Real version of the picture of cockscomb snake

The cockscomb snake is a fictional creature recorded in ancient Chinese folklore and ancient books. There are legends about it in the vast areas of eastern and southern China. It should be pointed out that the common name of the anole is also called "cockscomb snake". Chinese folklore holds that the cockscomb snake has a rooster-like comb, is more than a foot long and several inches in circumference, has different body colors, and can stand upright. The snake is extremely venomous. There are forests, cemeteries, etc. all over the north and south of the Yangtze River in China, including Dashanzhong and Daping Reservoir in Huangshan, Anhui (near Wudang Mountain to the southeast and Shennongjia to the south), Wofo Mountain in Bohai Town, Huairou District, Guian'an County in Hubei, and Sujia in Shenyang, Liaoning Dongshankou Village, Tun District, Shandong Forestland, Fengcheng, Tonghua, Jilin, Sichuan, Wuguishan, Guangshui, Hubei, Jiaodong, Hunan, Anhui, etc.

The picture is taken from Cockscomb Snake - Baidu Encyclopedia.

Extended information

The cockscomb snake, often called a "pheasant neck", is not a tiger-necked snake.

Some people also think that the cockscomb snake is an ancient snake. Small snakes are white and will turn red when they grow up. Snakes have special living habits and are more likely to have survival instincts. This kind of snakes If it is still alive, it is more likely to be in our country, because our country has related mythological records.

In the story passed down, if you see a cockscomb snake in the wild, the cockscomb snake will immediately launch a pursuit. At this time, passers-by can only run, but what should you do if you can't run? The best way is to take off your shoes and throw them into the sky. At this time, the cockscomb snake will jump up and compete with the shoes. If the shoes are higher than it, the cockscomb snake will be angry to death, but if it is not higher, it will be hurt. Its attacks include legendary snakes with eccentric tempers!

The tiger-spotted snake's neck is as red as fire, and there are venom glands on the back of its head like a crown. When threatened, it will erect its front body and spray venom from the venom glands on its neck, which is very capable of scaring people. . But in fact it is not very venomous and is a weakly venomous snake. Because of the venom glands on the neck of the tiger-spotted snake, most snakes do not dare to offend it (there are cases of vipers preying on cockscombs and being poisoned to death themselves), which is consistent with the rumor that it is the "King of Snakes".

Reference materials

Cockscomb snake-Baidu Encyclopedia