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Oocatochus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Oocatochus rufodorsatus. [2] [3] It is known as the frog-eating rat snake, or red-backed rat snake. [1] [4] It is found in East Asia, in eastern China, Korea, and Russia. [1] [4] The reptile database also mentions Taiwan, [4] but other sources do not support ...
Eating live animals is the practice of humans or other sentient species eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws.
The Chinese edible frog (Hoplobatrachus chinensis), also known as East Asian bullfrog and Taiwanese frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau , Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology; Four Perils; Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.
A three-legged money toad. The Jin Chan (Chinese: 金蟾; pinyin: jīn chán; lit. 'Golden Toad'), also called Chan Chuy (Chinese: 蟾蜍; pinyin: chánchú; lit. 'Toad') or "Zhaocai Chan Chu" (Chinese: 招财蟾蜍; pinyin: zhāocái chánchú; lit. 'wealth-beckoning toad'), is most commonly translated as "Money Toad" or "Money Frog".
Chinese garter snake, frog-eating rat snake, or red-backed rat snake 무자치, 무좌수, 물뱀, 떼뱀 Throughout Orientocoluber spinalis [13] Peters Slender racer 실뱀, 줄뱀 Throughout; most common in the south Pelamis platurus [14] Linnaeus, 1766 Pelagic sea snake or yellow-bellied sea snake 바다뱀 Rhabdophis tigrinus tigrinus [15] Boie
Jincan 金蠶 "gold silkworm/caterpillar" is a gu synonym first recorded in the Tang dynasty. Li Xian's (7th century) commentary to the Hou Han Shu uses jincan as the name of a funerary decoration cast from gold, and the (9th century) author Su E 蘇鶚 describes it as a legendary golden-color caterpillar from Kashmir.
Quasipaa spinosa is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is known under many common names, including Chinese spiny frog, giant spiny frog, Chinese edible frog, and spiny paa frog. [2] Its names refer to the distinctive characteristics of the species, relatively large size and the spiny chest of male frogs.