Elephant's Trunk Snake

Pythons, Blind & Primitive Snakes

Acrochordus javanicus

Basic stats

Venom

Non-venomous

Diet

Fish

Habitat

Freshwater rivers and swamps

Range

South and Southeast Asia

Litter size

Live-bearing, 20–50 young

Gestation period

About 6–7 months

Size

Large (up to 2.5m)

Weight

~5–10kg

A large, fully aquatic snake with remarkably loose, baggy, wrinkled skin — the texture that gives the species its common name — adapted for a life almost entirely in freshwater rivers and swamps.

Feeds on fish, ambushing prey in murky water where its loose skin may help reduce the pressure wave fish can detect. Non-venomous, and virtually never leaves the water.

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