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Checkered Keelback
Xenochrophis piscator
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenochrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 12
- How common
- Rare
About
Checkered Keelback (Xenochrophis piscator) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos and 7 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical montane forest, montane rainforest and 28 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Woodland
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
Related snakes
- Painted Keelback (cerasogaster) Xenochrophis cerasogaster
- Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
- Burmese Keelback Water Snake Xenochrophis bellulus
- Striped Keelback Xenochrophis vittatus
- Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.