Wildlifeof Bhutan
Red Bamboo Rat Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
Basic stats
Diet
Rodents and other small mammals
Habitat
Cool, forested hills and mountain plateaus; hides in leaf litter, under moss and under rocks and logs
Range
Eastern India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, southern China, Taiwan and Sumatra
The red bamboo rat snake, also called the black-banded trinket snake, is a rat snake of mid to upper-elevation forested hills in south-eastern Asia. The head is small, sharp and squarish, and the colour pattern includes red or orange with black bands or stripes. It is terrestrial, preferring cool climates that restrict it to hills and mountain plateaus (Wikipedia, general species account).
It spends most of its time hiding in leaf litter, under moss carpets or under rocks and logs. It is crepuscular, active from late evening through the night and again from dawn to late morning. In the wild its diet is mainly rodents and other small mammals. Its range includes Bhutan, Nepal and north-east India.
Quick answers
- What does the Red Bamboo Rat Snake eat?
- Rodents and other small mammals
- What habitat does the Red Bamboo Rat Snake live in?
- Cool, forested hills and mountain plateaus; hides in leaf litter, under moss and under rocks and logs
- Where is the Red Bamboo Rat Snake found?
- Eastern India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, southern China, Taiwan and Sumatra