Photo of a Iwasaki's Snail-eater (Pareas iwasakii)
Photo: orthoptera-jp, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Iwasaki's Snail-eater

Pareas iwasakii

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Pareidae
Genus
Pareas
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 3 places on iNaturalist

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About

Iwasaki's Snail-eater (Pareas iwasakii) is a non-venomous snake of the family Pareidae, found in Japan. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 5 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.

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