Rhabdophis subminiatus
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| Rhabdophis subminiatus (Schlegel, 1837)
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Tropidonotus subminiatus Schlegel, 1837 |
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The red-necked keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
Description
The snake has a greenish hue with red and yellow regions near the head. It grows to 70 to 90 cm (28-35 inches) in length.
Habitat and behavior
It generally lives near ponds, where it consumes frogs and fish.
Venom
Rhabdophis subminiatus is a rear-fanged species and was previously thought to be harmless. However, following one fatal and several near-fatal envenomations, the toxicity of its venom was investigated. As a result, it has recently been reclassified as a dangerous species. These snakes need to bite and hold on, or, repeatedly bite to have any effect on humans as they are considered rear-fanged. Meaning a chewing action facilitates envenomation as the venom ducts open to fangs that are posterior in the oral cavity.
Distribution
The red-necked keelback can be found in the following areas of the world:
- Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi ?)
- Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma
- West Malaysia, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal
- India (Assam, West Bengal (Jalpaiguri district), Sikkim; Arunachal Pradesh (Chimpu, Itanagar - Papum Pare district)), Mizoram (Selesih, World Bank Road)
- China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong, Hainan)
The keelback of the race 'helleri' can be found in the following locations:
- Bangladesh
- Hong Kong
- India (West Bengal-Jalpaiguri)
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- People's Republic of China
- Thailand
- North Vietnam
External links
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- http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Rhabdophis_subminiatus.jpg
- http://www.thailandsnakes.com/tag/rhabdophis-subminiatus/
References
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- Boulenger, G.A. 1893 Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Bulian,J. 1999 Über die Schlangenfauna eines Gartens in Südthailand. Elaphe 7 (4): 61-67
- Schlegel, H. 1837 Essai sur la physionomie des serpens. Partie Généralxxviii +251 S. + Partie Descriptiv606 S. + xvi. La Haye (J. Kips, J. HZ. et W. P. van Stockum)
