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Crying Keelback
Hebius lacrima
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Crying Keelback (Hebius lacrima) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, India. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 19 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Springs
- Reservoirs
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
Related snakes
- Yanbian Keelback Snake Hebius yanbianensis
- Sangzhi Keelback Snake Hebius sangzhiensis
- Taron Keelback Hebius taronensis
- Annam Keelback Hebius annamensis
- Yaeyama Keelback Hebius ishigakiensis
- Sarawak Keelback Hebius sarawacensis
- Khasi Keelback Hebius khasiensis
- Fire-back Keelback Hebius igneus
- Tonkin Keelback Hebius atemporalis
- Hebius nigriventer
- Nicobar Island Keelback Hebius nicobariensis
- Gunung Kerinchi Keelback Hebius kerinciensis
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.