Dinodon rufozonatum

Dinodon rufozonatum

(compendium)

[synonyms] red chain (Tao Hongjing), red neem snake, mulberry root snake (compendium), Huo Chi Lian (Zoology), Huo Lian snake (systematic zoology), Huo Chi chain snake (vertebrate taxonomy), and red spotted snake (biology Bulletin (2): 81958).

[source] it is a member of the family elapidae.

[animal form] Yi chain snake

The body length can reach 1.2 meters. The head is slightly flat and oval. Snout scales high, visible from the back. The scales between the nose are small and the front end is elliptic. The frontal scales are short and approximately equal in length to the distance from their leading edge to the leading edge of the internasal scales. The scales on the top of the skull are long and large, which are the sum of the scales on the forehead and on the forehead. The scales on the eyes are small. The buccal scales are long and narrow, reaching into the eyes, and the lower part is connected with the second and third upper lip scales. 8 upper lip scales. The scales in front of eyes are small, 1 piece, not reaching the back of head; the scales in back of eyes are 2 pieces, occasionally 3 pieces. There are 2 anterior temporal scales and 3 posterior temporal scales. The nostril is located between the two scales and has valves. There were 10 scales on the lower lip. The scales on the anterior chin were larger than those on the posterior chin, and connected with the first four scales on the lower lip. There are two pairs of small scales between the hind chin scale and the first abdominal scale. The scales are smooth, and there are several rows of weak ridges at the back of the center. The scales ranged from 19 to 17 to 15 rows. There are 187-207 abdominal scales, 64-79 pairs of anal scales and 64-79 pairs of infracaudal scales. The back of the body is black, with about 70 narrow red stripes; the scales of the head are black, with obvious red edges. There is a "Ya" pattern on the back of the head. Abdominal white, in front of the anus is scattered gray black dots. Sometimes it's all grayish black under the tail.

Living in fields; villages and near water sources. It feeds on frogs, lizards, scorpions and fish. It's violent, but it's non-toxic. It is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei, Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei and other places.

[processing] after catching, kill, burn and use.

[function indications] for chronic fistula and ulcer.

[usage and dosage] for external use: Sprinkle the grinding powder on the sore surface, or insert the medicine thread into the tube.

[clinical application] treatment of chronic tuberculous fistula

Kill the snake, put it on the tile, burn it with pine wood fire, grind it into fine powder and sift it for later use. According to the diameter of the fistula, use paper twist to stick the snake powder to insert; when the fistula is large, use paper twist or gauze to stick a little medicine to feed; for ulcer surface, spread the snake powder thinly and wrap it with gauze. Change the dressing once every 2 days (or increase or decrease the frequency as appropriate). More than 80 cases were cured, but 2 cases recurred. No adverse reactions were found during the treatment.