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Keelback, Freshwater Snake

Tropidonophis mairii

Photo by DavidFlack
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Hangs around bodies of freshwater such as streams, rivers, lagoons, etc.

Notes:

This one is eating a Salmon Striped Frog (Limnodynastes salmini). This snake is one of the only Australian animals that can eat the highly toxic introduced Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) without any ill effect.

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PublishedMay 5, 2011

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