Wildlifeof India
Dieurostus dussumieri
Keelbacks & Water Snakes
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Dieurostus dussumieri
Basic stats
Diet
Mostly fish
Habitat
Thoroughly aquatic; refuges in crab holes on mud banks near water
Range
Coastal plains of Kerala, south-western India
Dussumier's water snake, or the Kerala mud snake, is the only species in its genus and a mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake of the family Homalopsidae. It is endemic to the coastal plains of Kerala in south-western India. It was formerly thought to occur in Bangladesh, though that is now disputed (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is thoroughly aquatic and more evident during the rains. It feeds mostly on fishes and takes refuge in crab holes on mud banks and other safe retreats near water bodies.
Quick answers
- What does the Dieurostus dussumieri eat?
- Mostly fish
- What habitat does the Dieurostus dussumieri live in?
- Thoroughly aquatic; refuges in crab holes on mud banks near water
- Where is the Dieurostus dussumieri found?
- Coastal plains of Kerala, south-western India