紅竹蛇（學名：Oreocryptophis porphyraceus）又名紫灰錦蛇、紫灰蛇[1]，為黃頷蛇科紫灰蛇屬的物種。分佈於印度、緬甸、泰國、馬來西亞、印度尼西亞、中華民國以及大陸等地，多生活於山區森林、山路旁、玉米地以及山間溪旁及山區居民點附近。
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無毒的中、小型蛇類，體長可達1米以上。體色極為鮮豔，有紅黑相間的花紋，頭部呈橢圓形。
性情害羞溫和，棲息於低海拔山區、農地，卵生，以鼠類為食。
印度（大吉嶺、錫金、阿薩姆、阿魯納恰爾邦）、緬甸、不丹、泰國、老撾、柬埔寨、越南、尼泊爾、中國南方（河南、四川、重慶、貴州、雲南、西藏、陝西、甘肅、江蘇、浙江、安徽、福建、江西、湖南、廣東、海南、廣西、貴州等地）、台灣、西馬、印度尼西亞（蘇門答臘）。該物種模式產地位於印度阿薩姆。
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分佈區域
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| O. p. porphyraceus
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指名亞種，不丹、印度、老撾、緬甸、尼泊爾、中國、泰國、越南
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| O. p. coxi
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泰國西北
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| O. p. hainana
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| O. p. kawakamii
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台灣
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| O. p. laticinctus
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印尼、馬來半島、蘇門答臘
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| O. p. nigrofasciata
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| O. p. vaillanti
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中國、越南
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| O. p. pulcher
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中國
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Kai, Wang; Jinlong, Ren; Hongman, Chen; Zhitong, Lyu; Xianguang, Guo; Ke, Jiang; Jinmin, Chen; Jiatang, Li; Peng, Guo; Yingyong, Wang; Jing, Che. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science. 2020-02-20, 28 (2): 189. doi:10.17520/biods.2019238.
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