Chinese water snakes
Common Chinese The body weight of a water snake is about 150g or more, and the individual can reach a maximum weight of more than 750g. The body length is about 60cm. The head and belly of the Chinese water snake are relatively large, and the amount of food consumed is also amazing. It is a non-venomous snake.
The back of the Chinese water snake is dark gray-brown with irregular small black spots, the belly is light yellow with black spots, and the tail is slightly flattened laterally. Scattered with slightly longitudinal black spots, the first row of dorsal scales on both sides are black, and the second and third rows of dorsal scales are white; the ventral surface is yellow, and there are black spots on the front edge of each ventral scale. The body is cylindrical and the tail is short. There is a single internasal scale, arranged tangentially, and the nostrils are dorsal; the eyes are small, with 1 preorbital scale, 2 postorbital scales, and 1+2 temporal scales; 7 (8, 9), 3-1-3 (3-1-3) scales on the upper lip 4, 5) formula. Dorsal scales smooth, 23(25)-23(25)-19 lines; ventral scales 139-155; anal scales divided into two; lower tail scales 38-51 lines.
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