Big-eyed Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon macrops
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusPseudoxenodon (Bamboo Snakes)
- SpeciesPseudoxenodon macrops (Big-eyed Bamboo Snake)
About the Big-eyed Bamboo Snake
Pseudoxenodon macrops, commonly known as the large-eyed bamboo snake or the big-eyed bamboo snake, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake endemic to Asia. P. macrops is a fairly variable species with brownish and almost blackish shades with short crossbars.
P. macrops preys on frogs and lizards. P. macrops is a mildly venomous species. However, the potency of its venom is currently unknown. P. macrops is an oviparous species. An adult female may lay as many as 10 eggs. There are three known subspecies including, the nominotypical subspecies.
Pseudoxenodon macrops fukiensis Pope, 1928 Pseudoxenodon macrops macrops (Blyth, 1855) Pseudoxenodon macrops sinensis Boulenger, 1904 Nota bene: A binomial authority or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Pseodoxenodon.
P. macrops is found in Northeast India (Darjeeling, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, SW China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Guizhou ?, Gansu... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Big-eyed Bamboo Snake in Langtang National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |