1 species of snake in the subfamily Viperidae. Also known as the green bamboo snake, burnt tail. Mainly distributed in the provinces (regions) south of the Yangtze River in China. In the west, northward up to 33 ° N latitude (Gansu Wenxian). It has also been found in the Changbai Mountains of Jilin. Body green, ventral surface slightly lighter or straw-yellow, eyes, dorsum of tail, and tip of tail burnt red. There is often a longitudinal line on the side of the body made up of red and white dorsal scales or white dorsal scales. The head is large, triangular, with a buccal fossa (thermometer) between the eyes and nostrils, the tail is short and twining, the dorsum of the head is covered with small scales, the nasal scales are completely separated from the first upper lip scales by a scale groove; the dorsal scales of the mid-carapace are in rows of 19-21; the ventral scales are in rows of 150-178; and the hypocaustal scales are in rows of 54-80 pairs.

Found in mountainous areas at an altitude of 150-2000 meters in the grass by streams, on shrubs, on rock walls or rocks, in bamboo forests, on withered branches by roadsides, or in grassy ridges. It is mostly active on rainy and cloudy days, and is most active in the evening and at night. It feeds on frogs, tadpoles, lizards, birds and small mammals. It is oviparous, giving birth to four to five young between August and September. It is the main snake species causing venomous snake bites in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong and other provinces. The average amount of venom discharged is about 30 milligrams each time. After a person is bitten, the wound localized intense burning pain, swelling develops rapidly, and its typical characteristics of bloody blisters are more common and appear earlier; generally less likely to show systemic symptoms. Although the bamboo leaf green snake bite is not life-threatening, but there are many cases of bites, so the harm is great.