White-bellied Mangrove Snake
| Class: Reptilia:
Reptiles |
Diet: Crustaceans |
| Order:
Squamata: Lizards and Snakes |
| Size: 60
cm - 1 m (23 1/2 in - 3 1/4 ft) |
| Family: Colubridae:
Colubrine Snakes |
Conservation Status:
Non-threatened |
| Scientific Name:
Fordonia leucobalia |
Habitat: mangrove
swamps |
| Range:
Coast of Northern Australia, Southeast Asia |
 A
member of the subfamily of aquatic colubrids, the white-bellied mangrove
snake has similar adaptations to those of the rest of its group, such as
nostrils near the top of its head and upward-facing eyes. Large numbers
of these snakes frequent the edges of swamps, where they forage among the
roots for food. It is a rear-fanged snake and feeds mainly on crabs, which
seem strongly affected by its venom, unlike frogs and mammals, which are
not. Fish are also included in its diet. If alarmed, the snake will take
refuge in a crab burrow.
  
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