Many nature books often tell us that if the snake's head is triangular, it must be a poisonous snake, and if it has a "diamond pattern" on the body, it is also a poisonous snake, and the more colorful the snake, the more poisonous the snake. If this theory is followed, then the cobra is a non-venomous snake, and the milk snake will be a highly venomous snake. In the snake world, the opposite is true. The so-called triangular head of the snake is a venomous snake, which is only fully adapted in the viper family. The white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake is a member of this viper family, the white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake has a very beautiful appearance, but they are the snake with the largest number of bites in the world.
Appearance characteristics
White-lipped bamboo leaf green snake belongs to the viper family Bamboo leaf green genus of poisonous snakes, white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake body length of about 60-75 cm, weight of about 60 grams, the head is triangular, its top is turquoise, the pupil is vertical, showing a red morphological characteristic color. There are obvious neck differences, the back of the body is grass green, some snakes have black markings, there are small white dots between the stripes, the outermost back scale center is white, from the neck after the white line; some white-lipped bamboo leaf green snakes have a red line under the white line; some white-lipped bamboo leaf green snakes have double white lines, plus red lines, there are a few white-lipped bamboo leaf green snakes d are green, the abdomen is generally pale yellowish green, and the tail end is scorched red. The white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake differs from other species of bamboo leaf green snake in that it has a white line between its back and abdomen.
Distribution range
The white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake is mainly distributed in East Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. In China, it is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and other southern regions.
White-lipped bamboo leaf green snake
The sneak attack of the white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake
White-lipped bamboo leaf green snakes often attack in secret in the lush woods, and also sneak in plantations. They often meet humans unexpectedly. When frightened, it chooses to fight for survival. White-lipped bamboo leaves like to stay in the woods, they like to wrap their tails around branches and bury their scaly bodies in the bushes. They are mainly distributed in southeastern Asia. In the Indonesian archipelago, this snake bite accounts for 50% of all venomous snake bites. However, it is relatively rare to be bitten by white-lipped bamboo leaf green, and they mainly use rodents, frogs, and birds as their main food source. When hunting, this bamboo leaf green will use a variety of tools throughout the body. First of all, they will use their tongue as a nose, and they will use their tongue to capture odor molecules and lock in their prey. The two forked tongues then store the odor molecules in a hoe at the top of the mouth, and then the brain analyzes whether there is prey around. Once the smell is locked in, the white-lipped bamboo leaf green will be ambushed. They hang motionless from branches and coil into an S-shape. When prey approaches, they exhibit extraordinary skills. Their cheek sockets have a thermal insulation layer that can sense the position of warm-blooded prey, the brain directing the visual system will feel the position of the prey, and then a thermal image gradually forms, overlapping on the retina, and finally the white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake accurately locks on the target. At the top of the mouth there is a hinged poisonous tooth. Poisonous fangs are injected deep into the body of the prey, and then the toxin is injected into it. These toxins break down and destroy blood vessels, causing severe internal bleeding. Once this toxin begins to work, the snake uses its poisonous fangs to send prey into its mouth. First the head, then the body.
White-lipped bamboo leaf green snake's hoe nose
White-lipped bamboo leaf green snake is one of the top ten poisonous snakes in China, their toxins are mainly based on blood circulation, one of the snakes with the most bites in the world, but rarely fatal events occur, and their each detoxification amount is about 28mg. However, if the wound is improperly treated after being bitten by the white-lipped bamboo leaf green snake, if the antivenom is not injected in time, it will eventually lead to heart failure and death.