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For example, the checkered keelback water snake, a non-venemous variety, that prefers to stay in and around water and gets food in this habitat, is on the decline.
The Times of India 2010
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In the Daily Mercury, Australian Wildlife Rescue Service volunteer Fay Paterson said that the snake was a common keelback snake, a non-venomous species that was renowned for its ability to successfully prey on cane toads, so this seems like an appropriate turning of the tables.
TreeHugger 2010
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Paul nearly treads on a keelback (snake), and Neil too spots a few snakes around the place.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Snakes such as the keelback measuring 15 sq. m, wolf snake (13 sq. m), python (50 sq. m); king cobra (50 sq. m), viper, krait and sand boa are housed in the new enclosure.
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The tiger keelback lives in Japan and uses its poisons for defence rather than attack.
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Now, another species joins this guild of thieves - the tiger keelback snake,
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