The inch white snake is a protected animal. The inch white snake has been included in the IUCN Red List. At the same time, the inch white 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. In addition, the inch white snake is classified as vulnerable in the Red Book of Endangered Animals in China.

Although the inch white snake is relatively common, its number is decreasing, and humans should not illegally hunt and kill it Nationally protected wild animals.