Starting in May this year, Hubei Nanhe National Nature Reserve organized relevant experts from the Chinese Academy of Forestry to conduct a survey of biodiversity in the jurisdiction. In May this year, the investigation team discovered something shaking on the Qinglong Mountain cliff in the reserve.
Deng Zhengqun, a senior engineer at Hubei Nanhe National Nature Reserve, said that it was very small at the time and felt like a thread was shaking, so he immediately captured it with a capture clip.
Only then did everyone know that this swaying little guy turned out to be a snake. It was about 50 centimeters long and black and white all over. After identification by forestry experts, it was the rare White-ringed Liu's snake, one of my country's outstanding zoologists. Home Liu Chengzhao is named after his surname. Although Liu's White-ringed Snake is agile and likes to attack humans, it is not venomous. Liu's White-ringed Snake has never been recorded in Hubei.
At the end of June, the forest ranger captured another strange snake in the reserve. Its head was triangular, and its eyes showed a fierce light when it saw people. After identification by forestry experts, this was the mountain iron-headed snake . Deng Zhengqun said that this kind of snake moves slowly and is very poisonous. This is the first time this kind of snake has been recorded in Nanhe Nature Reserve, and it is also the first time it has been recorded in Hubei Province.
Introduction to of Nanhe National Nature Reserve, through this biodiversity survey, the gap that Hubei does not have these two kinds of snakes has been filled. At present, the captured Liu's white-ringed snake and mountain iron-headed snake have been released into the reserve.
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Chief reporter: Wang Yang
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