Today, the editor will introduce a kind of snake that is less toxic and can be said to be non-venomous. When threatened, they produce a foul-smelling, sticky secretion. Do you know what kind of snake it is?

Hahaha~ The answer is the Jade Spotted Brocade Snake. Next, the editor will introduce it from five aspects~

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Yuban Jinshen

[Latin name] Elaphe mandarinus

[Two names] Elaphe mandarina

[Another name] Takasago snake, divine skin flower snake, jade belt snake, jade-spotted snake, beauty snake

【world】 Animalia

【phylum】Chordates

【Subphylum】Vertebrate subphylum

【Class】Reptiles

【 Subclass: Biporia

[Order] Squamata

[Suborder] Snake

[Family] Snake

[Subfamily] Boa subfamily

[Genus] Chrysalis

II. Main distribution

Jade Banjin Snakes have a wide distribution range, both at home and abroad. The foreign ones are mainly distributed in Vietnam and Myanmar; the domestic ones are mainly distributed in East China, South China and North China.

III. Appearance characteristics

The body length of the jade-spotted brocade snake is about 1 meter. The base color of the head is yellow, with three black spots in the shape of an inverted V on it. The color of the back of the body is purple-gray or taupe, and there are black stripes equidistantly arranged in the center of the back, which are rhombus-shaped, and the color of the middle and edges of the stripes is yellow. The main color of the abdomen is grayish-white, with some black spots of various sizes, and the tail is long, about one-fifth of the length of the body.

4. Habits

1. Habitat

The jasmine snake mainly lives in the streams, grasses and plains and mountain forests at an altitude of 300-1500 meters. Occasionally appear in places where humans live.

2. Eating habits

The jade-spotted brocade snake is a carnivore and mainly eats some small animals, such as lizards and rodents.

3. Breeding method

The breeding method of this snake is oviparous. The female snake's spawning time is from June to July every year, and each time it can produce 5-16 eggs. Round white eggs, the incubation time of eggs is about 45-60 days.

V. Population Status

Due to the mass killing of humans, the number of Jade-spotted Snakes is gradually decreasing and has been recorded in many conservation lists , as follows:

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

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

3. China's Biodiversity Red List - Vertebrate Volume, which is classified as vulnerable.

PS: The jade-spotted brocade snake is listed as a provincial key protected animal by Hebei and a general protected animal by Beijing.

Okay , the above is the whole introduction of the jade-spotted brocade snake! Do you guys understand? If you want to know more about other snakes, you can continue to pay attention to this site~