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Keelback or Freshwater Snake

Tropidonophis mairii

Description:

Scales are keeled, has one loreal scale, this individual was a nice reddish colour with yellow between the scales.

Habitat:

Typically found around freshwater water bodies such as creeks, rivers, and lagoons.

Notes:

This individual was caught in an aviary in someone's backyard after a storm.

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1 Comment

Distant observer
Distant observer 11 years ago

Is a keel back non venomous?

DavidFlack
Spotted by
DavidFlack

4702, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Dec 17, 2011
Submitted on Dec 17, 2011

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