The white striped snake is a non-venomous snake widely distributed in northern China. The white striped brocade snake is thick and long, and the longest can reach more than 1 meter. The head of the white striped brocade snake is slightly oval, the body tail is slender, the snout scale is slightly pentagonal, wider than high, its upper edge can be seen from the back, and the scales between the nose are Yes, the width is greater than the length, and its sum is only half of the forehead scale， Pair of forehead scales nearly square, a single shield-shaped frontal scale, with petals Margin slightly wider than trailing margin, length equal to distance from snout, top A pair of scales, longer than the forehead scales.

The white-striped snake lives in plains, hills or mountains, grasslands, fields, graves, grassy slopes, and forest areas It is also common in vegetable gardens, farmhouses' chicken coops, and near livestock pens, and sometimes enters old earth houses to prey on rodents. Sunny day and evening out activities. It mainly preys on lizards, rodents, small birds and bird eggs, and there are also records of preying on frogs and insects.