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Rainbow Water Snake

Rainbow water snake is a species of snake found only in Asia. It is a rear-fanged species and mildly venomous.

Other Names	Rainbow Mud Snake, Striped Water Snake
Length	Up to 81 cm
Color	Medium-brown to greenish brown body color with head and neck more olive than the body; two pale stripes running down the length of the body and tail on both sides of the vertebral line, converging on the crown; white to yellow underside with dark stripes or dots running down the center of belly
Distribution	Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia Myanmar, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam
Habitat	Slow moving aquatic habitats including marshlands, rural ponds, rice paddies, canals, ditches
Diet	Mainly fish; also feed on lizards and frogs
Venom Fact	Mildly venomous
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern