Is the red snake poisonous?

Red training snake, also known as fire red chain, red spot snake, mulberry root snake, etc., is a kind of snake belonging to the genus Serpent of the family Serpidae. The adult is about 1 meter long and its back is dark brown and red (red brown). It is widely distributed in our country. Except for Western Inner Mongolia to * * and Xizang, other provinces (regions) are distributed. Let's take a look at whether the red snake is poisonous.

Is the red snake poisonous?

The red snake is a non-venomous snake, but part of the fire is poisonous. Strictly speaking, Chilian snake is a kind of venomous snake with back teeth, why do many people say it's okay to bite? In fact, the posterior groove teeth are two fangs distributed near the throat, if the mouth is not wide enough when biting, then the posterior groove teeth can not bite the skin, and there is no possibility of poisoning. If it rises big enough, it will directly lead to poisoning. At the same time, although the red training snake is slightly poisonous, individual people are more sensitive to the toxicity of the red training snake, and there will be serious symptoms of poisoning, which may even lead to the consequences of bitten to death, and there are not a few reports of being bitten to death by red training snakes all over the country.

What kind of food does the snake eat?

Red snake mostly lives in fields, mountains, plains, hills and near water areas, and often appears around houses, and is often found in villagers' hospitalization (suburbs around the city and gardens in the city, etc.). Feed on toads, frogs, lizards, fish, rats, snakes, birds, animal carcasses, etc., with tree holes, grave holes, ground holes or stone piles, tiles as nests. It belongs to nocturnal snakes, mostly in the evening and active after 10:00 in the evening. Hide in the cracks in the walls, stones, caves during the day, when you encounter enemy damage, first bury your head deep under your body, and shake your tail as a warning, if you warn that the enemy is invalid, you will bend into an S-shaped attack.

Is the red snake protected?

Red snake has been listed in the list of terrestrial wildlife that is beneficial to national protection or has important economic and scientific research value issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000. Included in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) 2013 Red list of Endangered species ver3.1-- near Endangered (NT). Included in the red list of biodiversity in China-vertebrate volume, the assessment level is vulnerable (VU). Note that illegal hunting and killing of wild animals protected by the state will be punished by criminal law.