Dog-faced water snake

Scientific Name

Cerberus rynchops

IUCN Status

Least Concern (LC)

Population

unknown

Length

up to 1 m

Range

Coastal waters

Habitat Type

Mangroves, Inter-tidal Zones

Did You Know

Salt glands below the upper lip discard excess salt acquired from the brackish water they consume.

Also Known As

South Asian bockadam

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IUCN Status

Least Concern (LC)

Population

unknown

Length

up to 1 m

Range

Coastal waters

Habitat Type

Mangroves, Inter-tidal Zones

Did You Know

Salt glands below the upper lip discard excess salt acquired from the brackish water they consume.

Also Known As

South Asian bockadam

View Infographic

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A Dog-Faced Water Snake’s Murky Life
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A Dog-Faced Water Snake’s Murky Life
Sustain Team
Is it a dog? Is it a snake? Meet the dog-faced water snake. This unique snake gets its name from its compressed snout, which helps it survive in slush and salt. Watch this film of the nocturnal wanderer of the mangroves
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Sustain Team
Video
Dog-faced water snake: Facts, Diet, Habitat
Infographic
Dog-faced water snake: Facts, Diet, Habitat
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this mangrove specialist
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Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Dog-faced Water Snake: Sludge and Salt in the Intertidal Zone
Species
Dog-faced Water Snake: Sludge and Salt in the Intertidal Zone
Gerry Martin
With their home in coastal mangroves, South Asian bokadams have adapted to sidewinding their way through the murk and slush of their watery habitat
By
Gerry Martin
Species

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