The Mangshan Snake is a nationally protected animal , and has been included in the World Conservation Union Red List (IUCN): EN (Endangered). The National Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan in 1994 listed the Mangshan Snake as an endangered species with priority protection at the international level. In 2004, the State Forestry Administration released the list of China's 11 species of wild animals that are more endangered than giant pandas and in urgent need of saving and protection. 10th.

In 2004, the State Forestry Administration announced the results of a national wildlife survey, showing that Mangshan soldering iron The number of head snakes is only about 500. The Mangshan Snake is only distributed in the subtropical coniferous forest and broad-leaved forest in the Mangshan area on the border of Hunan and Guangdong, with a vertical distribution range of 800-1,300 m, about 100 km2.