After 7 years, a magical snake with "dragon" horns reappeared in Zhejiang. Although it is very poisonous, forestry experts are very surprised!
Yesterday, good news came from the Zhejiang Provincial Forest Resources Monitoring Center. During the comprehensive scientific investigation of Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, researchers discovered a rare horned snake- horned spearhead_ strong6strong (English Protobothrops cornutus). At that time, it was enjoying the coolness in the bamboo forest, waiting for prey.
The horned spearhead, also known as the horned soldering iron, is rare in the wild. Its whereabouts have always been relatively secret. Because of its exquisite appearance, its snake head has a unique appearance and unique characteristics. The most attractive thing about is that there is a pair of eyes above its eyes. Horn-like protrusions are called dragon-horned snakes in folk.
Don't look at it being so peculiar. The horned spearhead is a very venomous snake. It has pits that can detect the surrounding temperature, movable fangs, and hemorrhagic venom.
According to experts, Jiaoyuan spearhead was first discovered in Vietnam in 1930, and the earliest in China in July 1996 in Wuzhishan forest area in Ruyuan County, Guangdong, followed by Yingde Shimentai Nature Reserve in Guangdong and Tianjing Mountain Forest in Ruyuan County, Guangdong It was also found in the Libo Maolan Nature Reserve in Guizhou.
In East China, the earliest discovery of the Zhejiang distribution was in July 2014, when experts from the Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Center first discovered it in Xianju County, Taizhou. Subsequently, the new discovery in Guangxi in 2015 and the new discovery in Fujian in 2020. The new discovery in Wuyanling is the eighth distribution point publicly reported in my country.
Wuyanling National Nature Reserve is located in the northwestern part of Taishun County, Wenzhou, known as the "Hometown of Chinese Yellow-bellied Horned Pheasant", with a total area of nearly 18,900 hectares. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The forest ecology and wildlife type national nature reserve closest to the East China Sea in my country.
According to radio telemetry research,The population density of the yellow-bellied scorpion pheasant in the typical habitat of Wuyanling Nature Reserve in Taishun, Zhejiang Province can reach 7.08 per square kilometer. It is estimated that there are more than 400 yellow-bellied scorpion pheasants, which is known as the wild yellow-bellied scorpion in my country. The highest population density area.
The yellow-bellied horned pheasant is a national treasure that is as precious as the giant panda. It lived on the earth hundreds of millions of years ago, at the same age as the ancestors of domestic chickens. It is slightly larger than a domestic chicken and has a very beautiful appearance. Its natural enemies are the green weasel, weasel, and snake. When it heard the sound of danger, it did not fly or run, stood still, looked east and west, and found that someone was approaching it, it was too late to escape, so it became "wise" in a hurry and got in. In the weeds, but the body is still exposed, like an ostrich, so it is also called a "dumb chicken".
Source: Orange Persimmon Interactive·City Express Reporter Chen Wenlong
Image provided by Wuyanling National Nature Reserve
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