Wildlifeof China
Bocourt's Water Snake
Keelbacks & Water Snakes
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Subsessor bocourti
China Red List: Data Deficient (DD)
Basic stats
Diet
Frogs, fishes and crustaceans
Habitat
Stagnant fresh water
Range
Mainland Southeast Asia and West Malaysia; Chinese records are questionable
Size
Can exceed 1 m
Bocourt's mud snake or Bocourt's water snake (Subsessor bocourti) is the only species in its genus. It lives in a wide range of stagnant fresh water in mainland Southeast Asia. Records from China are questionable. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
A robust snake, it can exceed 1 m in length and gives birth to live young, on average 3–8 neonates. It feeds on frogs, fishes and crustaceans and is widely caught for its skin and sometimes eaten. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Bocourt's Water Snake eat?
- Frogs, fishes and crustaceans
- What habitat does the Bocourt's Water Snake live in?
- Stagnant fresh water
- Where is the Bocourt's Water Snake found?
- Mainland Southeast Asia and West Malaysia; Chinese records are questionable
- How big is the Bocourt's Water Snake?
- Can exceed 1 m