Introduction to the species of red-necked slot snake

Red Neck SlotSnake(Scientific name: Rhabdophis subminiatus) is a reptile of the genus Rhabdophis subminiatus, commonly known as pheasant, red-necked snake, and flat-necked snake. Distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, India, Sikkim, Malaysia, Indonesia and Fujian, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places in mainland China, mostly living near water ditches in farming areas. The upper limit of its survival is 2250 meters above sea level. The type origin of this species is in Java, Indonesia.

Similar to highly venomous snakes such as cobras, the red-necked snake is a progressive snake. Ecological habit: Living near ditches in farming areas, active during the day, feeding on frogs; when disturbed, the front of the body swells. It is flat, with local skin expansion and scarlet color between the dorsal scales, which has a warning and intimidating effect. The study found that the last two maxillary teeth of the snake suddenly enlarged, with strong and sulcus teeth, and there is a gap between the teeth in front of them. Poisonous snake after fangs. However, the academia has always regarded this snake as a non-venomous snake in the past. The book "Poisonous Snakes and Snakebite Prevention in China" published in 1974 clearly identified it as a non-venomous snake..., "China "Viperology" (2nd edition) also did not list the red-necked snake in the classification of venomous snakes

However, this snake has caused many cases of serious injury and even death in China. It is the rear fangs, not the more advanced tube teeth. It needs to bite deeply and chew to inject the poison. Generally, there will be no serious reaction after being bitten. In addition, most of them are docile, so they fail to attract enough attention. There is no corresponding serum for snake bites, and only dialysis treatment is currently available.

Chinese name: Red-necked trough snake

Kingdom:Animal

Door: Chordate

Class: Reptilian

Order: Squamia

Family: Viperidae

Genus: Cervicus