Inhabiting only Kume Island, the "Kikuzato's stream snake" is the only water snake that lives in the rivers of Japan. It lives in streams in the woods and often remains underwater.
JAPANESE NAME:Kikuzato-Sawa-Hebi
COMMON NAME:Kikuzato's stream snake
SIENTIFIC NAME:Opisthotropis kikuzatoi
General overall Length:54-63cm
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