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This medium-sized snake is usually 1.2 to 1.5 metres (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long, but they can grow to a maximum length of 2 metres (6.6 ft) though this is rare. [ 5 ] The hood mark shape is variable from spectacle, mask to horseshoe or O- shape and is often linked to light throat area on at least one side.
Snout obtuse, projecting; eye very large. Rostral visible from above; internasals shorter than the prefrontals; frontal as long as its distance from the tip of the snout or a little longer, as long as the parietals; two or three loreals; a large preocular, sometimes touching the frontal; a small subocular below; two postoculars; temporals 2 + 2; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering ...
The Chinese green snake is a slender, medium-sized snake, averaging 75–90 cm (2½-3 feet) in total length, but occasionally growing to 120 cm (4 feet). Bright green above; ventral scales greenish-yellow. Dorsal scales smooth except that males have several mid-dorsal scale rows keeled. Some specimens have scattered black spots on dorsum. Dead ...
Pages in category "Snakes of China" The following 139 pages are in this category, out of 139 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achalinus ater;
The endangered species of China may include any wildlife species designated for protection by the national government of China or listed as endangered by international organizations such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Here’s a full list of all venomous snakes, facts about each one and where they can each be found: Copperhead. Copperhead snake. Appearance: Copperheads are typically three to four feet, and ...
Appearance: These snakes are the smallest rattlesnakes, ranging from 16-23 inches long. Pigmy rattlesnakes have black spots with red or orange stripes all the way down its body.
The checkered keelback (Fowlea piscator), also known commonly as the Asiatic water snake, is a common species in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Asia . It is non-venomous.