A snake weighing more than 2kg belongs to a household in Ninh Binh

Mr. Pham Van Diep in Kim Son district, the owner of the buffalo snake, said that currently the snake weighs more than 2kg, is over 2m long, has red eyes, and a bright red tongue.

“In 2004, I incubated more than 3,000 buffalo snake eggs. However, after that, all the eggs were damaged and only 1 snake hatched. Seeing that the snake had a strange white body, I kept it until now,” Mr. Diep said.

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The buffalo snake has a white body, red eyes, and a bright red tongue

The owner of the snake said that every day many curious people come to his house to see the snake.

“Most recently, a customer from China came to see the snake and offered me 150 million VND to buy the snake, but I didn’t want to sell it yet. I intend to keep the snake for research and breeding,” Mr. Diep added.

Mr. Diep added that when raising a special buffalo snake, there is nothing different from other snakes of the same species, the food is mainly toads, frogs, and frogs. Every 3 days he feeds the snake once. The snake is also quite friendly with humans.

Many people enjoy taking pictures with the buffalo snake

Dr. Nguyen Quang Truong, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) said that buffalo snakes (also known as red dragon snakes, black tiger snakes, garter snakes) have Scientific name is Ptyas mucosa.

This species This snake is non-venomous, can be up to 2m long, adults can reach a weight of 4-5kg, distributed in wet forests or urban areas from Dien Bien to Ca Mau. Buffalo snakes have gray bodies, some have bright colored streaks across their bodies.

“However, a snake with a white body and red or pink eyes could be an albino snake, this type is very rare,” Mr. Truong said.

According to this person, some snake farms raise buffalo snakes for commercial purposes. However, raising this snake must be licensed by the authorities.