What level of protected animals is the white snake?

White snake is a national first-class protected animal.

White snakes mainly eat mice, frogs and birds. It is of great value in maintaining ecological balance and scientific research. It is one of the national wild protected animals, and the protection cannot be ignored. Even if it is used in scientific research, it should be captured in a planned way, not blindly, to prevent its extinction.

Because the white snake is a relatively rare snake, ancient people thought that the white snake was a spiritual animal and called it a "spirit snake". There are many legends related to the white snake, and even regard it as a kind of worship and belief of gods. According to the different kinds of snakes before getting sick, they are generally divided into non-toxic and toxic. For example, the albino cobra is highly toxic.

The discovery of white snake

A 4-meter-long white snake was found on the cliff side of Guiguzi Gouzhang and Xingxi Highway in Yunmeng Mountain Scenic Area, Xingtai County, Hebei Province. It lies quietly on the ground, with no head. The white snake may have been killed by lightning. There is a big pit 25 cm deep and 40 cm wide at the scene. It is reported that the body has been seven or eight days. When it was discovered, the head of this 4-meter white snake had been swallowed by wild boar.

Liu Haikui, a local citizen, told reporters that when the uncle who was herding sheep found the snake, it was dead, with no head and only the second half. The snake is white jade, slightly yellow, and they specially measured the white snake. "The snake has a diameter of14.5cm and a length of 3.5m. It can be called a white python."

Liu Haikui said that judging from the weather at that time and the traces left by the scene, the white snake may have been killed by lightning. There is a big pit with a depth of 25 cm and a width of 40 cm at the scene, which is suspected to be caused by lightning. As for the whereabouts of the snakehead, they judged from the footprints of wild boar left at the scene that the snakehead was swallowed by wild boar. "We estimate that the snake is at least 4 meters long."