Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri, commonly known as Stejneger's bamboo snake or (Stejneger's) mountain keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species was first described from Taiwan where it is widespread. It is also widespread in eastern China and has also been recorded in Yunnan and Hunan. There are two subspecies:
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Stejneger's Bamboo Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pseudoxenodon macrops
- Xenodon neuwiedii
- Pseudagkistrodon rudis
- Rhabdophis chrysargos — venomous
- Oligodon purpurascens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pseudoxenodon
- Species
- Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri
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