Golden RingSnake(Banded krait) is also known as golden armor belt, golden armor and so on. They are a very venomous snake, but under normal circumstances, the golden ring snake will not attack humans. More than silver ring snake.

The golden ring snake is also a well-known edible snake species. The golden ring snake is distributed at about 25 degrees north latitude and its south, including Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and southern Yunnan. It can reach Nanchang, Jiangxi in the east and north. There are also many distributions in the mountainous areas of Hunan.

Chinese name: Golden Ring Snake

Chinese alias: Yellow snake, golden armor belt, Buddha snake, gold Armor, Golden Retribution, Gold Clad Iron, Xuannan Whip, Golden Snake, etc.

English name: Banded krait

Banded krait: Bungarus fasciatus

Kingdom: Animalia

phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Cobra Elapidae

Genus: Cyclops Bungarus

Species: Cyclops B. fasciatus

Distribution: Guangxi Province, Guangdong Province, Hainan Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Yunnan Province, Hubei Province; overseas distribution in Vietnam, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar and other countries.

Golden RingSnake 983-1,500mm in length with anterior groove teeth. The head is oval, the tail is very short, the tail is slightly triangular, the end of the tail is blunt and slightly flat, and the whole body is black and yellow with a few obvious ribs, the black and yellow rings are almost the same width, yellow The ring pattern has 20-28 rings on the body, and the black ring pattern is 20-26+3-5. There are 3-5 rings at the tail, 15 rows of smooth dorsal scales, one row of scales in the center of the back is particularly large, anal phosphorus is complete, the scales below the tail are single row, and the abdomen is grayish white. The head and back are dark brown, with dirty yellow "∧"-shaped spots on the pillow and neck. The dorsal ridge is ridged, so the trunk is slightly triangular in cross section, and the tail end is blunt. The head is oval in shape, indistinguishable from the neck, with typical 9 large scales on the back of the head, smooth dorsal scales, 15 rows on the whole body, and a row of ridge scales in the middle of the back that expands in a hexagonal shape.

Afraid of the light, it tends to sit still during the day and hide its head under the abdomen, but when Very active at night, preying on lizards, fish, frogs, rodents, etc., and can devour other Snake and snake eggs. The golden ring snake is docile, slow-moving, and its venom is very strong, but it does not actively bite. Ring snakes are active at night.

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Snakes that can be placed above 15°C after hatching Raised in the box, generally rely on the yolk to maintain autologous nutrition within 10 days, no need to feed, just feed clean drinking water. After 10 days, they began to forage in small amounts. Generally put some broken fresh yellow eel, loach and other high-quality and easily digestible food materials, and use syringes or ear-washing tools to feed some fluid food to frail snakes. Young snakes are very resistant to hunger. They do not eat for 20 days. As long as they have enough water, they will not starve to death; if they do not drink water, they will die of thirst. However, artificial feeding should be started as early as possible to facilitate its growth, development and reproduction. Young snakes should be kept separate from adult snakes and other different species of snakes, and cannot be mixed.  keep the size separately to prevent adult snakes from swallowing young snakes and snakes eating snakes and biting and fighting each other casualties. In case of low temperature weather, the snakes can be heated by 200 watt electric lights or put the coarse bran in the snake house to prevent cold. During the feeding process, the water in the feed pond and the bedding in the snake nest should be replaced frequently, the residual animal carcasses and feces should be removed in time, and the snake garden should be disinfected regularly to keep the environment of the snake garden hygienic. Usually, attention should be paid to the snake's activity, food intake, drinking water and mental state, and the sick snake should be caught and isolated for treatment in time. In addition, attention should also be paid to preventing the harm of snakes' natural enemies. Lizards for free prey. Usually, you can catch some frogs and put them in the snake garden to make up for the lack of feed. Every year in early March, the ringed snake is weak after the sting, and needs a lot of nutrients to supplement the body. After November, when the temperature drops below 10°C, it will enter hibernation. Before entering the sting, the golden ring snake also needs to accumulate a lot of nutrients to maintain the nutritional consumption during the hibernation period. In order to meet the nutritional needs of the golden ring snake during the above two peak feeding periods, put mice and other rodents in the park every evening before the golden ring snake goes out of the nest, or put some fresh loach, eel, etc. in the breeding pond. fish. The quantity is based on the food left over, try to feed as much as possible. The golden ring snake is a temperature-changing animal. The temperature drops after November. When the golden ring snake is overwintering, it is necessary to keep warm. The fine soil that has been exposed to the sun should be filled into the snake nest to keep the temperature in the snake nest at about 11 to 13 °C. The relative humidity is around 10% to ensure that snakes can survive the winter safely. After overwintering, the hibernating snake can be taken away from the snake nest and exposed to the sun for about 3 hours outside the nest for sunbathing to enhance its physique. Shade sheds should be set up on the breeding pools and feed pools in the hot summer snake garden to prevent the pool water from being heated and causing the death of snakes and live feed animals. In order to prevent snake diseases, it is necessary to strictly improve the hygiene of the snake garden, remove leftover food and snake dung in time, and frequently disinfect tableware and utensils. Prevent disease. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the safety management of snake gardens to prevent the escape of snakes and the harm of natural enemies of snakes.