Trimerodytes percarinatus, commonly known as the eastern water snake, olive keelback, olive annulate keelback or Chinese keelback water snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mountain Water Snake being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trimerodytes annularis
- Fowlea piscator
- Xenochrophis trianguligerus
- Fowlea unicolor
- Fowlea flavipunctata
- Fowlea asperrima
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Trimerodytes
- Species
- Trimerodytes percarinatus
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