Wildlifeof China
Formosa Kukri Snake
Colubrid Snakes
Photo: 卢江离 · CC BY 4.0
Oligodon formosanus
Basic stats
Diet
Includes the eggs of Chinese box turtles
Range
Taiwan, Vietnam and parts of China including Hong Kong and Hainan
The Formosa or beautiful kukri snake (Oligodon formosanus) is a colubrid recorded from Taiwan and Vietnam, with Wikipedia also listing China including Hong Kong and Hainan. It eats the eggs of Chinese box turtles. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
It is tawny light brown with two darker russet stripes down either side of the spine, crossed occasionally by thin black lines, and has an off-white belly. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Formosa Kukri Snake eat?
- Includes the eggs of Chinese box turtles
- Where is the Formosa Kukri Snake found?
- Taiwan, Vietnam and parts of China including Hong Kong and Hainan