Glossy marsh snake

කඩොලාන දියබරියා · kadolana diyabariya

Gerarda prevostiana

Non-venomous

A small glossy snake of brackish mangrove mud.

How to identify

1Glossy grey body with a pale lip line

2Small head

3Lives in mangrove mud

Good to know

Non-venomous and harmless. Clean the bite and apply a dressing.

Up to 0.5 m

Length

Nocturnal & aquatic

Active

Soft-shelled (recently moulted) crabs

Diet

Where it's found

Coastal

Mangroves and brackish coastal wetlands.