Photo: Soran Ahmed & Soma Majeed
- Conservation Status
- Least Concern
- Location
- Anywhere in the Kurdistan Region. Governorate: Erbil
- Nearest City
- Erbil
A semi-aquatic snake around 100 cm long, with keeled scales and usually yellow or orange patches behind the head. It is mainly active by day and feeds on amphibians, fish and other small animals. The supplied description specifies water habitats around Erbil, although its separate location line broadly says Kurdistan.