Painted Keelback (cerasogaster)
Xenochrophis cerasogaster
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Xenochrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 11 places on iNaturalist
About
Painted Keelback (cerasogaster) (Xenochrophis cerasogaster) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, tropical seasonal forest, subtropical forest and 20 more. Recorded in 11 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.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Floodplains
- Seasonal Wetlands
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Himalayan Foothill Forest
- Himalayan Montane Forest
- Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
Related snakes
- Checkered Keelback Xenochrophis piscator
- Spotted Keelback Xenochrophis maculatus
- Burmese Keelback Water Snake Xenochrophis bellulus
- Striped Keelback Xenochrophis vittatus
- Triangle Keelback Xenochrophis trianguligerus
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
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.