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Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon bambusicola
Pseudoxenodon bambusicola, commonly known as the bamboo snake or bamboo false cobra, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand .
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Description
These snakes can range in color from light brown to a grey purple with black or red bands down its body. Being that it is a false cobra, it will raise up when it feels threatened and spread its neck into a small hood, which has the shape of a pointed oval ring. Additionally, it has a black band across its large circular eyes. These snakes can reach up to 100 cm (3.5 feet) in length.
Range & habitat
This snake can be found in northern Thailand, northern Laos, northern Vietnam and southern China. They reside in wetlands near rocky terrain, moving mostly through leaf litter and vegetation close to the ground where they can stay hidden from predators.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
This species has been observed eating frogs, but it likely also eats small lizards, and insects when it's a hatchling.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 28915.