Photo of a Crab-eating Snake (Fordonia leucobalia)
Photo: margot_oorebeek, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Crab-eating Snake

Fordonia leucobalia

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Watersnake
Family
Homalopsidae
Genus
Fordonia
Continents
Oceania
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 42 places on iNaturalist

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About

Crab-eating Snake (Fordonia leucobalia) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical seasonal forest, eucalyptus forest, riverine forest, gallery forest and 37 more. Recorded in 42 places on iNaturalist.

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.

Related snakes

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