Keel-bellied Water Snake
Bitia hydroides
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Bitia
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Rare
About
Keel-bellied Water Snake (Bitia hydroides) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, evergreen forest and 18 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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 Lowland Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Mangrove Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Estuaries
- Brackish Wetlands
- Mangrove Swamps
- Coastal Lagoons
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Indochina Rainforest
Related snakes
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum
- Gerard's water snake Gerarda prevostiana
- 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.