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Aru Mangrove Snake
Myron karnsi
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Myron
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Aru Mangrove Snake (Myron karnsi) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Indonesia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 20 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Estuaries
- Brackish Wetlands
- Mangrove Swamps
- Coastal Lagoons
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- New Guinea Swamp Forest
Related snakes
- Richardson's mangrove snake Myron richardsonii
- Broome Mangrove Snake Myron resetari
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
- Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
- Gerard's water snake Gerarda prevostiana
- Siebold's Mud Snake Ferania sieboldii
- Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica
- Blackwater Mud Snake Phytolopsis punctata
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.