White-spotted slug snake

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Pareas margaritophorus

White-spotted slug snake, a reference photo
Photo: Rushenb · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The mountain slug snake (Pareas margaritophorus), also known as the white-spotted slug snake, is a small, harmless species of snake that is rather common in South, South-East, and East Asia, and feeds on small invertebrates.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of White-spotted slug 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
Pareidae
Genus
Pareas
Species
Pareas margaritophorus

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