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Viper-like Keelback
Hebius viperinus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Hebius
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Rare
About
Viper-like Keelback (Hebius viperinus) 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 21 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
- Evergreen Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Flooded Forest
- Peat Swamp Forest
- Wetlands
- Marshes
- Freshwater Marshes
- Swamps
- Freshwater Swamps
- Forested Swamps
- Rivers
- Streams
- Creeks
- Lakes
- Ponds
- Springs
- Reservoirs
- Sumatra Rainforest
- Sumatra Montane Rainforest
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.