The difference between the green snake and the bamboo leaf pit viper

The Emerald Green Snake and the Green Bamboo Snake are both common species of emerald green snakes. In terms of color and body shape, the two snakes are quite similar, but they are different snakes that often use their green color as a protective umbrella. They differ in body shape. The Emerald Green Snake is slightly larger, and the Green Bamboo Snake has a larger head, while the Green Bamboo Snake has very small eyes and a relatively short tail.

The difference between the green snake and the bamboo leaf pit viper 1. Body shape:

The body length of the bamboo green snake can reach 60~90 cm; the green green snake has a slender body and a medium size, with an adult body length of 80~110 cm; the green green snake is slightly larger than the bamboo green snake. 2. Head:

The Green Bamboo Snake has a large, triangular head, a thin neck, and small scales on the top of its head; the Emerald Green Snake has an oval, slightly pointed head, and large scales on its head, which are clearly different from the small scales of the Green Bamboo Snake.

The eyes of the bamboo green snake are very small, and its pupils are oval and red; the eyes of the emerald green snake are large and black.   4. Body:

The back of the bamboo snake is grass green, the outermost dorsal scales are white in the center, and there is a white lateral line from the neck back. Some have a red lateral line inside the white lateral line, but some have no lateral line. The ventral surface is light yellow-green; the whole body of the Emerald Green Snake is smooth and shiny, and its body color is dark green, yellow-green or emerald green. The ventral surface of the head and the ventral surface of the front end of the trunk are light yellow and slightly green. 5. Tail:

The tail of the bamboo green snake is shorter; the tail of the emerald green snake is slender.

The Green Bamboo Snake is a poisonous snake. Its venom is a blood-circulating toxin. After being bitten by a Green Bamboo Snake, there will be severe pain, which is unbearable for some patients. For patients with severe pain, procaine injection is required to relieve the pain while actively detoxifying the snake venom. Although the Green Bamboo Snake is one of the most poisonous snakes in my country, there are very few reports of deaths from its bites. As long as detoxification is carried out in time, most patients will not be in danger of life, but will suffer from unbearable pain! Because the bamboo pit viper is of low danger and has beautiful body color, it is a snake that many pet snake lovers are fascinated by. Green bamboo snake also has a good effect in removing rheumatism and treating various body pains. It is also a good raw material for making snake wine by the people, and green bamboo snake wine is also very popular.