A pearl-banded rat snake at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Aug 16, 2017. [Photo/VCG] Chinese scientists said they had successfully hatched some pearl-banded rat snakes, an endangered species peculiar to Sichuan province in Southwest China. The mother snake laid the eggs about two months ago and baby snakes came out of eggs recently, said Dingli, deputy researcher at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, on Sept 2. The breeding marked an important step to understanding the species and the future protection, Ding said. Because its habitat is quite limited and its wild population is rather small, it is difficult to fully understand this type of snake, Ding said. how to take off festival wristband24hourwristbandsrubber wristbands in bulkjordan wristband rubbercustom fidgetbracelet maker online
BEIJING - China's top legislature will conduct a round of inspections on the implementation of the law on the prevention and control of infectious diseases, in eight provincial-level regions.The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee announced the inspections, which will run until mid-June, at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. The law was enacted in 1989 and revised in 2004 and 2013.Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC, stressed the importance of carrying out the Healthy China initiative, noting that the inspection tour aimed to strengthen law enforcement and safeguard people's health and security.A total of 19,796 people died from infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in 2017, according to the former National Health and Family Planning Commission.
