According to the folklore in China, the cockscomb snake has a rooster-like crown, which is several feet long and several inches around. It has different body colors and can stand upright on the upper body. This snake is extremely poisonous. Forests and cemeteries are all over the north and south of China, including Dashanzhong and Daping Reservoir in Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province (Wudang Mountain in the southeast and Shennongjia in the south), Wofo Mountain in Bohai Town, Huairou District, Gui 'an County, Hubei Province, Dashandong woodland in Dongshankou Village, Sujiatun District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Tonghua in Fengcheng, Sichuan Province, Guigui Mountain in Guangshui, Hubei Province, Jiaodong, Hunan Province and Anhui Province.