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[Original] Small and exquisite red-bellied snake, don't you come and learn about it?

2022-05-17 / 826 Read

Before, the editor introduced to you many outstanding snakes. Some of them have superb camouflage skills, waiting for an opportunity, and they are excellent assassins that will be hit with a single blow; some have deadly poison, and others Creatures are frightened; some have huge bodies, which can grow up to 2 meters in length at will, and no creatures will irritate them ignorantly. And today's protagonist is the opposite, it is the small and exquisite red-bellied snake.

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Red-bellied snake Snakes are named for the orange or dark red features of the abdomen, with gray stripes on the edges, gray, brown, or reddish-brown on the back of the snake, and light gray and dark gray stripes extending longitudinally between the blacks. Some individuals also have a very light rust-brown or orange band around their neck.

Red-bellied snakes are smaller snakes. In general, juveniles are between 2.8 and 4.3 inches long, and adults are 8 to 10 inches, or 25 centimeters. Left and right, because of this small and exquisite figure, the red-bellied snake's recipes are full of slow-moving mollusks, such as slugs, worms or snails.

Red-bellied snakes are usually found under litter, on wooded ground, or in damp, low-lying grass, and sometimes under folded metal sheets, usually in late spring. Red-bellied snakes can tolerate a certain degree of human disturbance and are accustomed to preying in strong daylight during the day. The red-bellied snake is a favorite of berry gardeners because it preys on berry-damaging slugs.

Red-bellied snakes never bite, and if they bite, they generally cannot break the skin. However, this does not mean that red-bellied snakes are suitable as pets for humans. Generally speaking, leave the wild environment The red-bellied snake will refuse to eat, and in addition, they feed on a variety of small and rare invertebrates that make it difficult to feed them in a domestic environment. However, because of its cute appearance and non-toxic and non-biting, people still regard it as one of the most beloved pets. Do you love such a small and exquisite red-bellied snake?