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What are the types of venomous snakes that are farmed?

2021-11-17 / 699 Read

Snake is a general term for legless reptiles belonging to the order Squamia. Like all reptiles, snakes are covered in scales. All snakes are carnivores. At present, there are more than 3,000 kinds of snakes in the world, including the shortest and the longest snakes, the Boaidae and the Boaidae. What are the types of artificially farmed vipers?

What

What are the species of venomous snakes cultivated? Snakes are reptiles, and there are about 170 species in my country. Among them, there are more than 50 kinds of poisonous species. The whole body of the snake is a treasure, and its value is well known. The quality of snake gallbladder is pure and qualified. It is used as a high-end drug for cancer treatment in the international market, so it is expensive. Snake gallbladder and snake venom are also known as snake gold. Snake dried, snake skin, snake meat, snake oil, snake internal organs can be used. Snake products have been selling well at home and abroad, so vigorously developing snake breeding is a promising golden cause.

1. Artificial breeding of poisonous snakes

1. Silver ring snake

Commonly known as inch white snake, 48 knots, money white snake , silver-coated iron, etc. The head is slightly oval, the scales on the back are 15 rows, the scales on the spine are enlarged in a hexagonal shape, the body has black and white horizontal stripes, the black stripes are wider, the white stripes are narrower, the abdomen is white, the tail is slender, the full length 1 to 1.5 meters. Live in plains, houses near water and hilly areas with watery places. Mostly at night. Oviparous. The toxicity is strong, and the poison is mainly nerve poison. After being bitten, the wound is not red, swollen, or painful, but only slightly itchy and slightly numb. Distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

2. Golden Ring Snake

Commonly known as iron-clad gold, gold armor, and golden foot belt, it is a highly venomous snake similar to the silver ring snake. : The body is thicker, with black and yellow rings all over the body, the black rings and the yellow rings are almost the same width, and the wide rings surround the dorsal and ventral surfaces. The dorsal ridge is prominently ridged. The tail is slightly triangular, and the end is flat and round. The back scales have 15 lines all over the body. Inhabits hills, mountains, and waters. nocturnal activity. Oviparous. Toxic type is mainly neurotoxic. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Jiangxi and other places.

3. Cobra

Common names are plowshares, flat-necked snakes, blowing snakes, etc. The body is dark brown or tan on the back, often with evenly spaced white fine horizontal stripes, and a pair of white eye-like rings on the neck. When provoked, the front half of the body is erected, the neck is flat and swollen, and a huhu sound is heard. Occasionally spit out venom. The body length is 1 to 1.5 meters, and the longest can reach 2 meters. Oviparous. The poison type is mixed poison. Often inhabits hills, hillsides, graves, algae forests or waterside at the foot of mountains. Often active during the day. Distributed in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

4. King Cobra

The common name is the big flat-necked snake, the big cobra, the mountain wind and so on. Similar to cobras, such as the neck can be swelled and the front body can be erected. But there are many differences: the king cobra is large, with a total length of 2 to 3 meters and a maximum length of 6 meters. The neck has no spectacle-like markings, but has human shaped markings, and there are a pair of large pillow scales behind the top and back of the skull. Due to the black edge of some body scales, the body forms black corrugated horizontal stripes, especially in the back half of the body. Oviparous. Active during the day. Mixed poison. The snake is small in number and distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other places.

5. Sharp-nosed pit viper

Commonly known as cymbal snake, five-step snake, wing-nosed snake. The head is clearly triangular, the snout is pointed, and the wings are forward and upward. The body is stubby and short, the tail is short and pointed, and the last scale on the tip of the tail is long and flat on the side, commonly known as Buddha's Nail. The dorsal scales have strong ridges, the back is dark brown or tan, and there is a row of more than 20 large square spots in the center of the back. The total length is about 1 meter. Oviparous. The poison type is blood circulation poison. During the day, it often coils in caves or on shady rocks; it likes to be active after a long-term rain, and it often perches by the water in the evening. Distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

6. Belly Snake

Commonly known as Flying on the Grass, Seven Cunzi, Ground Flat Snake, etc. The head is triangular with a dark ∧ marking on the back of the head. The back of the body is gray-brown to dark brown, with two rows of dark round spots, and the markings vary greatly. The tail is thick and short, with a total length of 40 to 90 cm. Ovoviviparous. The poison type is mixed poison. Pit viper is the most numerous and widely distributed venomous snake in my country, and it is distributed in plains, hills and low mountains. Except Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan are distributed.