Wildlifeof China
Banded Wolf Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Lycodon fasciatus
Basic stats
Range
North-east India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Tibet and south-western and central China
Size
Up to about 53 cm
The banded wolf snake (Lycodon fasciatus) is a colubrid found from north-eastern India and Bhutan through Southeast Asia to Tibet and China, where it ranges from Yunnan and Guangxi to Hubei and north to Shaanxi and Gansu, as well as Fujian, Sichuan and Guangdong. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Adults may reach about 53 cm in total length. The pattern is made of broad purplish-black rings separated by yellowish or reddish intervals, and the first black ring does not encircle the neck. The dorsal scales are in 17 rows. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- Where is the Banded Wolf Snake found?
- North-east India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Tibet and south-western and central China
- How big is the Banded Wolf Snake?
- Up to about 53 cm