2, the horse snake's Chinese name is the large gecko, larger body size, body length of up to 30 centimeters or more, the head is longer than the tail, dorsal and ventral surfaces are slightly compressed, the head was flattened triangular skin rough, the whole body is densely covered with granular scales, the color of the body has a dark grey, greyish-blue, blue-black and so on. Head, back with dark gray, blue-brown and other colors of horizontal stripes, the whole body scattered gray-white, brick-red, purple-gray, orange-yellow spots, tail has a white ring, slightly webbed between the toes;
3, the horse snake inhabits in the mountain rocks or wilderness rock crevices, stone caves or tree holes, and sometimes in the eaves of the people's homes, near the walls of the activities, in Guangxi, China, mainly in the sub-tropical limestone formations of the rocky mountain, usually in March to November, the horse snake activity is frequent, and it is also a very common species in the mountains. In Guangxi, China, it mainly lives in the rocky mountains made of subtropical limestone, and is usually active from March to November. The food of horse snakes is mainly insects;
4. The number of horse snakes has decreased drastically because they can be used in traditional Chinese medicine, so they are captured in large quantities, and the production has decreased drastically, and the price of the medicinal herbs has increased dramatically, which has led to the situation of depletion.