The grey-bellied green snake has been included in the 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.

Grey-bellied green brocade snake It is a reptile of the genus Viperidae. It is a non-venomous snake, with a total length of about 1m, and its tail is slender, accounting for two-fifths of the total length. The back of the body is emerald green, the ventral surface is pale yellow, and there is a black vertical stripe behind the eyes. Inhabits alpine regions and is arboreal. It is more active in forests, bamboo forests, and thickets on both sides of mountain streams. Rat eaters, frogs, lizards, birds and bird eggs. Distributed in Henan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong. Distributed abroad in Vietnam and India.