Recently, when the customs officer of Jinling customs office in Nanjing, Jiangsu checked the incoming mail by X-ray machine, he found an abnormal image of a parcel. After the staff intercepted it for secondary opening and inspection, 36 live corn brocade snakes were removed! It is understood that the mail bag is a carnivorous snake with strong reproductive ability.
Corn brocade snake (scientific name: Pantherophis guttatus) is a carnivorous animal of brocade snake family, with 2 subspecies. It is 80 ~ 120cm long and has many colors, usually red, with orange saddle marks. It has a variety of color changes, from fluorescent orange to gray, grayish brown, earthy yellow and purple. It is also called 'corn snake' because it has red or reddish brown stripes with black edges and thick and light checkered stripes on its abdomen.
Corn brocade snake is native to the southeast of the United States and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It has been found in the United States, Mexico, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands and other places. It inhabits in dry woodland, swamp, farmland and other places. Living alone, evening and night foraging activities. Docile and non-toxic, with a service life of more than 20 years, it is an ornamental pet snake. The protection level of corn brocade snake is no danger.