White-lipped keelback

The white-lipped keelback is a species of nonvenomous natricine snake found in central Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Etymology

The specific name, leucomystax, is Greek for "white mustache".

Biology

This snake, though primarily an upland species, is associated with both lowland and montane evergreen monsoon forests. It can be found near streams in mixed dipterocarp and pine forests. More rarely, it has been found in secondary forest. Its diet includes frogs and other small animals.

Description

They grow to in snout–vent length and in total length. It has a beautiful yellow-white stripe that sweeps along its head, and red dots cover its body.