I pretty much told you everything I know about the species and the book I have on the herps of hong kong has nothing to add except that they get up to 110 cm though 70 cm is more common. They occur at altitudes at least up to 200m and might be found higher. My assumption is that given their natural habitat and behavior: fast-moving mountainous streams at night, that they do not have high heat requirements. Setting up a tank with a standard 80 to 70 F gradient would probably be sufficient. I really hope somebody posts here who knows more about care for this species. You might want to try posting in the watersnake section of the kingsnake boards. Now that we know what it is somebody there who has more experience with closely related species and genera will be able to help you more. It's very likely nobody on that board has cared for this species exactly but anybody with captive watersnake experience will be more useful than me.

Thanks again for sharing.

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