Distinctive characteristics of Sakishimahabu: Skin is brown, overlaid with a dark brown zig-zag pattern. Originally found in the Yaeyama Islands, but has since moved to Itoman City and the southern part of Okinawa.
Tips
Poisonous snakes of Okinawa
Mamushi pit-viper or Agkistrodon blomhoffi
Mamushi Viper (Gloydius blomhoffii) is the most familiar and famous poisonous snake in Japan.
If you are bitten by a poisonous snake
Mamushi pit-viper or Agkistrodon blomhoffi
Mamushi Viper (Gloydius blomhoffii) is the most familiar and famous poisonous snake in Japan.
Dangerous bites and stings
BITES AND STINGS SnakesGila MonstersInsect / Spider BitesAfricanized Honey Bees
Katsuren Castle
Eco-tour in Yanbaru
Iriomote yamaneko: a nocturnal wildcat that inhabits only Iriomote Island
Honeybee
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Characteristics
Bee venom (Apitoxin) can be found under two major forms:
Apitherapy
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Characteristics
Bee venom (Apitoxin) can be found under two major forms:
Gusuku, Sonohyan Utaki, Tamaudun, Shikina-en, Sefa Utaki
Sefa Utaki is a sacred grove located in the Kudeken area of Chinen Village.
The ruins of Nakijin castle are located in the northern part of Okinawa Island in the Imadomari area of Nakijin Village.