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IMG_1441-0(W) Elephant Trunk Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Also known locally as ular belalai gajah, ular karung buruk, ular guni buruk. Nai she (Hakka), Ulai Pai, Ngu (Iban), Nguang-chang (Thai)
ETS belongs to the Acrochordidae family which represents a group of primitive non-venomous aquatic snakes (freshwater). The skin is baggy and loose giving the impression that it is too big for the animal. The skin is covered with small rough adjacent scales. The skin is also used in the tannery industry and its leather is called Karung.
ETS are ovoviviparous, the incubation lasts 5-6 months and the female gave birth to around 6-17 young.
Range: Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Bali (Indonesia); in the west coast of Malaysia and also in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Habits: ETS is active at night. It spends most of its life under water and rarely goes on land. It can stay under water up to 40 minutes.
Diet: ETS is an ambush predator that likes to capture fishes and amphibians by folding firmly to the preys' body.
IMG_1441-0(W) Elephant Trunk Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Also known locally as ular belalai gajah, ular karung buruk, ular guni buruk. Nai she (Hakka), Ulai Pai, Ngu (Iban), Nguang-chang (Thai)
ETS belongs to the Acrochordidae family which represents a group of primitive non-venomous aquatic snakes (freshwater). The skin is baggy and loose giving the impression that it is too big for the animal. The skin is covered with small rough adjacent scales. The skin is also used in the tannery industry and its leather is called Karung.
ETS are ovoviviparous, the incubation lasts 5-6 months and the female gave birth to around 6-17 young.
Range: Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Bali (Indonesia); in the west coast of Malaysia and also in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Habits: ETS is active at night. It spends most of its life under water and rarely goes on land. It can stay under water up to 40 minutes.
Diet: ETS is an ambush predator that likes to capture fishes and amphibians by folding firmly to the preys' body.