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There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

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1, Meigu ridge snake

Achalinus meiguensis is a species of snake in the family Achalinidae. In Chinese mainland, it is distributed in Sichuan and other places, and its living habits are cave dwellings.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

2. Purple sand snake

The purple sand snake (scientific name: Psammodynastes pulverulentus): is a reptile in the genus Psammodynastes in the family Plemisidae. The head is slightly triangular; Large eyes, erect oval pupils; The neck is thin and the head and neck are distinct. dorsal and sides of the head have symmetrical greenish-brown longitudinal stripes, extending posteriorly; A black "Y" pattern is faintly visible on the top of the head and dorsal; dorsal purplish-brown, dorsal scales smooth and dull, 17 rows in midsection; The ventral surface is yellowish-brown. Densely covered with small purple-brown dots, some dots juxtaposed in several longitudinal stripes.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

3. Black-chained snakes

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

4. Two-headed snake with pointed tail

The two-headed tail snake, a species of snake in the family Pesteraceae, has preorbital scales, frontal scales longer than wide, and a pointed tail end.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

5. Flat-scaled blunt-headed snake

Flat-scaled blunt-headed snake, a species of blunt-headed snake in the family Snake family, has forehead scales into the orbit, no preorbital scales, cheek scales into the orbit, and smooth dorsal scales.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

6. Bamboo leaf green

The bamboo-leaved green snake (scientific name: Trimeresurus stejnegeri) is a tubular venomous snake in the genus Trimeresurus in the family Viperaceae. Males are up to 77 cm long and females 98.1 cm. The head is large, triangular, and the neck is thin, and the head and neck are clearly distinguished. The top of the head is finely scaled; The left and right nasal scales are not tangent and are separated by fine scales; The dorsal scales are scaled except for the outermost row. The male snake has a red and white longitudinal line on the body side, and the female has a white or yellowish longitudinal line on the body side. There are 2 subspecies.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

7. Lead-colored water snake

The lead-colored water snake (Enhydris plumbea) is a reptile in the genus Enhydris of the family Enhydridae. The dorsal surface of the snake is grey-olive, the upper lip and ventral surface are yellowish-white, and the outer side of the dorsal scales is 1 to 2 rows of yellowish scales. The head is moderately sized, the snout is wide and short, the nostrils have valves, 1 internasal scale, 8 upper lip scales, 19 rows of dorsal scales, double rows of inferior tail scales, and groovous teeth at the posterior end of the upper collar bone.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

8. Snake

Sinomicrurus is a reptile of the genus Sinomicrurus, commonly known as the ringed red snake. The serpent is 561 mm long. There are anterior sulcus teeth. a yellow-white "∧" shaped spot behind the back of the head and eyes; The back is purplish-brown, with black transverse bands, 19~21 on the trunk and 3~4 on the tail; dorsal scales smooth, 15 rows throughout; ventral scales 176~198; two scales; The subtail scales are 30~36 pairs

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

9. Brown-spined snake

The brown-spined snake (Achalinus rufescens Boulenger, 1888) is a species of snake in the genus Achalinus in the family Peregrine Snakes. internasal squamous sulcus longer than prefrontal sulcus, lower lip scale 5, anterior 3 pairs of incisional mandibular slices, ventral scale 136-165; The dorsal surface is tan with a dark brown ridge and the ventral surface is beige.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

10. Mountain stream back prismatic snake

Opisthotropis latouchii is a species of reptile in the genus Opisthotropis in the family Peregrine snakes. In Chinese mainland distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places, the living habit is semi-aquatic. It usually lives in mountain streams and under rocks, gravel and decaying plants. The type locality of this species is in Hangdun, Fujian.

There are 110 species of snakes in China, and those who fear snakes should not enter!

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