Meaning of wart snake | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).

Examples

“Acrochordus javanicus of Java (illustrated here) like the other wart snakes hunts fish and for this reason has modified its teeth into long fangs.”

“The acrochordids or wart snakes, have only one genus, with three species. All of these are found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.”

“Wart snakes are adapted to aquatic systems and prey almost exclusively on fish.”

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