Modest Keelback
Hebius modestus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Rare
About
Modest Keelback (Hebius modestus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in China, India, Myanmar, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 23 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 Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Springs
- Reservoirs
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
Related snakes
- Yanbian Keelback Snake Hebius yanbianensis
- Crying Keelback Hebius lacrima
- Sangzhi Keelback Snake Hebius sangzhiensis
- Taron Keelback Hebius taronensis
- Annam Keelback Hebius annamensis
- Yaeyama Keelback Hebius ishigakiensis
- Sarawak Keelback Hebius sarawacensis
- Khasi Keelback Hebius khasiensis
- Fire-back Keelback Hebius igneus
- Tonkin Keelback Hebius atemporalis
- Hebius nigriventer
- Nicobar Island Keelback Hebius nicobariensis
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.