Baihua Jinshen is a snake species with a total length of up to 2 meters. Many people want to know about them! Then let the editor give you some popular science~

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Baihua Jinshen 

Latin name: Elaphe moellendorffi

Aliases: White-flowered snake, Hundred-flowered snake, Flower snake, Chrysanthemum snake, Red-headed brocade snake, Hundred-flowered morning snake

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrate

Class: Repptilia

Subclass: Diapsida

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Serpentiformes

Second, Physical Characteristics

The body weight of Baihuajin snake is about 1-2 kg; The upper part is pear-shaped and is ochre red; the lips and body back are gray, and there are 30 to 32 large nearly hexagonal red-brown stripes in the center of the back, the edges of the stripes are black, and there are a series of comparisons between the stripes and the sides Small spots with the same color; the tail is light red with 11 to 13 black markings; the ventral surface is white, with black and white checkered spots below the neck and body and below the tail.

III. Distribution range

Baihua Jinshen is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in my country; in addition, it is also distributed in a small amount in Vietnam and other places.

IV. Living habits

1. Baihua Jinshen mainly lives in mountainous areas with an altitude of less than 300m and semi-rocky and semi-stony shrub forests. They often live on the fields, slopes and valleys in the mountains.

2. The snake is usually active day and night, mainly feeding on rodents, and occasionally preying on frogs, birds and lizards.

V. Breeding method

The breeding method of Baihua Jin snake is oviparous; every April to June is the time when they lay their eggs; female snakes It can lay 5-15 eggs each time, the incubation time of each egg is 50-60 days, and the egg diameter is 50-75 mm × 27-32 mm.

Six. Racial Status

Due to the destruction of the environment and the excessive hunting of humans, the number of Baihua Jinshen has been very rare and has now been listed in China The State Forestry Administration issued on August 1, 2000 the List of Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State that are Beneficial or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value.

The above is all the relevant information of Baihua Jinshe~ If you have any questions, please leave a message in the comment area~