ABOUT
About Pryer's Keelback
Grows up to about 110 cm. Most easily observed from May through November. Slender-bodied, with a black or blackish-brown color and yellow or brown banding along the body. It prefers watery habitats and is often found around rice paddies and other spots with plenty of small frogs. It is venomous, but its fangs for injecting venom are small, and a bite alone is said not to introduce much venom into the body — even so, the venom itself is quite potent, so caution is needed. It feeds on frogs, fish, geckos, and small lizards. It moves quickly, but will threaten you if it senses danger.
SAFETY
Observation Safety Notes
Please enjoy Amami's wildlife through photographs. Some species are protected by law or local ordinance, and capturing or removing them is prohibited. In special protection zones within the national park, collecting any wildlife is prohibited entirely. Please check the notes on this page, and confirm local rules before visiting any site.
