Javan Keelback Water Snake
Fowlea melanozostus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Fowlea
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Javan Keelback Water Snake (Fowlea melanozostus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Indonesia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 23 more. Rare: no confirmed iNaturalist sightings.
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
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Irrigation Canals
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
- Sumatra Peat Swamp Forest
Related snakes
- Andaman Keelback Fowlea tytleri
- Boulenger's Keelback (asperrimus) Fowlea asperrimus
- Bar-necked Keelback Fowlea schnurrenbergeri
- St. John's Keelback Fowlea sanctijohannis
- Yellow-spotted Keelback Water Snake Fowlea flavipunctatus
- Spotted Keelback Water Snake Fowlea punctulatus
- Yunnan Olive Keelback Fowlea yunnanensis
- Chequered Keelback Fowlea piscator
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.