#Oreocryptophis porphyraceus

[snototter]

A red bamboo ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus vaillanti) in Hunan, China

by cowyeow

[mossiestpiglet]

Whenever my back is bad my desire to hold Bernadette increases tenfold. We’re fucked-up-back besties

[sparradile]

He's wishing I would just feed him instead of taking pictures

[herpsandbirds]

Red Bamboo Rat Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi), juvenile and adult, family Colubridae, this subspecies is from Thailand

photograph by @russell_dabritz

[worldsandemanations]

Red Bamboo Rat Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi), juvenile and adult, family Colubridae, this subspecies is from Thailand photograph by @russell_dabritz

[animalids]

Bamboo ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus vaillanti)

Photo by Kevin Messenger

[teleos]

Akane, red bamboo rat snake.

[snake-candy]

[slowasyoucango]

SNAKES IN THE SUN

[mehelya]

Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchra

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

I'm Chinese-American, so I'm curious what are some cool Chinese snakes that you love?

I'd love to share! There are well over 100 snakes native to China - so much amazing diversity!!

You can't make a list of iconic Chinese snakes without including the white-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris)! These awesome arboreal vipers are known for a stunning natural blue phase that can occur along with the more typical green.

I'm very partial to wolfsnakes, and my favorite is the Oriental wolfsnake (Lycodon capucinus). Unlike most other venomous colubrids, these guys aren't rear-fanged but have enlarged front teeth - that's why they're called wolfsnakes, because those big teeth means they have a face shape that looks kinda like a muzzle.

I love Guangxi cat snakes (Boiga guangxiensis)! These guys are little tree snakes with big heads and huge eyes adapted for hunting small prey in the dark!

Red bamboo ratsnakes (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus) are the loves of my life. Unlike many other snakes, these guys prefer cooler temperatures, so they're often found in higher altitudes where it's cooler.

False cobras (Pseudoxenodon karlschmidti, also called bamboo cobras) are so so stinkin' cool! They're not cobras at all, they just have hoods to mimic them. And they do a great job!

China has lots of keelbacks, but my favorite is the tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)! These guys are a rare example of a snake that is actually poisonous (and they're venomous, too)!

The false viper (Pseudagkistrodon rudis) is a viper mimic. They're not venomous, but they flatten out their heads to mimic vipers!

Beauty ratsnakes (Orthriophis taeniura) are some of the most beautiful snakes in the world! They're very sassy and absolutely stunning.

The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) is one of the coolest sea snakes out there. Sea kraits are sea snakes, but they're not restricted to life solely in the water like sea snakes in the genus Hydrophis are, and will come on land to do things like shed, bask in the sun, and lay eggs.

Finally, Achalinus, the genus of odd-scaled snakes! Their scales don't overlap, they all lay separately, which lends them a very unique appearance!

[mossiestpiglet]

Skinny red noodle at the snake doctor getting her bones looked at and OF COURSE she had to go into shed right before hand so isn’t looking her normal stop sign self

[typhlonectes]

Red bamboo Rat Snake, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchra, Doi Phu Kha National Park, Thailand

photograph via: Thai National Parks CC

[herpsandbirds]

Red Bamboo Rat Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi), family Colubridae, Thailand

photograph by (@rupertsreptiles)

[varanusindicus]

Finally got the new cages for the bamboo rats, so did a lot of *shudder* reorganizing and moved Rowan, Robin, and Ridley into their new digs last night. Setups are really bare since I don’t have any soil on hand at the moment. Gonna mix some up later today and get to decorating. Plants will have to wait until I get the LED strips in there, but all in good time.

Yunnan Mountain Ratsnakes, Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchra

[darlingdeadadornment]

Taking a small break from jewelry to work on wet specimens and displays while I wait on supplies and clear out some more work space. Keep an eye out on my stories for clearance goodies and sales while we do some heavy organizing and decluttering.

I just added a few wet specimens and crystals to the shop, including this gorgeous red bamboo rat snake globe. This thing is even prettier in person. I'm tempted to display it here but we're still in the renovating/building stages and I'm not sure when we'll be able to decorate😂

You can snag this one-of a-kind beauty in the shop now.

www.DarlingDeadAdornment.com

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