wart snake en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).
The acrochordids or wart snakes, have only one genus, with three species. All of these are found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.
1998, Lenny Flank, Snakes: Their Care and Keeping, page 51:Acrochordus javanicus of Java (illustrated here) like the other wart snakes hunts fish and for this reason has modified its teeth into long fangs.
1987, Elena Marcon, Manuel Mongini, World Encyclopedia of Animals, page 158:Wart snakes are adapted to aquatic systems and prey almost exclusively on fish.
2008, Mark Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully Jr., Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, page 142:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wart snakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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acrochordid (snake of family Acrochordidae) · file snake (snake of family Acrochordidae)