July 1st, 2022 at 1:05AM
libutron: “A beautiful Chinese ratsnake, named Wu Shao She in China. It belongs to the species Ptyas dhumnades [Syn. Zaocys dhumnades] (Colubridae), a snake only found in Southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan [1]. This snake is highly prized in...

libutron:

A beautiful Chinese ratsnake, named Wu Shao She in China. It belongs to the species Ptyas dhumnades [Syn. Zaocys dhumnades] (Colubridae), a snake only found in Southern China, Vietnam and Taiwan [1].

This snake is highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine for treating various ailments (rheumatoid arthritis, numbness in skin and muscles, TB in bones and joints, paralysis, blurry vision, rashes and rabies, leprosy, epilepsy, etc.) [2].

Photo credit: ©Skink Chen | Ptyas dhumnades from Taiwan.

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1,174 notes #omg is this the chinese snake the phrase snake oil is based on#queen
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