Hebius venningi, commonly known as the Chin Hills keelback or Venning's keelback, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae.
The specific name, venningi, is in honor of British ornithologist Francis Esmond Wingate Venning (1882–1970).
[3] H. venningi is found in southwestern China (Yunnan and Guangxi), northeastern India (Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh), and northern Myanmar.
[4] The preferred natural habitats of H. venningi are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 900–1,786 m (2,953–5,860 ft)[1] H. venningi is grayish brown dorsally, and yellowish or pinkish ventrally.
It may attain a total length (including tail) of 68 cm (27 in).