Wildlifeof China
Bamboo Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Pseudoxenodon bambusicola
Basic stats
Diet
Frogs; probably small lizards, and insects as hatchlings
Habitat
Wetlands near rocky terrain; diurnal
Range
Southern China, northern Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
Size
Up to 100 cm
The bamboo snake or bamboo false cobra (Pseudoxenodon bambusicola) is a colubrid found in southern China, including Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Guizhou, and in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. It lives in wetlands near rocky terrain and moves mostly through leaf litter and low vegetation. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It can reach 100 cm, and colour ranges from light brown to grey-purple with black or red bands, plus a black band across the large round eyes. It is active by day, ambushing small prey from hidden positions. Frogs have been recorded as prey, and it probably also takes small lizards, with insects eaten by hatchlings. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Bamboo Snake eat?
- Frogs; probably small lizards, and insects as hatchlings
- What habitat does the Bamboo Snake live in?
- Wetlands near rocky terrain; diurnal
- Where is the Bamboo Snake found?
- Southern China, northern Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
- How big is the Bamboo Snake?
- Up to 100 cm