1. Basic information

Chinese name: Zhoushan cobra

Other Chinese nicknames: Chinese cobra, white-necked black, Baohu, bat snake, flat-necked snake, flat-necked snake Head snake, rice shovel head, rice spoon Qian, rice spoon gun, black charcoal flutter, etc.

English nicknames: Chinese cobra, Taiwan cobra

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

phylum: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Reptiles

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Snake suborder

Genus: Cobra

II. Appearance characteristics

Zhoushan cobra is a medium to large snake species, the adult body size can reach 1.5 meters to 2 meters. Young Zhoushan cobras have white fine rings all over their bodies. When they get old, the fine rings will become blurred and difficult to distinguish. The back is generally black or dark brown, with eye-like markings on the nape.

III. Distribution Scope

Although the Zhoushan cobra is also called the Chinese cobra, it is mostly distributed in Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and other places, but it is not a unique species in my country, it is also distributed in Laos, Vietnam and other countries.

IV. Living habits

The Zhoushan cobra eats many things, mainly frogs, birds, mice and other snakes. In addition, lizards, loaches, eels and other small fish are also their prey targets. Every year around May, it will sting and hibernate in November. They mainly inhabit plains, hills and low mountains, and may also appear in farming areas, roadsides, near ponds and in residential yards, so you should take precautions.

V.Characteristics

Zhoushan cobra is a more ferocious and irritable existence among poisonous snakes, and will take the initiative to attack when it encounters danger. When attacking, it will, like other cobras, erect the front third of its body and spread the skin around its neck, making its body huge to intimidate its opponents.

In addition, the Zhoushan Cobra not only directly In addition to biting the prey with its teeth to kill it, it can also spray the venom inside the fangs, aiming at the weak points of the prey, such as the eyes. So don't think it's safe to hide where it can't bite!

Well, the introduction of Zhoushan Cobra is here, I hope this article can benefit everyone. Friends who are interested in other pets can continue to pay attention to this site~