Acrochordidae

Arafura Wart Snake ( Acrochordus arafurae )

The wart snakes, rarely, Elephant Trunk Snake ( Acrochordus ), the only genus of the same family within the snakes ( Serpentes ), with only three species found in Australia, India and Southeast Asia.

Features

The Javan wart snake ( Acrochordus javanicus) can reach a maximum body length of two meters, the other two species remain significantly smaller. The body is plump and they have a tapered body shape. Your shed wearing a nodular keel, have no shingle as with most snakes, but they encounter each other directly. The skin looks accordingly, as they would throw wrinkles. It feels rough and gekörnelt, making the snakes got their name.

Underwater they have the ability to close the nasal passages through tabs on her palate. They can also close a notch on the upper lip, with a small hump on the lower lip. The eyes and nostrils are located on the upper side of the head.

Way of life

The non-poisonous snakes live mainly in water, while in both the fresh and brackish water as well as in the sea (only the Indian wart snake ( Acrochordus granulatus ) ). On land the nocturnal snakes are very awkward, since they have no scales on the belly. They feed mostly on fish and bring their young alive and directly in the water to the world ( ovoviviparous ).

Species

The following three species form the genus and family at the same time the wart snake:

• Arafura Wart Snake ( Acrochordus arafurae )
• Indian wart snake or dwarf - wart snake ( Acrochordus granulatus )
• Javan wart snake ( Acrochordus javanicus)

People and Warts snakes

The skin of the wart snake is made into leather, and especially the leather of the Javan wart snake passes as Karung on the market.