Chinese Kukri Snake
Oligodon chinensis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Oligodon
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 3
- How common
- Common
About
Chinese Kukri Snake (Oligodon chinensis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Bhutan, China, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 16 more. Common: recorded in 171 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Indochina Rainforest
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Chinese Subtropical Forest
- Chinese Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Ashy Kukri Snake Oligodon cinereus
- Hua Hin Kukri Snake Oligodon huahin
- Surat Thani Kukri Snake Oligodon promsombuti
- Double Striped Kukri Snake Oligodon bivirgatus
- Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake Oligodon phangan
- Long-snouted kukri snake Oligodon rostralis
- Medog Kukri Snake Oligodon lipipengi
- Langbian Kukri Oligodon tuani
- Tolaki Kukri Oligodon tolaki
- Tillack's Kukri Snake Oligodon tillacki
- Teynié’s Kukri Snake Oligodon teyniei
- Sulu Short-headed Snake Oligodon meyerinkii
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.