Usuli pit viper, also known as earth ball, grass flying, seven inches, is a kind of snake in the genus Asiatic pit viper. Because of the changeable patterns on its body, it looks like a palette. rather attractive. However, what we need to know is that the Ussuri pit viper is a highly venomous snake. If a person is bitten and not treated in time, it will easily lead to death, so we must pay attention. If you accidentally encounter it, generally don't provoke it, it will not take the initiative to attack people.

Seeing this, I believe that everyone has developed a strong interest in the Ussuri pit viper. The following editor will give my friends a detailed popularization of it.

1. Basic information

1. Chinese name: Ussuriensis

2. Latin name: Gloydius ussuriensis

3. Kingdom: Animalia

4. Door: Chordate

5. Class: Reptiles

6. Order: Scaly Order

7, Suborder: Viperidae

8, Family: Viperidae

9, Subfamily: Viperidae

10. Distribution range: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, etc.

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body shape : The body is relatively short, and the body length is 17.2~67.6cm.

2. Head: The head is triangular, not wide and flat, the head and neck are clearly distinguished, and the black eyebrow pattern on the side of the head is white or yellowish-white.

3. Eyes: There are dark broad-banded markings on the oblique corners of the eyes.

4. Nose: The lateral tip of the internasal scales is slightly curved back.

5. Tongue: The tongue is pink.

6. Back: There are many colors on the back, such as dark brown, dark gray, tan, earth brown, earth yellow, brown green, and brown red, and there are 2 lines from the neck to the tail Juxtaposed large round spots.

7. Tail: The tail is shorter.

III. Living habits

1. Food: The food of the Ussuri pit viper is mainly rats, frogs, fish, and sometimes lizards. or other snakes.

2. Habitat: They like to inhabit places with suitable temperature, close to water sources, abundant food, convenient predation and easy hiding, such as mountains, hills, forest edges, grasses, thickets, ditch edges, Fields, etc.

3. Activity: This snake species likes to move in low light, so it is easier to see them in the morning, evening or cloudy days.

4. Hibernation: As a cold-blooded animal, the Ussuri pit viper eats very little every year when the temperature is below 15°C, and then migrates to the hibernation site for activities, and waits for the temperature to drop below 10°C , they hibernate in burrows. The order of hibernation is generally female snakes first, then male snakes.

Four. Reproduction

Usuli pit vips are oviparous, usually mating from May to September every year, and calving from August to September, and the pregnancy period It is about 3 months, and each litter is about 2 to 17.

V. Status of protection

Because the Ussuri pit viper has been captured and purchased in large quantities, its population is getting smaller and smaller. It was included in the List of Beneficial Terrestrial Wildlife Protected by the State or of Important Economic and Scientific Research Value issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000, and the Red List of Biodiversity in China - Vertebrate Volume, The assessment level is Near Threatened (NT).  

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