种之一。比起同属死亡蛇属的其它邻种相比,死亡蛇相对较为常见。
偶尔,沙漠也奖励那些不怕死亡或蛇妖的人。
Once in a while, the desert rewards those not afraid of death or the snake-shaped genie.
案例:在电影《蛇与彩虹》中这种毒素被用于减缓演员的呼吸,以便使其看上去像是已经死亡。
Case Study: This toxin was used in the movie the Serpent and the Rainbow to slow the respiration of the victim so that it appeared as if he was dead.
不幸的是,这种抗毒蛇素的血清并没有在曼巴蛇出没的乡村区域广泛被利用,所以曼巴蛇致人死亡的事件依然时常发生。
Unfortunately, antivenin is still not widely available in the rural parts of the mamba’s range, and mamba-related deaths remain frequent.
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