Rainbow Mud Snake

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Enhydris enhydris

Rainbow Mud Snake, a reference photo
Photo: Srikaanth Sekar · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The rainbow water snake (Enhydris enhydris) is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snake, endemic to Asia.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Homalopsidae
Species
Enhydris enhydris

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