Wildlifeof China
Keeled Slug Snake
Colubrid Snakes
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Pareas berdmorei
Basic stats
Diet
Snails and slugs
Habitat
Semi-arboreal, nocturnal
Range
Myanmar, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
Pareas berdmorei, also known as the Mengla snail-eating snake or Berdmore's slug-eating snake, is a non-venomous snake native to Myanmar, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. (The Reptile Database; Wikipedia, general species account)
The back is mostly yellow-brown to orange with variable dark markings, and thin stripes run from the postocular scales to the nape. The iris is uniform and ranges from beige to bright red-orange. Like others in its genus it is an oviparous, semi-arboreal, nocturnal snail and slug eater. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Keeled Slug Snake eat?
- Snails and slugs
- What habitat does the Keeled Slug Snake live in?
- Semi-arboreal, nocturnal
- Where is the Keeled Slug Snake found?
- Myanmar, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand