Halmahera Short-tailed Snake
Brachyorrhos wallacei
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Brachyorrhos
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist
About
Halmahera Short-tailed Snake (Brachyorrhos wallacei) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Indonesia. It lives in habitats such as leaf litter, fallen logs, wetlands, marshes and 7 more. Recorded in 3 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
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Buru Short-tailed Snake Brachyorrhos gastrotaenius
- Ternate Short-tailed Snake Brachyorrhos raffrayi
- Brachyorrhos kuhli
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- 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.