[citation needed] An aquatic and nocturnal snake, it feeds mainly on fish and is known to consume eels.

[citation needed] It is now known to give birth to live young, numbering from 8 to 30, either in water or on land.

[citation needed] It also owes its popularity to its bright yellow to orange belly coloring, mostly of females.

Center cream with two distinct rows of large, diffuse dark gray spots.

[citation needed] This is a saltwater-tolerant species found in India (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and northwestern Malaysia.