The bamboo leaf green snake is emerald green and colorful, so it was called "beautiful snake" in ancient times. Don't be fooled by the beautiful appearance of the bamboo leaf green snake, it is one of the top ten poisonous snakes in China. Every year, many people are bitten by bamboo leaf green snakes.
Bamboo leaf green snake
The bamboo leaf green snake is a pipe tooth venomous snake of the genus Bamboo leaf green snake in the family Viper family. Males can reach up to 77 cm in total length and females up to 98 cm in length. The head is large, triangular, with a thin neck and a distinct distinction between the head and neck. The top of the head has fine scales; the scales between the left and right noses are incisive and separated by fine scales; and the dorsal scales are scaled except for the outermost row. The male snake has a red and white longitudinal line on the side of the body, and the female snake has a white or yellowish longitudinal line on the side of the body
Bamboo leaf green snake is distributed in the vast area of southern China, mainly distributed in Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Hunan, Taiwan and other places. Foreign countries are mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries.
The genus includes more than 40 species of island bamboo leaf green, Hast's bamboo leaf green, Camburi bamboo leaf green, big-eyed bamboo leaf green, Poppler bamboo leaf green, mangrove bamboo leaf green, Sumatran bamboo leaf green and so on. So far, 6 kinds of bamboo leaf green snakes have been found in China, namely: Fujian bamboo leaf green, white-lipped bamboo leaf green, Yunnan bamboo leaf green, Motuo bamboo leaf green, Tibetan bamboo leaf green, Taiwan bamboo leaf green. Except for the Taiwanese bamboo leaf green, which is only distributed in Taiwan, other species are distributed in Chinese mainland.
The chemical composition of bamboo leaf green snake venom contains hemorrhagic venom, a variety of enzymes and a small amount of neurotoxin. From the observation of clinical effects, bamboo leaf green snake belongs to the blood circulation venom, after being bitten, the wound will appear severe burning pain, swelling and rapid development, its typical feature is that blood blisters are more common, and appear earlier, generally less systemic symptoms. In Guangxi, there are mainly white-lipped bamboo leaf green and Fujian bamboo leaf green, and there are still many reports of being bitten by bamboo leaf green in Guangxi, and thousands of people are bitten by bamboo leaf green every year.
Bamboo leaf green snake lives in mountain woods or weeds and bamboo forests next to wet mountain streams, and often inhabits shrubs and weeds on streams, rocks or rice field weeds in mountainous areas, or firewood piles and melon sheds next to houses. It is more active than rainy days, but can also be seen in the evening on sunny days, and is most active in the evening and at night. It has the habit of putting out fires at night, but does not react to electric light. The activity is suitable for temperatures between 22-32 ° C, and its personality is neurotic, aggressive and toxic. It is often fed at night at the edge of ditches, and the diet includes frogs, tadpoles, lizards, birds and small animals. Generally, in addition to hibernation in January and February, you can eat all year round, have a strong hunger tolerance, and can remain healthy without eating any food for more than 5 months.
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