Is the lead water snake poisonous?

Lead water snake commonly known as water bubble snake, is a reptile belonging to the genus of water snake of the family Colubridae. It mainly lives in paddy fields, ponds, lakes, rivers and their nearby waters in plains, hills or low mountain areas. It feeds on fish, frogs, etc. Let's take a look at whether lead water snake is poisonous!

Is lead water snake poisonous?

Lead water snakes are slightly poisonous. The lead water snake is a species with poison fangs and is slightly toxic, but not fatal to humans, but can cause pain, itching, swelling, or allergic reactions.

Appearance of lead water snake

Lead water snake is a small snake, most of the length is not more than 100 cm, the body is short and thick, the trunk is cylindrical, the back is brown, the side and abdomen have black stripes, the black stripes on the abdomen are staggered, more orange, the mature individual abdomen color is lighter, the tail is shorter, the nasal scale is single, the left and right nasal scales are tangent, the nostrils are dorsal, the eyes are blister-shaped, so it is named blister snake.

Habits of Lead Water Snake

The lead colored water snake inhabits in rice fields, ponds, ditches and their vicinity. It is active during the day and at night. It preys on fish and frogs. It has eggs and embryos. In August, it gives birth to 2-12 snakes. The total length of the newborn snakes is 127~139 mm and the weight is 2.4~2.5 g. It is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and Taiwan in China.