Photo of a Hainanese Stream Snake (Trimerodytes balteatus)
Photo: K.k. Choi, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Hainanese Stream Snake

Trimerodytes balteatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Watersnake
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Trimerodytes
Continents
Asia
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 13 places on iNaturalist

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About

Hainanese Stream Snake (Trimerodytes balteatus) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in China, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, evergreen forest, broadleaf forest, wetlands and 12 more. Recorded in 13 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.

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