Do snakes like swimming? - Zoacys dhumnades
烏梢蛇 (拉丁學(xué)名:Zoacys dhumnades)俗稱烏蛇、烏風(fēng)蛇,為游蛇科,烏梢蛇屬體形較大的無毒蛇,廣泛分布于中國(guó),國(guó)外未見有報(bào)道。生活在丘陵地帶及山川小溪,狹食性蛇類,以蛙類(主食)、蜥蜴、魚類、鼠類等為食。由于其棲息地破壞及人類大量捕殺,目前野外生存數(shù)量大減,應(yīng)予保護(hù)。烏梢蛇可入藥。烏梢蛇皮還是京胡與京二胡的專屬用皮。具有黑如緞白如線的美感。現(xiàn)在逐步興起仿生皮。以減少對(duì)蛇的捕殺。
Zoacys dhumnades, commonly known as the black snake and black wind snake, is a large non-venomous snake of the family Colubridae, which is widely distributed in China and hasn’t been reported abroad.Living in hilly areas and mountains and streams, it is a kind of stenophagous snake and eats frogs (staple food), lizards, fish, and mice. Due to habitat destruction and human hunting, the number of Zoacys dhumnades living in the wild is greatly reduced and should be protected. Zoacys dhumnades can be used as medicine, and its skin is a special material for Jing Hu and Jing Erhu. People love its skin for its beauty, black as satin and white as thread. Today, similar bionic skins are becoming popular on the market to reduce the killing of snakes.