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Acrochordus javanicus (Elephant Trunk Snake)

Acrochordus javanicus, also commonly known as Elephant Trunk Snake which is of the nonvenomous aquatic snakes that hails from Indonesia. They are called so because of their baggy skins that are covered with scales and their big chunky size. That aside, they are capable of growing up to 240cm long at most when they reached adulthood. They tend to ambush their preys that capture fishes and other amphibians. Because of their rough baggy skin, it makes the preys that they have captured hard to escape.