In China, there are not only many highly venomous snakes, but also many non-venomous snakes or low-venomous snakes. Not only will they not cause harm to humans, but they will also help humans deal with rat infestations, which is a good helper for humans. Let's take a look at them.
King Snake
Wang Jinsnake (image from the Internet)
King snake is also known as king snake, golden snake, cauliflower snake and so on. They are found in most parts of China, but their numbers are gradually decreasing as the environment deteriorates. The king snake belongs to the family of snakes, they are larger, fierce, and will even swallow their own kind when food is scarce. However, the king snake is a kind of non-venomous snake in China. They release an unpleasant odor after being frightened, hence the name Stink King Snake.
Wang Jinsnake (image from the Internet)
The king snake has a wide range of feeding habits, and rodents, snakes and other small animals in the wild are its prey objects. The king snake mainly inhabits mountainous and hilly areas, and is distributed in mountain scrub and field ditches.
Jade spotted snake
Jade spotted snake (image from the network)
Also known as the beauty snake, the jade spotted snake is poisonous but not fatal, and is mainly distributed in North China, East China and other regions in China, and also has a small number of distributions in the Beijing area. The jade-spotted snake is a species of snake family, with a purple-gray back, three black spots on the head, a row of black diamond-shaped spots in the center of the back, and a grayish-white abdomen. The Jade Spotted Snake is the same as the King Snake, and when threatened, it emits an unpleasant odor.
Jade Spotted Snake (Image from the Internet)
The jade-spotted snake feeds mainly on small mammals, and lizards have also been reported. The jade spotted snake mainly inhabits the plains and mountain forests at an altitude of 300-1500, and is also distributed in streams and grasses.
Grass flower snake
Grass Flower Snake (Image from the Internet)
Grass flower snake, also known as flower wave snake, yellow belt water snake, in China is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan and other places. Grass-flowered snakes belong to the family Cyprinidae, which can grow up to about 1.5 meters long, with a grayish-brown back and a yellowish-white abdomen. There is also a beautiful and moving legend about the grass flower snake, according to the legend, the grass flower snake is Zhu Yingtai's nepotism, interested can search for yourself, here is not to repeat.
Grass Flower Snake (Image from the Internet)
Grass-flowered snakes feed mainly on frogs, fish, insects, rodents, etc. It mainly inhabits the arable land belt of plains, hills and mountains, and often appears along small rivers and mountain streams.
Snake
Snake (Image from the Internet)
The black snake, also known as the black snake, the green snake, the black wind snake, etc., is distributed throughout the continent. The snake is also a species of snake family, which can grow up to about 2.5 meters long, with a grayish-brown body, a pale yellow on the upper lip and throat, and a grayish-white abdomen. The snake is more sensitive to the environment, likes warmth and cold, likes quiet and chaos, and has the habit of hibernating. Snakes hibernate for up to six months, and throughout the hibernation period they can eat, drink, excrete, molt, and rely on body fat to maintain a minimum level of survival.
Snakes feed mainly on frogs, rodents, lizards, fish, etc. Its main habitat is hilly.
Mouse snake
Mouse Snake (Image from the Internet)
The mouse snake, also known as the black meat snake, mountain snake, grass snake, etc., is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places in the mainland. The rat snake belongs to a species of the snake family, the body length is generally about 1.5 meters and 2 meters, the temperament is more fierce, the back of the body is yellow-brown, the back of the body has irregular horizontal stripes, the front part of the abdomen is yellow-brown, and the posterior part is reddish brown. In Guangdong, Fujian and other places, the mouse snake is one of the main edible snakes, and it is reported that the mouse snake traded in Guangzhou can reach up to 1 ton per day, and sometimes the supply is in short supply.
The mouse snake lives mainly in plains and mountainous or hilly areas, but is also found at high altitudes. Rat snakes feed mainly on toads, frogs, lizards, rodents and other snakes, of which rodents are the most preferred and are a kind of beneficial snake.
Small-headed snake
Small-headed snake (image from the Internet)
The small-headed snake, also known as the scale rod snake. It is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other places in the mainland, and has been found in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places. The snout scales of the small-headed snake are large, triangular, small, with rounded pupils, smooth dorsal scales, pale brown ventral scales, white lateral edges on both sides of the ventral scales, and white longitudinal lines connected back and forth, and milky white spotsless under the tail scales, or only spots in the anterior segment.
The small-headed snake lives mainly in the grass and shrublands of mountains and plains, and sometimes breaks into residential areas. The small-headed snake feeds mainly on the eggs of lizards and geckos.
Grey rat snake
Gray rat snake (image from the Internet)
Grey rat snake, also known as the snake, the upper bamboo dragon, the tree dragon, the yellow snake and so on. It is mainly distributed in South China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. The gray rat snake is slightly longer, generally growing to more than 1 meter. The dorsal area is tan or olive-gray , with a black-brown longitudinal line in the center of each dorsal scale in the middle and posal parts of the body , and a pale yellowish abdomen. The grey rat snake is agile, docile, timid, and generally does not take the initiative to attack people. The gray rat snake also has a habit of hibernating, and after November, the gray rat snake usually finds a rat hole to overwinter and wake up when the weather is warm the following year.
The grey rat snake lives mainly in hills and plains, mainly in paddy fields, streams, field bases, ditch-side bushes, often climbing on the water's edge bushes or bamboo bushes. The grey rat snake mainly feeds on frogs, lizards, birds and so on.