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Checkered Keelback
Xenochrophis piscator
22.5417, 88.3164
Field Notes
Description:
A nonvenomous water snake found throughout the most of Asia. Feeds on a variety of animals (mainly fish and frogs) and even carrion.When threatened, it sometimes raises it's fore body and stretches it like a hood.Very snappy in nature and inflicts painful bites.The most common snake in Eastern India.
Habitat:
Lives around any type of water body(even sewer lines).
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