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hey /an/ i found this snake outside my place on the weekend. my little jungle cat was playing with it.

its body was green & yellow pattern with red band behind its head. i wanted to pick it up but was a bit worried if it was poisonous.

any idea the name of it? i'm living in Hong Kong if that will help.

thx
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Amerifag here, so i'm not too sure on the species but...
Generally, any snake that holds it head like that is planning to strike, and bite.

Probably a good call NOT picking it up.
>> Anonymous
Well OP, I looked around and it looks like it's probably a Keelback (genus Rhabdophis) of some sort. They eat toads and frogs and can be toxic as a result. Some will stand their ground and use that as a defense mechanism so that might have been what was going on.

The one pictured looks small - is it? I couldn't find any that were that exact color, but that checkerboard pattern is pretty distinct.
>> Anonymous
this snake was only a baby. it was about 30cm/12" long i would guess.

extremely beautiful patterns

thanks for the info
>> Anonymous
>>280210

yep by the looks of it, seems to be a Red Neck Keelback. Venomous.

thanks again for your help. i will stay well clear of these in the future
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definately red neck keelback

/an/ u rule
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Too bad about the venomous thing, that's a really pretty snake.
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From what the other anon said they are toxic, not venomous. Meaning that you shouldn't eat them.
>> Anonymous
Yes, they are toxic. Something to do with frog's skin and their own saliva or something, yada yada, end result is that it secretes toxic shit on its back/neck and anything that attempts to eat it will probably die. Take your cat away from it unless you're confident the cat won't bite/lick/eat it.
>> Anonymous
Rhabdophis subminiatus is a rear-fanged colubrid similar to Heterodons in that it possesses no venom apparatus and was once thought to be 'non-venomous', but has since been discovered to possess toxic enzymes in the saliva secreted by the Duvernoy’s glands which serve as venom (but much more dangerous than hognose snakes). It also stores frog toxins in a gland on its back, making it both venomous and toxic.