How Do I Identify a Keelback Snake?

Identification: The Freshwater Snake (also known as the Keelback) is olive brown with irregular dark cross-bands. The body scales are strongly keeled, producing ridges that run along the snake's body. Flecks of pale skin can often be seen through the scales.

Is a keelback snake poisonous?

Keelbacks are harmless, however, they can easily be confused with a highly venomous snake called the rough-scaled snake Tropidechis carinatus. ... Unlike other snakes who eat their prey head first, keelbacks consume their prey from the rear.

Is checkered Keelback dangerous?

Although venomous, checkered keelbacks aren't really harmful to humans. This fact seems lost on many a snake rescuer who will back away from checkered keelbacks and seem less confident with this harmless snake than they are while handling a cobra!