Snakescale snakes feed on snakes, frogs, lizards, small rodents, birds and their eggs. It is docile in nature, does not actively bite, and can vibrate its tail rapidly if provoked. Go out at night to hunt for food.

The snakes inhabit areas at an altitude of 400-1000m, living in caves and under the woods In the soft soil of the field, under the litter, rotten wood, and stones, is the place where the snake scales live. China is distributed in Simao, Menglian and Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan.