What are the 27 species of poisonous snakes in China? China's vast territory and large differences in climate between the north and the south have also bred a lot of animals and plants, among which snakes are rich in resources and venomous snakes are also more diverse. According to statistics, there are 27 poisoned snakes in China, there are more to say, but some are not long-sighted poisonous snakes, many names are not known to everyone, the following poisonous snake network small editor to share with you, what species of poisoned snakes are in China. I hope all snake friends will like:
The ranking of venomous snakes is in no order, is a random ranking, and does not represent a ranking of toxicity and other properties;
1, silver ring snake: commonly known as the base gorge, white knot black, money white flower snake, silver armor belt, silver clad iron and so on. The Silver Ring Snake (Bungarus multicinctus), extremely venomous, is the fourth most venomous snake on land. The silver ring snake has a white ring and a black ring arranged on its back, the white ring is narrow, the tail is slender, the body length is 1,000-1,800 mm, and the venomous snake with anterior groove teeth. The back is black or bluish-black with 30-50 narrow stripes of white or milky yellow; the ventral surface is stained white. The back of the head is dark brown , and the juvenile pillow has a light inverted " V" shaped spot. The dorsal ridge is higher, the cross-section is triangular, and the tail end is pointed. The head is oval in shape, less distinct from the neck, and the back of the guan has a typical 9 large scales, no buccal scales, and the middle row of ridge scales in the middle of the back is enlarged into a hexagonal shape; the tail scales are single-rowed.
2, bamboo leaf green snake: also known as green bamboo snake, scorched tail. The bamboo leaf green snake (Trimeresurus stejnegeri) is a subfamily of pit vipers belonging to the genus Bamboo leaf green snake. Bamboo leaf green snake is a beautiful poisonous snake, the whole body is emerald green, the eyes are mostly yellow or red, the pupils are vertically in a line, a bit like the eyes of a cat, the tail is scorched red, and the ornamental value is extremely high. The head is large, triangular, with a thin neck and a distinct distinction between the head and neck. The upper head has fine scales; the left and right nasal scales are incisive and separated by fine scales; the dorsal scales are scaled except for the outermost row, and the middle section is 19-21 (occasionally 23) rows. With the exception of a few, the vast majority of species are oviparous.
3, five-step snake: barramundi viper is also known as the hundred-step snake, five-step snake, seven-step snake, snake, valley viper, hundred flower snake, Chinese viper, etc., the viper (scientific name: Deinagkistrodon) is a poisonous monotype snake under the subfamily viper family of snakes, and the juvenile snakes belonging to the genus Viper have only one species of viper (D.acutus). It is a well-known snake species in Asia, especially in Taiwan and South China, which has been highly valued since ancient times. No subspecies have been identified.
4, king cobra: alias mountain snake, over the mountain peak, large flat-necked snake, large cobra, large flat-headed wind, flat-necked snake, large bulging neck, blowing snake, mountain marker, etc. Although called the "king cobra", this species is different from the real cobra in that it is not a member of the cobra genus, but belongs to the independent king cobra genus.
5, Zhoushan cobra: aliases: Chinese cobra, white-necked black, Bao Hu, bat snake, flat-necked snake, flathead, Chinese cobra (Naja atra), also known as Zhoushan cobra, commonly known as rice shovel head in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Taiwan is called rice spoon Qian, rice spoon ream, bulging neck snake. It belongs to the cobra family and is found in the middle and low altitude areas of southern China, Taiwan and the Indochina Peninsula.
6, golden ring snake: golden ring snake (scientific name: Bungarus fasciatus), commonly known as the golden armor belt, gold bag iron, golden foot belt, flower fan handle (Hakka dialect), umbrella handle (Teochew dialect) or Buddha snake, etc., is a kind of ring snake genus, is a very poisonous snake. The golden ring snake is a highly venomous snake with anterior groove teeth, which is called "three snakes" together with cobras and gray rat snakes, and is a famous edible snake species. The golden ring snake is found around 25 degrees north latitude and south of it.
7, white-browed pit viper: white-browed pit viper, belonging to the animal kingdom, is a kind of snake, there are scaly, snake family, white-browed pit viper genus of animals. The scientific name of the white-browed viper: Gloydius blomhoffi siniticus. The white-browed pit viper is mostly distributed in the northeast Changbai Mountains. Very toxic, slow to move, the poisonous teeth are anterior tube teeth, 2 to 4, the body length of about 750mm.
8. Black-brow viper: Snake Island is located in the Bohai Sea northwest of Lushunkou District, Dalian City, with a total area of about I square kilometers of 25 nautical miles from Lushun Port. It is also found on the large and small Black Mountain Islands in the Changdao Archipelago of Yantai in Shandong Province.
9. Grey-blue flat-tailed sea snake: The blue-gray flat-tailed sea snake (scientific name: Laticauda colubrina) is a reptile of the genus Flat-tailed sea snake in the cobra family, commonly known as the gray sea snake and the fire snake. It is found along the coast from the Bay of Bengal to the Malay Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, Australia, the Philippines, Fiji, Tonga, the coast of Japan and the coast of Taiwan, and lives in the sea and at night between the beaches and rocks along the coast. Flat-tailed snakes are highly venomous, but rarely bite people.
10, the original spearhead pit viper: also known as the rat snake, turtle shell flower, evil urn, bamboo shoot shell spot, the original spearhead viper (scientific name: Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus), also known as the turtle shell flower (scientific name: Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) is a reptile of the original spearhead pit viper genus of the viper family, commonly known as soldering iron head, bamboo shoot shell class, rat snake and evil squid, etc., is one of the six poisonous snakes in Taiwan. The head is triangular in length and about 1.5 times its width. Tortoiseshell flowers are often confused with non-toxic tortoiseshell flowers, which have a rounded head.
11. Round spotted viper: The jaw bone of the round spot viper is short and tall, and it is attached to a pair of curved poisonous fangs, lying flat in the mouth when closed, standing with the mouth open, and is produced in the southern provinces of China.
12. Himalayan white-headed snake: The Himalayan white-headed snake is one of the most venomous snakes in China, which has appeared in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The first discovery of the Himalayan white-headed snake was a European explorer, Leonardo Fia, until 1888, when biologist George Albert Boulenger officially named the genus Azemiops.
13, white-lipped bamboo leaf green: white-lipped bamboo leaf green (scientific name: Tryptelytrops albolabris) head is triangular, thin neck, shaped like a soldering iron. The top of the head has fine scales and a cheek socket on the side of the snout. The upper jaw has only white-lipped bamboo leaf green tube teeth, which is highly toxic. The dorsal area is bright green with inconspicuous black transverse bands; the abdomen is yellowish-white. The outermost part of the body has a white stripe from the neck to the tail; the upper lip is yellowish white. The internasal scales are large; there are generally no scales between the nasal scales and the buccal fossa. It is mainly distributed in The Indochina Peninsula in East and Southeast Asia.
14. Mangshan soldering iron-headed snake: Mangshan soldering iron-headed snake (Latin scientific name: Protobothrops mangshanensis) is a giant poisonous snake species endemic to China, commonly known as "Little Green Dragon". Mangshan iron-headed snake can reach a total length of up to 2 m, is a venomous snake with tube teeth, black-brown throughout, interspersed with very small yellow-green or rust-colored dots, constituting a fine reticulated impression; part of the dorsal scales are yellow-green, clustered, forming lichen-like spots, equidistant from black-brown, longitudinal throughout the tail; left and right lichen-like spots are connected in the middle of the back, forming a complete horizontal stripe or slightly staggered front and back. The head is triangular, slightly larger, with cheek sockets, and looks like a soldering iron, hence the name. It is the largest known snake species in the venomous snake class, and the live mangshan soldering iron-headed snake has been found, with the heaviest being 8.5 kg.
15. Spearhead Pit viper: Spearhead Viper is a venomous snake genus under the subfamily Viperidae of the subfamily Viperidae, mainly distributed in Central and South America. The spearhead pit viper is the most dangerous venomous snake in South and Central America, and of all pit vipers it is the largest, fastest, and injects the most venom. Austin's mission this time is to go to the wild world to photograph one such poisonous snake.
16. Blue-ringed sea snake: Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a highly venomous snake of the anterior groove tooth. Length 1.5-2 meters. Its torso is slightly cylindrical , slender , with a flattened posterior and caudal side. The back is dark grey and the abdomen is yellow or olive. The whole body has 55-80 black rings. Living in the ocean, good at swimming, preying on fish, egg-born. It is found off the coasts of Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan.
17, the intermediary pit viper: the intermediary viper is a reptile of the genus Asian viper in the family Viper family, commonly known as the seven-inch snake, the seven-inch snake, the seven-inch hemp, the Zagal selling figure. Fur cover. It is distributed in central Asia, Russia, Mongolia and Chinese mainland Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other places, mostly living in northern Xinjiang, mostly inhabiting low mountain crevices or shrublands at an altitude of 900-1650 meters.
18, the snake: the snake (scientific name: Calliophis macclellandi) is a reptile of the genus Cobra family, commonly known as the ringed red snake, is a highly venomous snake, China has fewer branches.
19. Tibetan bamboo leaf green snake: The Tibetan bamboo leaf green snake (scientific name: Trimeresurus tibetanus) is a reptile of the genus Snake, a reptile of the genus Snake, which is endemic to China. It is mainly distributed in Tibet and other places. The type origin of this species is in Nielamu, Tibet.
20. Cyclic sea snake: The ringed sea snake (scientific name: Hydrophis fasciatus) is a highly venomous snake, a reptile of the sea snake genus of the cobra family. It is found along the coasts of India, Myanmar, the Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and the coasts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and Fujian in Chinese mainland.
21. Cauliflower original spearhead pit viper: Cauliflower original spearhead viper viper (scientific name: Protobothrops jerdonii) is a reptile of the genus Protobothrops in the viper family, commonly known as cauliflower soldering iron head, cauliflower viper, rhombus bamboo leaf green. It is found in India, Myanmar, Vietnam and Chinese mainland shanxi, Henan, Hubei, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places, mostly living in high mountains or plateaus, often inhabiting deserted lawns, cultivated land, roadside grass, rock piles or under shrubs, and also found in grass near xigou or on dry branches.
22, Chinese coral snake: habits are mainly nocturnal, nerve poison, temperament tame, like to inhabit the bottom of the mountain leaf pile. Body shape characteristics Small snakes, up to 98 cm in size, the main feature is a wide and obvious white ring band behind the head, the body is mainly red, the whole body is scattered with black ring bands, and the outside has a yellow thin edge.
23, Taiwan soldering iron head snake: Taiwan bamboo leaf green snake (scientific name: Trimeresurus gracilis) is a reptile of the genus Bamboo leaf green snake in the family Viper family, commonly known as Taiwan soldering iron head, Kikuchi turtle shell flower, is a unique species in Taiwan. It is found on the main island of Taiwan, mainly inhabiting the forest bottom of high-altitude mountainous areas, the Jianzhu Plain, the flowing streams and rock piles near mountain trails.
24, Ussuri pit viper: A gkist rodon ussurensis, commonly known as earth ball, grass flying, seven inches. It belongs to the family Crotalidae, subfamily Pit viper, genus A gkist rodon. It is found in Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. It is found in the Russian Far East, North Korea. The breeding method is oviparous.
25. White-headed viper: The white-headed Burmese viper (scientific name: Azemiops feae) is a reptile of the genus White-headed Viper in the family Viperidae, commonly known as the White-headed Viper. It is found in Myanmar, Vietnam and Chinese mainland zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Hubei, Gansu and other places, commonly found in hills and mountainous areas, and inhabits mountain meadows, wheat field grass piles, roadsides, gravel fields, rice paddies, sugarcane fields and grasses next to sweet potato fields. It lives at altitudes ranging from 100 to 2220 meters. The type origin of this species is in Myanmar.
26. Round spotted viper: The jaw bone of the round spot viper is short and high, and it is attached to a pair of curved poisonous fangs, lying flat in the mouth when closed, standing with the mouth open, and is produced in the southern provinces of China.
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