Bicoloured Stream Snake

About the Bicoloured Stream Snake

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Frequently asked: Bicoloured Stream Snake

Is the Bicoloured Stream Snake venomous?

No. The Bicoloured Stream Snake (Opisthotropis lateralis) is non-venomous and is not considered dangerous to humans. Like most snakes, it will retreat rather than bite when given the chance.

Is the Bicoloured Stream Snake poisonous?

Snakes are venomous, not poisonous. "Poisonous" means harmful to eat or touch; "venomous" means injecting toxins through a bite. The Bicoloured Stream Snake is neither poisonous nor venomous.

Is the Bicoloured Stream Snake dangerous?

The Bicoloured Stream Snake is not dangerous to humans. It has no medically significant venom and bites only defensively if cornered or handled.

Where does the Bicoloured Stream Snake live?

The Bicoloured Stream Snake has verified records in 3 countries, including Hong Kong, China, Viet Nam. See the distribution section below for its full range.

Where it is found

More Colubridae snakes

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  Anderson's Mountain Keelback
  Opisthotropis andersonii
• 
  Striped Stream Snake
  Opisthotropis kuatunensis
• 
  Sichuan Mountain Keelback
  Opisthotropis latouchii
• 
  Opisthotropis cheni
  Opisthotropis cheni
• 
  Olive Mountain Keelback
  Opisthotropis typica
• 
  Opisthotropis hungtai
  Opisthotropis hungtai
• 
  Opisthotropis laui
  Opisthotropis laui
• 
  Shenzhen Mountain Stream Snake
  Opisthotropis shenzhenensis

Classification

How scientists group this snake, from the broadest category down to the exact species. Each step narrows to its closest relatives.

OrderThe broad group of scaled reptiles: all snakes and lizards

Squamata

FamilyA group of related snakes that share key traits

Colubridae

GenusA close-knit group of very similar species

Opisthotropis

SpeciesThis exact snake, named in the two-part scientific name

Opisthotropis lateralis

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