Dog-faced Water Snake
Cerberus rynchops
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Cerberus
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Dog-faced Water Snake (Cerberus rynchops) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 41 more. Common: recorded in 77 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Wetlands
Related snakes
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Australian Bokadam Cerberus australis
- Southeast Asian Bockadam Cerberus schneiderii
- Palau Bockadam Cerberus dunsoni
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- 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
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.