Enhydris enhydris (Schneider, 1799) Smooth Water Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Body stout and robust; tail small and pointed; snout broadly rounded with slightly distinct head. Dorsum olive-brown or grey, with or without a pair of lateral strips; belly scales yellowish-white with brown outer edges; lip scales whitish. Young ones are darker in colour. SVL: 750mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Aquatic; active during day and night; found near fresh water or brackish water body and also low land agriculture fields
	Diet:
	Fishes, frogs and tadpoles.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Least Concern. Rare. No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Sagar, Shivpuri (MNP). Elsewhere in India: Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam. Elsewhere outside: Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, western Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka