Spirometra (Pseudophyllidea, Diphyllobothriidae) Severely Infecting Wild-Caught Snakes from Food Markets in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China: Implications for Public Health

Table 1

Essential information of the 456 snake samples from food markets in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China.

Species of snakes	Source of samples	Number of samples	Range of body length (cm)	Medians of body length (cm)	Range of body weight (g)	Medians of body weight (g)
Viperidae
Deinagkistrodon acutus	Guangzhou	5	105~123	110	665.0~1,155.7	723.8
Elapidae
Bungarus multicinctus	Guangzhou and Shenzhen	13	75~120	100	66.0~295.1	178.2
Naja atra	Guangzhou	28	88~173	118.5	167.0~1,925.8	663.95
Colubridae
Dinodon rufozonatum	Shenzhen	44	81~125	98.5	104.5~334.4	162.9
Elaphe carinata	Guangzhou	11	146~211	178	831.4~2,167.0	1,121.6
E. taeniura	Guangzhou	26	83~163	123	63.7~334.0	178.35
Enhydris bocourti	Guangzhou	9	70~85	80	337.5~487.0	406.3
En. chinensis	Guangzhou	29	27~72	46	15.3~230.3	53.2
En. plumbea	Guangzhou	28	30~47	39	15.1~63.8	27.75
Ptyas korros	Guangzhou and Shenzhen	55	91~162	121	109.0~514.0	222.3
P. mucosus	Guangzhou and Shenzhen	49	150~240	202	433.3~2,346.0	948
Xenochrophis piscator	Guangzhou and Shenzhen	107	53~110	82	26.6~419.9	191.7
Zoacys dhumnades	Guangzhou and Shenzhen	52	96~220	172	517.0~1,165.4	606.6