Kapuas Mud Snake

Water & Mud Snakes

Enhydris gyii

Basic stats

Venom

Mildly venomous (rear-fanged, not dangerous to humans)

Diet

Small fish, frogs

Habitat

Rivers and wetland

Range

Borneo (Kapuas river system, Kalimantan)

Litter size

Live-bearing, poorly documented (typical for mud snakes)

Gestation period

About 5–7 months (typical for mud snakes)

Size

Medium (up to 80cm)

Weight

~100–220g

An aquatic Enhydris mud snake named after the Kapuas river system in Kalimantan, where it was first described.

Feeds on small fish and frogs, mildly venomous but not dangerous to people; almost entirely aquatic in habit.

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