What are the details and living habits of Agkistrodon acutus?

It hurts to be bitten by Agkistrodon acutus.

There has always been a saying that you can't walk five steps after being bitten by an adder. Of course, this is actually just a joke. Agkistrodon acutus is indeed very toxic, but it is not so violent. The poison of Agkistrodon acutus is blood circulation poison, which will cause severe pain after being bitten. What are the habits of this poisonous snake?

The living area of snakes is mainly related to altitude, vegetation, water conditions, food objects and other related factors. The diversity of snake habitat environment is some unique living habits formed by snakes in the long-term evolution process in order to adapt to the changes of external living conditions. Therefore, a snake will definitely choose a place with suitable temperature, good concealment, rich food nearby and close to water as its habitat. The habitat environment of various snakes and their morphological characteristics obtained in response to a certain environment for a long time are relatively stable.

The habitat of Agkistrodon acutus is terrestrial, but a few of them are arboreal, and the habitat of different kinds of snakes is also different. Agkistrodon acutus mainly lives in the evergreen deciduous mixed forest at an altitude of 400-700 meters. In summer, it likes to move around the ditch of the mountain pier. They generally choose to live in a cool and ventilated place with trees and water, and also move in tea gardens, farmland and woodpiles, where they can climb trees and enter other people's houses. In winter, they spend the winter in natural holes formed by tree roots or old mouse holes.

From sting to heavy snow, the activity cycle of Agkistrodon acutus is about 9 months a year, and the main factors affecting its activity are temperature, humidity and food. When the temperature is 20-30℃, the activity is the most frequent, and when the temperature is as high as 35-38℃, it is often concentrated at the water's edge.

Agkistrodon acutus in the wild usually feeds on social rats, dogleg rats, weasels and thoracic spine frogs. The distribution of Agkistrodon acutus in mountain docks is related to the distribution and quantity of Rana spinosa. Because it will enter human rooms and feed on Rattus flavipectus.

During the breeding period, the smelly gland secretion at the base of the tail of the female snake has a special smell to attract the male snake. There is a phenomenon of courtship before mating, and the two are intertwined during mating. It should be noted that snakes are more grumpy than usual when mating. At this time, if it is disturbed by the outside world, it will launch a fierce attack. Most female snakes lay their eggs in natural caves, which are shallow, short and dry. The number of eggs laid varies. Young female snakes lay eggs early, but the number is small. Old female snakes lay eggs late, but in large numbers, generally 12- 18.

The overwintering period of Agkistrodon acutus from heavy snow to the next year is about 3 months. The wintering cave is deep. Snakes often live with snakes of all sizes, and sometimes they live in the same cave with Agkistrodon halys. When the temperature is 8℃, it is equal to the surface temperature of the snake. When the temperature is higher than 8℃, the surface temperature of the snake is always slightly lower than the air temperature by 65438 0℃. When the temperature is lower than 8℃, the surface temperature of the snake is slightly higher than the temperature 1 1℃, and it can bite people. When the temperature is lower than 17℃, the captive cubs will not move, and when exposed to 12℃, they will show a state of wanting to bite.