1, cauliflower snake is nontoxic and cauliflower snake is nontoxic, but they are experts in catching mice. When a sharp-tongued mouse sees cauliflower snake, it runs for its life just like a mouse sees a cat, and even cannot escape, because cauliflower snake will drill a hole like a mouse! Even if the mouse enters the hole, it will chase it into the hole and swallow it. Of course, cauliflower snake is still a snake used for meat. It is not only delicious, but also has the same function as other snakes in expelling wind and removing dampness and treating various arthritis diseases. It is an excellent medicinal material.

2. King Snake, a snake of the genus Agkistrodon, is big, fierce, nontoxic and has a wide range of recipes. It preys on mice, birds, eggs and other small animals in the wild. China is mainly distributed in Henan, southern Shandong (it used to be widely distributed, but now it is rare with the deterioration of ecological environment and human factors in recent years), Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. Foreign countries are distributed in Vietnam and Japan (both recorded). Living in plains, hills and mountains. Vertical distribution range: 300 ~ 2300m.

3. Morphological characteristics: the scales on the back of the head are black with king-shaped markings; Pupils are round; Kissing scales can be seen in the back of the head; The length and width of nasal scales are almost equal; Frontal scales are as long as nasal scales; Buccal scales1; Preorbital scale 2( 1) and retroorbital scale 2 (3); Time scale 2+2 (3); Upper lip scale type 8,3-2-3; The scale of the lower lip is 10( 1 1 or 9), and the first 4 ~ 5 pieces are tangent to the epiphysis; The dorsal scales 23 (25, 265, 438+0 or 65, 438+09)-23 (265, 438+0)-65, 438+07 (65, 438+09), the outermost two lines are smooth, and the other strong edges are: abdominal scales 265, 438. There are 77 ~ 83 males and 42 ~ 84 females with scales under the tail; Anal scale dichotomy Strong body, about 2 meters long. 8 (3-2-3) upper lip scale and 1 cheek scale; 1(2,3) preorbital scales and 2(3) retroorbital scales; There are 2 (3, 1) time scales and 3 (2, 4) time scales. The back scales of lines 23 (2 1, 24, 25)-23 (2 1)- 19 (17, 18, 20) are removed from the outermost1. There are 203 ~ 224 pairs of abdominal scales, 2 pairs of anal scales and 60 ~ 120 pairs of tail scales. The back is black with yellow spots, which looks like cauliflower, so it is called cauliflower snake. The head and back are brown, and the scales and grooves are black, forming a "king"-shaped black spot, so it is called the king snake; The ventral surface is yellow, and there are black spots at the rear edge of the abdominal scales. Larvae's back is gray olive, the scales are slightly black, and there are 1 short longitudinal stripes behind the pillow, which are black; Abdominal flesh color. There are great differences in body color markings between adults, which are easily mistaken for other species and should be paid attention to.

4. Living habits: living in mountains, hills and plains, often born in mountain shrubs, fields, ditches, beside mountain streams and grass; Fierce in sex and quick in action. They are active day and night, especially at night. Eat frogs, lizards, other snakes, birds, rodents and even similar young snakes. The spawning period is from June to July, with 8 ~ 12 eggs each time, and the egg size is (45 ~ 60) mm× (25 ~ 31) mm.