THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - FILE SNAKES

Not venomous

This Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) is from the Darwin River, NT. This species spends most of its time in water, and is sluggish on land.

Approximate distribution of the Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) in Australian waters



This Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) is from the Darwin River, NT.



This Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) was photographed at Featherdale Wildlife Park NSW.
You can see that the long tongue comes out of a notch in the upper lip

This Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) was photographed at Featherdale Wildlife Park NSW
Notice the unusual mouth shape with a notch in the upper lip where the tongue comes out.



This Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae) was photographed at Featherdale Wildlife Park, NSW


LINKS OF INTEREST

Acrochordus arafurae
Wikipedia

Acrochordus arafurae (MCDOWELL, 1979)
The Reptile Database