The squirrel snake is a protected animal. The squirrel snake has been included in the List of Beneficial or Important Economic and Scientific Research Terrestrial Wild Animals Protected by the State issued by the State Forestry Administration of China on August 1, 2000.

The squirrel snake is a non-venomous snake, agile, docile and courageous Small, generally do not take the initiative to attack people. It lives in hills and plains, and is mainly active in shrubs on field foundations, roadsides, and ditches. It can also be seen in paddy fields, streams, rocks by streams, or in grasses. It often climbs shrubs or bamboos by streams or ponds. on the clump.

Hibernate starts in November, and spends the winter in the rat hole south of Tianji and cemetery. The hibernation period varies with the annual temperature change. In southern Guangxi, it wakes up in March.