Ten most common snakes in Vietnam

Baihua Golden Snake, Baihua Golden Snake, Blunt-tailed Double-headed Snake, Green Golden Snake, Green Snake, lycodon ruhstrati, Laos Lycodon Ruhstrati, Golden Ring Snake, Zhoushan Cobra and Ribbed Snake.

1. Golden Snake with Hundred Flowers

The total length k of golden snake can reach 200 cm and its weight is 1-2kg. The head is almost pear-shaped, with red ochre, and the lips and back of the body are gray. There are 30-32 large hexagonal reddish-brown stripes in the center of the back, and the edges are colored. There are a series of smaller spots with the same color between the stripes and the side of the body. ?

The tail is light in color, with black stripes of 1 1- 13 under the neck and tail, white abdomen and black and white checkered spots. Distribution: Endemic to China, Guangdong and Guangxi (Guangxi and Guangdong), and also distributed in Vietnam and other places.

2. Golden Snake with Black Eyebrows

Black-browed brocade snake, also known as Guang snake, Weighing Star snake, cauliflower snake, Eye-spotted snake, etc. , is a large non-venomous snake. The total length of black-browed snake can reach about 2 meters, and the head and back are yellow-green or brown-gray; There are obvious black lines behind the eyes, and the front and middle parts of the back of the body are colored trapezoidal or butterfly-shaped markings, which are slightly like scales, hence the name scale snake;

From the middle of the back of the body, the markings gradually fade, but there are four clear black longitudinal bands that go straight to the tail end, and the edges of the central rows of back scales are weak.

3. blunt-tailed two-headed snake

Blunt-tailed two-headed snake, scientific name: calamariaseptentrional isboulenger, the total length is about 35cm. No nasal scales, buccal scales, temporal scales. Upper lip 4 scales, lower lip 5 scales, anterior eye 1 scales, posterior eye 1 scales. The scales on the back are smooth. Complete line 13. The anal scales are intact. Two rows of scales under the tail.

The tail is blunt and has yellow stripes; The shape, thickness and pattern of the tail are similar to those of the head, and there are similar yellow spots. At first glance, it looks like a two-headed head, so it is named a two-headed snake. Body color can be divided into two categories: one is that the back is completely gray, and the outer edges of scales are colored to form a net pattern; The other is taupe on the back. Because of its great value, it has been listed as one of the key protected wild animals by China State Forestry Administration.

4.green snake

Green snake is a kind of non-toxic snake, which belongs to amphibians and ampelopsis. Green brocade snake, as its name implies, has a green body, and its static appearance gives people a very beautiful feeling like a work of art, but it has been killed in large quantities because of its beautiful color, ornamental value and no scar, and has now been listed as a protected animal.

Green snakes are arboreal animals, mainly active in the daytime, and mainly feed on chirping, lizards, small mammals or frogs. Wild individuals are grumpy and aggressive.

5.green snake

Green snake, alias green snake and green bamboo mink, belongs to the genus green snake and is nontoxic. It is a beautiful small pet snake and a popular variety in pet snake. The green snake has a slender body and a medium build. Adult snakes are 80- 1 10 cm long, green in body, oval in head, narrow and round in snout, oval in hole, round in pupil and smooth in back.

The emerald snake is very docile and can even be described as "introverted". People will even avoid it when they see it, dare not bite, stay up at night, come out during the day, mainly during the day, and sleep in the tree at night.

6. lycodon ruhstrati

Lycodon ruhstrati (scientific name: Lycodonsubcinctus) is a reptile of the genus Agkistrodon. Mainly distributed in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Chinese mainland, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian and other places, generally living in the plains or mountainous areas. The model origin of this species is Java, Indonesia.

7. lycodon ruhstrati, Laos

Lycodon ruhstrati (scientific name: Lycodonlaoensis) in Laos is a reptile of Agkistrodon, belonging to Lycopodiaceae. It is distributed in Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and Yunnan in Chinese mainland. The pattern of this species originated from Laos and Thailand. This species has been listed in the List of Terrestrial Wild Animals under National Key Protection or with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value issued by the State Forestry Administration of China in August, 2000 1.

8. Golden Ring Snake

Golden ring snake, commonly known as golden belt, gold-clad iron belt, golden foot belt, flower fan handle (Hakka dialect), umbrella handle (Chaozhou dialect) or fingered citron snake, is a poisonous snake with front teeth and a famous edible snake species.

The toxicity of Bungarus multicinctus is weaker than that of its close relative Bungarus multicinctus, but it is still highly toxic, and the number is more than that of Bungarus multicinctus. Like other amphibian snakes, the golden ring snake moves slowly, does not like to attack humans, and mainly feeds on small vertebrates.

9.Zhoushan Cobra

Zhoushan cobra, the scientific name of which is Chinese cobra, belongs to the large front incisor viper. The toxin secreted by itself will lead to the bleeding of the bitten person, which will be life-threatening if it is not treated in time. Chinese cobra is resistant to high temperature and cold. It likes to hibernate in groups in winter, and it is easy to freeze to death when the temperature is below 9 degrees Celsius.

They like to live in plains, hills, mountains, bushes or bamboo forests, hillsides and graves, watersides at the foot of mountains, streams and fish ponds, fields and other places. They eat a wide range of food, mainly frogs and snakes, followed by birds and mice, and also eat lizards, loaches, eels and other small fish.

10. Wen snake hunting

China Coral Snake, also known as Red Ring Snake, belongs to the genus Lepidoptera of Cobra family. It is a particularly poisonous nerve snake, belonging to the small snake. The main feature of a snake is that there is a wide and obvious white stripe at the back of its head, and its body is mainly red, with black stripes all over its body and yellow thin edges on the outside.

The venom of China coral snake is mainly neurotoxic, which is very toxic. After being bitten, it will lead to reflex disorder, spasm, convulsion, paralysis and finally death. Although these symptoms may be the result of the synergistic effect of several snake venom components, they are obviously the neurotoxic effects of nerve function damage, mainly neuromuscular transmission.