Checkered keelback

Scientific Name

Fowlea piscator

Weight

250-350 g

Length

up to 1.7 m

Range

All of Asia

Habitat Type

Freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, wells, waterbodies, agriculture fields, marshes

Threats

Roadkill, hunting, pollution, by catch in fishing nets

Did You Know

It is the most widely distributed freshwater snake.

Also Known As

Asiatic water snake

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Weight

250-350 g

Length

up to 1.7 m

Range

All of Asia

Habitat Type

Freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, wells, waterbodies, agriculture fields, marshes

Threats

Roadkill, hunting, pollution, by catch in fishing nets

Did You Know

It is the most widely distributed freshwater snake.

Also Known As

Asiatic water snake

View Infographic

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Checkered Keelback
Biont
Sustain Team
Meet the only keelback in India that’s adapted to stay and hunt under water. With distinctive yellow and black checks all over its body, the checkered keelback is one of India’s most common snakes. Although venomous, checkered keelbacks aren’t really harmful to humans.
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Biont
Sustain Team
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Checkered Keelback: Facts, Diet, Habitat
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Checkered Keelback: Facts, Diet, Habitat
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this freshwater snake
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Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
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I Want It All: The Checkered Keelback’s Game Plan
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I Want It All: The Checkered Keelback’s Game Plan
Gerry Martin
This semi-aquatic snake is ready to pounce on almost anything, even creatures it can’t really hope to swallow
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Gerry Martin
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