Yellow-spotted keelback


The yellow-spotted keelback is a species of colubrid snake found in
India, Thailand, China, West Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia Its type locality is: Island of Hong Kong and Canton River?, China
IUCN includes Taiwan in the range of F. flavipunctatus, but excludes India, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
F. f. schnurrenbergeri of Nepal is now considered an independent species, Fowlea schnurrenbergeri.

Habitat and behaviour

F. flavipunctatus is a semiaquatic snake that occurs in slow rivers and streams, marshes, swamps, ponds, and lakes. It thrives also in wet human-modified habitats, including rice fields and ditches. It feeds on fish and frogs. It is diurnal.

Relations with humans

F. flavipunctatus is exploited in parts of it range to support snake farms and pigs and for use in snake wine.