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