Wildlifeof China
Flower Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Elaphe moellendorffi
Basic stats
Habitat
Limestone caves and rocky shrubland and forest, 30–300 m
Range
Guangdong and Guangxi (China) and northern Vietnam
Size
Up to 1.66 m
Elaphe moellendorffi, the flower snake or Moellendorff's trinket snake, is a large colubrid native to Guangdong and Guangxi in China and Hoa Binh in Vietnam, and possibly Laos. It prefers limestone caves and rocky areas of shrubland and forest at 30–300 m. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
Adults may reach 1.66 m in total length. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Flower Snake live in?
- Limestone caves and rocky shrubland and forest, 30–300 m
- Where is the Flower Snake found?
- Guangdong and Guangxi (China) and northern Vietnam
- How big is the Flower Snake?
- Up to 1.66 m