Tentacled Snake
Erpeton tentaculatum
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Watersnake
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Erpeton
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 22 places on iNaturalist
About
Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is a non-venomous water snake of the family Homalopsidae, found in Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical dry forest and 16 more. Recorded in 22 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 Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- Malay Peninsula Rainforest
- Thailand Tropical Forest
- Indochina Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Myanophis thanlyinensis
- Brachyorrhos pygmaeus
- Mamberano Mud Snake Heurnia ventromaculata
- Lake Buhi Bockadam Cerberus microlepis
- Keel-bellied Water Snake Bitia hydroides
- 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.