Facts, Information, Scientific Name of Beauty Rat Snake
Let us learn about the snake which is beautiful according to its name but also harmless.
Common Name – Beauty Rat Snake, Cave racer, Beauty Snake.
Scientific name – Orthriophistaeniura.
Size – 4-6 Feet.
Type – Reptile
The following countries are of the following Beauty Rat snakes.
Beauty Rat snakes are found in South and Southeastern Asian countries.
Chinese Beauty snake is found in China. Ridley’s Beauty Snake is found in Thailand. Mocquards Beauty Snake is found in China, Vietnam, and Hainan Island.
Taiwan Beauty snake is peculiarly found in Taiwan.
Vietnam Beaty Snake is found in Vietnam.
There are around 10 more species of Beauty Rat Snake.
Habitat and habit of Beauty snake.
They are seen in Rainforests and Caves.
These snakes are Climbers as they climb on the walls of caves.
As they reside in caves which are in the dark they are active randomly at any time in 24 hours. They don’t have any specific characteristics like ‘Nocturnal’ or ‘Diurnal’.
The beautiful features of Beauty snake.
Typical Beauty Snakes have Brown colouration near the Head and Tail. Black, Yellow and white coloured scales.
The olive colour is near the head region.
Coiling and feeding by the snake-
Mice, Rodents, Bats, Birds and Bird eggs.
Beauty Rat snakes coil up the prey before consuming the prey. This behaviour is also known as constricting the Prey.
Growth of the Beauty snake-
This Rat snakes Female lays 4-12 eggs.
Females incubate the eggs for 70 days.
But females will take a small break all break to Hunt.
The hatchlings are 30cm-45cm in length.
Hatchlings shed their skin in two weeks.
Hatchlings grow 35cm in length in 14 months. Snake reaches maturity for breeding after four months.
Ecological Importance& a Film star.
It consumes rodents hence they help farmers.
They are non-venomous hence they are great pets, they were also used to shoot a movie.
Beauty Rat snakes are hunted by Birds and Mammals.
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