Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rice Paddy 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
- Hypsiscopus wettsteini
- Hypsiscopus murphyi
- Opisthotropis latouchii
- Hydromorphus concolor
- Atretium schistosum
- Gerarda prevostiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Homalopsidae
- Genus
- Hypsiscopus
- Species
- Hypsiscopus plumbeus
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