#lycodon

[herpsandbirds]

Two-coloured Wolf Snake (Lycodon bicolor), family Colubridae. Uzbekistan

photograph by Bobby Bok

[snototter]

A striped dwarf tree snake (Lycodon tristrigatus) in Sarawak, Malaysia

by Bernard Dupont

[deepestbluesky]

hello it is time for a VERY niche post. join me for... SHL characters as SNAKES!!!!! i tried to find snakes that naturally occur in china or near china, as a terrible added parameter—there's a TON of snakes in china, but i just don't know many so it's terrible bc it added a lot of work for me lol. but i've learned things! and found some cool snakes! so! let's go. pictures of snakes ahead, if that's not your thing, feel free to peace out.

Wen Kexing - Sinomicrurus macclellandi a coral snake! just a nice boy you know? just a nice, extremely venemous boy with dramatic red coloration. shamless plug for my fic where wkx turns into This Snake.

Zhou Zishu - Bungarus multicinctus look at this lovely unassuming snake. got some goth-y drama but overall not too bad, right? one of the most venomous land snakes in the world 😌 (also. he and wkx match but like in a complimentary way.)

Zhang Chengling - Pareas margaritophorus the first thing wikipedia says about this snake is that it is small and harmless. for the first time so far, i am not trying to mislead you. just a little snek boi!!!!!! cute!!!!!! I Want To Hold And Protect Him

Gu Xiang - Fowlea piscator look i'm gonna be honest. there are not a lot of snakes that are even REMOTELY purple but this one has a little purple whip tongue! also, not venemous but (if it's anything like water snakes in the US) kind of an asshole. apparently pretends to be a cobra. look at her go.

Cao Weining - Coelognathus radiatus this snake has no thoughts in its head. look at it. i don't mean as a species i mean This One. That's cwn. just sitting there doing a blep. no venom, apparently a defensive sort of dude. cool colors tho!

Luo Fumeng - Calliophis bivirgatus a different kind of coral snake! i've gone a bit further outside of china for this one but LOOK at how gorgeous it is. how could i not let lfm be this glamorous. also i like the idea that she's a different genus of snake than wkx but still a (venemous) coral snake.

Liu Qianqiao - Elaphe taeniura gonna be honest here, the common name of this snake in english is the beauty snake (or ratsnake), so i didn't think too much farther. there's a ton of different color morphs of it. look at it, the elegance! she's beauty she's grace she'll constrict you (if you are a small mammal)!

Xie Wang - Bungarus fasciatus this is a different krait! zzs has MANY bands, xw just has bands. a little brighter colored and more extra than zzs, sliiiightly less deadly, still can very definitely kill you. LOOK at that warning coloration. if i was to pick two characters to DEFINITELY have warning coloration, it WOULD be wkx and xw.

Du Pusa - Euprepiophis mandarinus this is NOT my best work, but i just thought this snake was really pretty and so i was determined to include it somehow. hence: dps. they are ~secretive~ apparently. also. again. Look At It

Ye Baiyi - Python bivittatus BIG BOY!!!! ALMOST THE BIGGEST BOY!!!!! does occur in white color morphs in captivity (and like, i guess presumably in the wild? at one point? but i have to imagine that's like. not so much a thing anymore.) also, did i pick the picture that looks the most like a cryptid? of course i did, it's yby. he doesn't want his picture taken. he doesn't want you to know he exists even. leave him alone. where he belongs in his natural habitat.

Han Ying - Lycodon septentrionalis a shiny pretty boy. a shiny pretty boy who looks very much like a many-banded krait, in fact. however, they're not venemous. hy just looks like zzs. again: LOOK AT THIS GOOD SNEK.

Jing Beiyuan - Ahaetulla prasina several things here. one, this is an elegant but strange boy (i don't think this shows just how weird this guy's nose looks. it's like someone took a snake's nose and used pliers to stretch it out all pointy). two, FASHION!!! look at those pattens!!!!! a striking example. and three, it looks kind of like wu xi's snakeclet

Wu Xi - Naja atra he's a cobra. i think this speaks for itself.

[theweirdfanwu-who]

Wednesday x Enid x Ajax WoeLydcodon im making that the ship name since Lycodon = Wolf Snake & yea-

[petnews2day]

'Exceedingly Rare' Snake Rediscovered on Tree in Tibet

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'Exceedingly Rare' Snake Rediscovered on Tree in Tibet

The Gammie’s wolf snake (Lycodon gammiei) is an “exceedingly rare” species of Asian snake, but researchers managed to find one in the middle of the night as it was hanging out on a big tree in Xizang/Tibet. A research article published this week in ZooKeys details the find. According to researchers, L. gammiei is “a rare non-venomous snake […]

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[rnomics]

Animals, Vol. 13, Pages 731: Characteristics of Microbiota in Different Segments of the Digestive Tract of Lycodon rufozonatus

The gastrointestinal tract of animals contains microbiota, forming a complex microecosystem. Gut microbes and their metabolites can regulate the development of host innate and adaptive immune systems. Animal immune systems maintain intestinal symbiotic microbiota homeostasis. However, relatively few studies have been published on reptiles, particularly snakes, and even fewer studies on different parts of the digestive tracts of these animals. Herein, we used 16S #rRNA gene sequencing to investigate the microbial community composition and adaptability in the stomach and small and large intestines of Lycodon rufozonatus. Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes were most abundant in the stomach; Fusobacteria in the small intestine; and Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Fusobacteria, and Firmicutes in the large intestine. No dominant genus could be identified in the stomach; however, dominant genera were evident in the small and large intestines. The microbial diversity index was significantly higher in the stomach than in the small and large intestines. Moreover, the influence of the microbial community structure on function was clarified through function prediction. Collectively, the gut microbes in the different segments of the digestive tract revealed the unique features of the L. rufozonatus gut microbiome. Our results provide insights into the co-#evolutionary relationship between reptile gut microbiota and their hosts. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/4/731?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[polymathesaurus-blog]

Lycodon aulicus- Common Wolf Snake. Some models are so beautiful that you can’t post about them just once. So here’s 3 more shots of our favourite, Lycan!!! Yeah that’s what Siddharth is naming this wolf snake. Lycan has been the most curious snake by far Siddharth has handled. Continuously moved, never stopped once and even gave a couple of warning shots when got interrupted too much. Otherwise totally harmless cute little fella. #wolfsnake #snakesofinstagram #discoversnakes #nonvenomous #lycodon https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-jskwFU8E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lxas5y9j0qh3

[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!

[cienciasnacionales]

Descubren una nueva especie de serpiente del género Lycodon al sur de China Asia, es un contiene rico en una increíble y fascinante biodiversidad, mucha de la cual es totalmente desconocida para la comunidad científica, como es el caso del reciente descubrimiento de una nueva especie de serpiente del género Lycodon.

[snakeoftheday]

Todays Snake Is:

The Indian Wolf Snake (Lycodon aulicus) is a nonvenomous species native to southern and southeastern Asia. These snakes vary in appearance according to location, appearing a patternless brown or banded with brown, black, yellow, or white. The name of this snake’s genus derives from its large front teeth. 

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[herpsandbirds]

Philippine Wolf Snake (Lycodon philippinus), family Colubridae, Philippines

photograph by Rupert Grassby-Lewis

[warcrimesimulator]

Indian wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus)

by Phil Arachno

[pongwira]

Lycodon subcinctus #snake #reptile #instasnake #lycodon #naturelovers #natureofthailand #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fauna #biodiversity

[kenyannick]

Fear Factor

A friend of ours, Linnea, had been asking  if she could accompany us on one of our herping trips and what better excuse for us to check out our favourite herping spot again (as if we needed an excuse!) Linnea wanted to see some snakes and as we headed up the trail I assured her that we’d see a snake, and that we’d never been to this location and NOT seen a snake. We started the night by checking…

[petnews2day]

Spatial and temporal assessment of snake encounters in urban Delhi, India

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Spatial and temporal assessment of snake encounters in urban Delhi, India

Throughout the study, the dominant species identified within the study area were Ptyas mucosa (Indian Rat Snake), Naja naja (Spectacled cobra), and Lycodon aulicus (Common Wolf Snake) in Delhi urban setup indicate that these species may have synurbanized, a phenomenon by which animals adapt to urban conditions through ecological and behavioural adaptations27. The adaptability to […]

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[lycodox]

"A LYCODON is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as 'wolf snakes'. The New Latin name Lycodon refers to the fang-like anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth."

I didn't break out. SOMEBODY LET ME OUT.