
The rainbow water snake (Enhydris enhydris) is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snake, endemic to Asia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rainbow Mud 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
- Pseudoeryx plicatilis
- Hypsiscopus plumbeus
- Helicops infrataeniatus
- Gerarda prevostiana
- Pseudoferania polylepis
- Opisthotropis kuatunensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Enhydris
- Species
- Enhydris enhydris
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