Steppe Ribbon Racer

The steppe ribbon racer is an exceptionally slender, long-tailed snake with a narrow head and large eyes. Its tan or olive upperparts carry several dark longitudinal lines bordered by pale stripes, creating a clean ribbon-like pattern from head to tail. The underside is light. This lengthwise striping and whip-like build distinguish it from blotched ratsnakes and the heavy-bodied pit viper. It is rear-fanged but not regarded like the region's front-fanged vipers. (Wikipedia, Psammophis lineolatus account)

The species inhabits desert, semi-desert and dry steppe from Central Asia into Mongolia and China. It is a fast, visually hunting daytime snake that searches open ground and shrubs for lizards and other small vertebrates. Prey is grasped and subdued with the jaws, and females lay eggs. The opened account did not provide a named Mongolian locality, country-specific diet study or exact activity season, so no visitor site or detailed local schedule is asserted. (Wikipedia, Psammophis lineolatus account)