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Is the Tibetan Bamboo Leaf Snake a protected animal?

2020-12-05 / 348 Read

Tibetan green snake was first discovered in Nyalam County, which is adjacent to Nepal in my country, with a total of 2 specimens. In the late 1980s, during Sino-US cooperation in the classification and ecological research of amphibians and reptiles in western my country, specimen No. 1 was collected in this county. Only this specimen No. 3 is known, and it is recommended to be included in the list of key protected wild animals in China for protection.

Tibetan

The Tibetan green snake is found in the mountain stream at an altitude of 150-2000 meters In grasses, bushes, rock walls or stones, bamboo forests, dead branches on the roadside or in the ridge grass. The Tibetan Bamboo Leaf Snake likes to climb trees, and often entangles on the bushes or small trees by the stream. More active than rainy days, most active in the evening and night. Feeds mainly on frogs, tadpoles, lizards, birds and small mammals.