Keelback
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The Keelback is a non-venomous snake found throughout Northern Australia; it is also known as the freshwater snake. It resembles two venomous snakes, the Taipan
and the Rough-scaled snake, and this has obviously assisted its evolution. It rarely grows over one metre and feeds mainly on amphibians and small lizards. It is also one of the only snakes that can eat Cane Toads, up to a certain size, without effect.
It is not to be confused with Amphiesma vibakari
ruthveni, which is called the Asian Keelback or Japanese Keelback. Also not to be confused with the keelbacks' of the genus Rhabdophis
Taipan
The taipans are a genus of large, fast, highly venomous Australasian snakes of the elapid family.-Overview:The taipan was named by Donald Thomson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.There are three known species: the coastal...
and the Rough-scaled snake, and this has obviously assisted its evolution. It rarely grows over one metre and feeds mainly on amphibians and small lizards. It is also one of the only snakes that can eat Cane Toads, up to a certain size, without effect.
It is not to be confused with Amphiesma vibakari
Amphiesma vibakari
Amphiesma vibakari, commonly referred to as the Asian keelback, is a species of snake found in Japan....
ruthveni, which is called the Asian Keelback or Japanese Keelback. Also not to be confused with the keelbacks' of the genus Rhabdophis
Rhabdophis
Rhabdophis is a genus of snakes, generally called keelback snakes, found primarily in southeast Asia.- Species of Rhabdophis :* Rhabdophis adleri* Rhabdophis angeli* Rhabdophis auriculata...