The economic value of the five-step snake is extremely high. The five-step snake is the main component of the famous Chinese patent medicine "Dahuoluo Dan and Zai Zao Wan" that is best-selling in my country. It is also the main snake species used to prepare snake wine and is also the best-selling snake. And one of the dried snake products that is in short supply. The five-step snake is also a good product for both medicine and food. Its food is delicious, and it can be used as medicine to dispel rheumatism and calm convulsions. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, paralysis and other diseases. The venom of the five-step snake has special effects on inhibiting tumors and relieving pain, which is rare. Precious and highly venomous snake species.

Five-stepping snake breeding technology

Five-stepping snakes in the wild like to live in places where sunlight cannot reach them. They all live alone, like low temperatures, and bathe in the water to hunt for food, morning and evening. It is highly active and requires high humidity. It is more active on rainy days. It is oviparous. The female snake has obvious egg-protecting behavior. It is inert, ferocious, aggressive and quite toxic. The five-step snake venom is fire venom, which is blood circulation venom. The five-step snakes mate regardless of the season and have the behavior of automatically selecting their mates. The best temperature for raising five-step snakes is 25-28 degrees Celsius. They have strong activity within this temperature range. The five-step snake mainly eats stone frogs, mice, toads, frogs, chickens, fish, and meat and avoids dead food. However, after our scientific domestication, the five-step snake can eat dead food independently.

The consumption system of the five-step snake is unique. Like other snakes, it takes several days to digest one meal. It takes 5 days to digest and excrete one meal. We can see the feces excreted by the five-step snake. , are the food eaten 5 days ago, so when observing the feces of the five-step snake, you need to pay attention to this point. The five-step snake usually eats once every seven days. In the farm where the five-step snake is raised artificially, the five-step snake often bites the food without moving, injects venom into the food, and then eats it slowly. The five-step snake attacks the food quickly and accurately. , generally there is no need for a second attack, one can achieve the goal.

Five-step snakes are generally afraid of high heat. They generally do not eat when it exceeds 28℃ or below 8℃. Feeding is generally directly related to the geographical environment and temperature. During the low temperature period, 15℃ can be selected. Feed at noon as above, and choose to feed at night during the high temperature period. When feeding, they are seriously afraid of light and eat a large amount of food. Generally, the food intake is not less than one-third of their own body weight. In autumn, when the weather is cool, the food intake will reach 100% of their own body weight. Forty and above.

The five-step snake has the habit of living alone and is not suitable to be kept with snakes of other families. Although it has the power to attack food, it is an enemy of the king snake and has no fighting power against the cobra. In practice, it is often seen that the king snake can swallow the five-step snake. Even if the poison is very strong, the king snake can obviously restrain the five-step snake. The five-step snake is only suitable for being raised alone. Although the five-step snake is lazy in nature, However, after eating, it will start to move after a short rest. However, after eating, the activity ability is strong, and it must return to the original place of residence to digest the food. During the investigation and breeding, it was found that the five-step snake is only suitable for indoor and outdoor breeding. , coupled with the strict conditions for mate selection, it is not suitable for indoor and box breeding.

Knowledge on the four-season management of artificially bred five-step snakes:

1. Management in spring

Before the emergence of hings, the entire snake plant should be comprehensively disinfected and sewage discharged. The water source facilities should be repaired and kept pollution-free, the utensils should not be damaged, and the feed should be kept sufficient. Pay attention to observation. As long as a snake is found emerging from hibernation (under normal circumstances, hibernation can end within three days), feeding arrangements must be made. In the preparation work, first of all, do not throw too much or too much feed, but gradually increase it. In order to allow the snake to recover faster and better, growth-stimulating elements must be added, and the first step must be to let the snake drink enough water (i.e., appetizer soup digestive agent) , after eating, prepare for mating in the summer, close the snake nest, and enter the nest to conduct a comprehensive inspection to see if there are dead or sick snakes remaining in the nest.

2. Management in summer

Summer is generally a season with a higher incidence of snake disease and is also the peak period for snake mating. Improper management will cause serious economic losses.

① Keep snakes quiet. Staff should not make loud noises when entering the snake factory. Loud noises should be eliminated when storing objects to avoid affecting the snake's mating mood. Outsiders are not allowed to enter or exit.

② If a snake is found mating, make a mating record. Generally, snakes start to lay eggs on the 28th day, and inspections must begin. The eggs should be taken out and stored for safekeeping. If a snake is found protecting the eggs, the snake must be blown away to retrieve the eggs.

③ Prepare for hatching.

④ It is necessary to prevent the occurrence of snake diseases. The main snake diseases that are prone to occur include pneumonia, skin diseases, diarrhea and enteritis.

⑤ For hygiene prevention work, the snake plant must be cleaned and cleaned after feeding to prevent rainwater from dispersing feces and contaminating the entire snake plant.

⑥ Carry out timely work to remove accumulated water to prevent collapse and snake escape. If escape is discovered, surrounding residents must be notified in time to take precautions to prevent greater accidents.

3. Autumn management

Autumn is the golden season for snake growth. You must observe the snake’s movements at any time, as the appetite will increase significantly. You must strengthen fattening and caressing to ensure the growth of snakes. Physical protection before stinging.

①Snake eggs should not be stored and must be hatched.

②Intensify fattening efforts to make snakes stronger and prepare for hibernation.

③ Strengthen disease prevention work. Viruses that are prone to occur include: stomatitis, hepatocholitis, skin diseases, and diarrhea.

④ Management and restoration work at the snake activity site.

4. Winter management

①Temperature management during hibernation period. The five-step snake likes a low temperature during hibernation, generally controlled between 5-8°C.

②The humidity is generally 60-70.

③ Before hibernating, the snake nest must be well sanitized and disinfected thoroughly.

④Inspection work during hibernation period. In the inspection plan, the factory site should be comprehensively searched to see if any snakes have not entered the nest, and the reasons for not entering the nest (the reasons are 2: 1. No nest found, 2. Disease). If too many snakes are found in the nest, it is necessary to To prevent death from crushing injuries, artificial separation must be carried out. Because the five-step snakes are fierce, let them hibernate and undergo a comprehensive physical examination to eliminate the weak, sick, disabled, deficient and weak ones, leaving enough snakes for breeding in the coming year. So well prepared.

⑤ To disinfect and eliminate weeds at the event site, fresh lime can be used to plow the site, and the facilities should be fully replenished.

⑥ Carry out rodent control work to prevent rats from eating snakes.

⑦ Carry out comprehensive maintenance work on the factory site.

⑧Make production plans for the coming year.

⑨ Conduct regular inspections.

Checking principles: once a day in the early stage of sleep (specified for one week), once every 3 days in the middle stage of sleep (referring to the second week), and once a week in the late stage of sleep (from the third week to before hibernation).

⑩Temperature and humidity should be strictly controlled, replenishing warmth when the temperature is low, and replenishing water when the humidity is low.