Ruhstrat's Wolf Snake

Ruhstrat's Wolf Snake is a nonvenomous colubrid with highly variable coloration, commonly dark with several pale crossbands. The largest reported specimen measured 94cm. It is a mountain species found on slopes, in caves, beneath stones beside streams, and in natural forest, plantations and agricultural land in foothill regions. (Wikipedia, general species account)

The range includes Taiwan, southern and eastern China, northern Vietnam and parts of Laos. Recorded prey includes lizards such as the brown anole and Swinhoe's tree lizard. The species lays eggs, with four reported in a clutch. Two subspecies are recognized, while forms formerly assigned to it have subsequently been treated as separate species. (Wikipedia, general species account)