Wildlifeof China
Beaded Water Snake
Keelbacks & Water Snakes
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Hypsiscopus plumbea
Basic stats
Diet
Small fish, frogs and occasionally small lizards
Habitat
Mainly nocturnal
Range
Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, southern China and Taiwan
Size
Up to about 72 cm
The beaded water snake, better known as the rice paddy snake (Hypsiscopus plumbea), is a non-venomous, rear-fanged snake found from the Andaman Islands and Myanmar through Southeast Asia to southern China and Taiwan. It is a small snake, up to about 72 cm. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It is countershaded, dark brown to grey above and white to yellowish below, sometimes greenish above with dark spots along the spine. It is mainly nocturnal and feeds readily on small fish, frogs and occasionally small lizards. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Beaded Water Snake eat?
- Small fish, frogs and occasionally small lizards
- What habitat does the Beaded Water Snake live in?
- Mainly nocturnal
- Where is the Beaded Water Snake found?
- Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, southern China and Taiwan
- How big is the Beaded Water Snake?
- Up to about 72 cm