…Although most Australian cobras are small and beautiful, they also include the large Taipan Oxyuranus scutulatus (English name taipan), which is 3-4m long and considered the most aggressive venomous snake. A unique species is the death adder Acanthophis antarcticus (English name death adder), which is a cobra but looks and acts like a pit viper in both appearance and ecology. As its name suggests, it has a very high mortality rate. The famous Indian cobra "cobra dance" is not a show in which the cobra "dances" to the sound of a flute (snakes can hardly hear sounds), but a show that makes good use of their threatening behavior. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Acanthophis antarcticus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…オーストラリア産コブラ類は多くは美しい小型の一群であるが,全長3~4mの大型で,もっとも攻撃的な毒ヘビとされるタイパンOxyuranus scutulatus(英名taipan)なども含まれる。ユニークな存在は,コブラでありながら形態,生態ともにマムシ類とそっくりのデスアダーAcanthophis antarcticus(英名death adder)で,“死の毒ヘビ”という名が示すとおり致命率はきわめて高い。 有名なインドコブラの“コブラ踊”は,コブラが笛の音につれて“踊る”ものでなく(ヘビは音がほとんど聞こえない),彼らの威嚇行動をうまく利用したショーである。… ※「Acanthophis antarcticus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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