Blossom snake is a venomous snake distributed in India, Indo-China Peninsula and mainland China, commonly known as flower snake and leopard. Let me introduce you to the Flower Forest Snake in detail!

I. Basic information

[Chinese name]Fanhualin Snake

[Alias]Fanhuasnake, Leopard

[Latin Scientific name: Boiga multomaculata

[binary name] Boiga multomaculata (Reinwardt, 1827)

[Kingdom] Animalia

[Door] Chordate

【Subphylum】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Squamia

【Suborder】Snake Order

[Family] Snake family

[Subfamily] Snake subfamily

[Genus] Forest Snake

【 Species: Boiga multomaculata

[Distribution area] India, Indo-China Peninsula, Indonesia; Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, etc.

II. Morphological characteristics

The full length of the flower forest snake is 706-875 mm. Its snout is rounded, its head is larger, and its neck is more pronounced. There is a light brown longitudinal stripe on the back of the flower forest snake, with a row of large dark brown spots staggered on each side of the longitudinal stripe, and a small dark brown spot on its ventral side; its head and back have dark brown V-shaped spots, The sides of the kiss from the eyes to the corners of the mouth are also marked with freckles.

III. Geographical distribution

The flower forest snake is mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hong Kong and Macau.

IV. Habits

Blossoming forest snakes live in the thickets and forests of mountainous areas and feed on birds and lizards. It bends its neck into an S shape when violated, ready to attack.

V. Protection level

Blossoming forest snake has been included in the State Forestry Administration's Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000 List of Valuable Terrestrial Wildlife.

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