Gerard's water snake
Gerarda prevostiana
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Gerarda
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Recorded in 33 places on iNaturalist
About
Gerard's water snake (Gerarda prevostiana) is a non-venomous snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, tropical seasonal forest and 28 more. Recorded in 33 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 Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
Related snakes
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
- Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
- Siebold's Mud Snake Ferania sieboldii
- Selangor Mud Snake Raclitia indica
- Blackwater Mud Snake Phytolopsis punctata
- Reuss' Mud Snake Miralia alternans
- Richardson's mangrove snake Myron richardsonii
- Australian Bokadam Cerberus australis
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.