Chinese order: Serpentes

Chinese family: Rhinocerotidae

Chinese genus: Brocade snake

Chinese common name: Yellow python, Pronged brocade snake, Pronged scaled brocade snake, Pine snake, King python, Stinky green female, Stinky green male

Latin name: Elaphe carinata

English name: Stink rat snake

Species nomenclator and date: Günnther, 1858

Species information

Scales on dorsal side of head sewn in black, with "king" markings; pupils rounded; muzzle scales visible on dorsal side of head; snout scales of several equal lengths and widths; forehead scales and snout scales of equal lengths; domestic distribution in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi. Overseas distribution is in Vietnam. It lives in plains, hills, and mountains. Vertical distribution range: 300 ~ 2300m.

Species Introduction

King's snakes are large, cold-resistant, adaptable, fast-growing, short feeding cycle, easy to raise and hatch, and many other advantages, many snake farms or snake farmers, especially in the northern provinces and regions, most of them to raise it as a non-venomous snake rearing object. The king snake, also known as the cauliflower snake, the king snake, the king snake, the stinking yellow jaw, etc. It is one of the non-venomous snakes (except for the king snake). It is the fastest growing and larger snake among non-venomous snakes (except pythons). It inhabits mountains, plains and hilly areas, and is active near rivers, reservoirs, reservoirs and other places near water.

The king snake is agile and ferocious, crawling fast and climbing up trees. It is a generalist snake that preys on frogs, birds, rodents and various bird eggs. When there is a lack of food, it even devours its own young or its own kind. Therefore, the culture should pay particular attention to ensure that its food bait is sufficient, diversified, which is also the artificial culture of the king snake must be raised alone, can not be mixed with other non-venomous snakes breeding the main reason. The anal gland of the king snake can emit a strange odor, so there is a stink of yellow jaw, hand holding the snake body should be scrubbed with slices of ginger or wash your hands with fragrant soap in order to wash away the stench.