#boiga guangxiensis

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A Guangxi catsnake (Boiga guangxiensis) in Cúc Phương National Park, Vietnam

by cowyeow

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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!

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Guangxi Cat Snake (Boiga guangxiensis) by cowyeow Cúc Phương National Park, Vietnam https://flic.kr/p/2hAZiYX

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RẮN RÀO QUẢNG TÂY – Boiga cf. guangxiensis ĐỘNG VẬT RỪNG

RẮN RÀO QUẢNG TÂY – Boiga cf. guangxiensis ĐỘNG VẬT RỪNG

Thông tin chung RẮN RÀO QUẢNG TÂY là Bò sát tên la tin là Boiga cf. guangxiensis thuộc họ Rắn nước Colubridae bộ Có vảy Squamata Tên Việt Nam: RẮN RÀO QUẢNG TÂY Tên Latin: Boiga cf. guangxiensis Họ: Rắn nước Colubridae Bộ: Có vảy Squamata Lớp (nhóm): Bò sát Hình ảnh RẮN RÀO QUẢNG TÂY Đặc điểm Loài bò sát này có cơ thể mảnh và chiều dài thân tới 1,6m. Đầu phân biệt rất rõ với cổ. Bên đầu có một…