Chinese water snake? Garter relative?

[houchen]

only cost 10yuan that is about 1.5 dollar each .you can commonly see piles of them mixed with red blacked ratsnake in big container .i can assure you that they are as harmless as a corn snake,and even easier to keep than corn snake,doing very well on fishes and tadpoles.they are dominant snakes in central and south China.

[ConcinusMan]

Did anyone buy that snake? He looked like he could use some TLC since he doesn't appear to be in the best shape.

[houchen]

[houchen]

[houchen]

[ConcinusMan]

Looks terribly crowded. Snakes are probably WC too. Great way for disease to fester.

[guidofatherof5]

Houchen,

I must ask a question since you are the first member of this forum from China(someone correct me if I'm wrong)
How does the average person in China feel about snakes? It seems that most people from the countries represented on the forum have a negative feeling towards them. It seems in the U.S. it's a kill them all attitude from many people.
Would you also tell us where those photos were taken. Was it an open market or a special event, pet shop?
Thank you for your time.

[houchen]

In China ,just the same with US .some people fear snakes to the bone and some don't afraid them but also don't like them ,only a minority love this creature.according to the traditional Chinese saying especially north China that snakes are little dragon if you hurt or kill a snake, the snake's spirit won't let you go and you get a bad luck.so in some places of China like my hometown it is a forbidden to kill snake.
Those photos were taken at pet shop. those snakes were sold to child and middle school students for fun.

[houchen]

In China ,just the same with US .some people fear snakes to the bone and some don't afraid them but also don't like them ,only a minority love this creature.according to the traditional Chinese saying especially north China that snakes are little dragon if you hurt or kill a snake, the snake's spirit won't let you go and you get a bad luck.so in some places of China like my hometown it is a forbidden to kill snake.
Those photos were taken at pet shop.

[Mommy2many]

In China ,just the same with US .some people fear snakes to the bone and some don't afraid them but also don't like them ,only a minority love this creature.according to the traditional Chinese saying especially north China that snakes are little dragon if you hurt or kill a snake, the snake's spirit won't let you go and you get a bad luck.so in some places of China like my hometown it is a forbidden to kill snake.
Those photos were taken at pet shop.

That explains it! I was born in the year of the Dragon and share a kindrid spirit with the snake!