The appearance of the red-necked groove snake is quite special. The color of the neck and front of the body is scarlet, which is in sharp contrast with the color of the trunk and the back of the tail (grass green).

In addition to understanding the appearance of the red-necked trough snake, let's take a look at its other information~

1. Basic information

【Chinese name】Red neck Groove snake

[Latin name] Rhabdophis subminiatus

[Another name] Pheasant, red-necked snake, flat-necked

[Kingdom] Animalia

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Squamous

[Suborder] Prospermia

[Family] Snake family

[Subfamily] Snake subfamily

【Genus】Necked Snake

【Species】Red-necked Snake

【Named by】Schlegel

【Named】1837

【Subspecies differentiation】Northern subspecies of red-necked trout snake and named subspecies of red-necked trough snake

II. Main distribution

Red-necked trough snake The trough snake has a wide distribution range, both at home and abroad. Abroad, it is mainly distributed in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Malaysia and Thailand; in China, it is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

3. Habits

1. Habitat

Red-necked snakes mainly live in mountainous areas below 1600 meters above sea level, and they also appear in rice fields or ponds middle.

2. Eating habits

The red-necked slot snake mainly eats some frogs, and sometimes they also eat some fish, insects, birds and rodents.

3. Reproduction method

The reproduction method of the red-necked trough snake is oviparous. The spawning time of female snakes is from June to July each year, and they can lay 10-15 eggs at a time. Eggs hatch in 29-50 days. The body length of a newborn snake is 15-17 cm.

IV. Protection level

The red-necked snake is a protected animal and has been recorded in a number of protection lists, as follows:

1. The List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State that is Beneficial or Has Important Economic and Scientific Research Value issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.

2. World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species, as Least Concern.

V. Poisonous

The red-necked trough snake belongs to the Poisonous Poisonous Snake. It is understood that this snake has caused many serious injuries and even death in China. case.

Okay , the introduction of the red-necked slot snake, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand?