PHNOM PENH NEWS: Cambodia has 99 species of snakes, of which 16 are venomous snakes and 83 are venomous snakes, according to the Mainland Research and Conservation Group, which conducts research on reptiles in Cambodia.
Ms. Thi, head of the Mainland Research and Conservation Team, told Phnom Penh Post that the researchers are part of the Wildlife and Nature Alliance, which has the cooperation of the Ministry of Environment.
He continued: "The research team is also conducting a research study on biodiversity in Cambodia, finding 99 species of snakes living on the mainland, including sea snakes, of which 16 species are venomous snakes and 83 species are non-venomous snakes."
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Ms. T stated that among the most venomous snakes, the rattlesnake is the largest, longest, fastest, and most venomous snake in the world with a length of 6 meters.
The head of the Mainland Research and Conservation Team described the life of those snakes: "Its food is mice, and it also bites frogs, but its special food, it only eats snakes, it is called snakes."
He distanced himself from the venomless snakes, stating that the snakes included the Cambodian golden rattlesnake, the wild snake, the snake, the wolf snake, the water snake, the bull snake, the ground snake, the python, the big-eyed blue snake, the snail snake, etc.
What is special for the mainland researchers and conservation team is the discovery of two new species of snakes, the Cambodian golden cobra and the Zoroastrian wolf snake.
Ms. Thi mentioned: "The Cambodian golden snake is scientifically named Oligodon kampucheaensis. It is a rare animal only in Cambodia that was found in Phnom Samkos in 2012."
On the other hand, the head of the research team explains: "It is a new species of wolf snake found in Cambodia, it is a non-venomous creature and has a pale brown body, a dark brown head with a pale brown color, a faint brown cloud. Big teeth in both jaws."
Apart from describing the 99 species of snakes, Ms. Thi, who has been researching and researching snakes for more than 10 years, also interpreted the beliefs in Khmer society, with different references to the "ball snake".
Ms. T clearly stated of the rattlesnake: "It is a false story and there is no such snake in the world."
He asserts: "I always hear people talk about this rattlesnake story, from generation to generation, when it comes to asking who has seen the rattlesnake, everyone denies that they have never seen it, and I have researched in the past, there are no documents or specimens of the rattlesnake in our universe."
Although some species are venomous and can be harmful, snakes are considered by experts to be useful animals in the biodiversity system, helping to stabilize the ecosystem well, according to the Chairman of the Mainland Research and Conservation Team, Ms. Thi.
Cambodia is also recognized as a country rich in biodiversity, with 6,149 species recorded so far.
Cambodia also exhibited 162 species of mammals, 601 species of birds, 173 species of mammals, 3,113 species of small and large plants, 1,357 species of fish, 671 species of vertebrates, 72 species of reptiles, 24 species of hard corals, 14 species of soft corals and 10 species of seagrasses.
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