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zarozinia · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject: Meet the Elephant trunk snakes

Pete was given these as a pressie today from a friend. So I thought I would share the photos, I've not seen them before.
Now dont ask me loads of qustions, because I don't have a cxlue about them , lol.

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trueviper_UK · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:05 pm Post subject:

They look like File snakes to me. Not 100% sure though Confused

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Stuart · Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject:

Very nice..also known as wart snakes I believe..pretty aquatic and love fish,so guess they could be smelly! lol
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snakelover · Contributing Member Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 67

handleable? very nice, very rare also...nice friend pete has hay, does he wonna be my friend Smile

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Scott W · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:30 am Post subject:

Are they wc Angi?

They used to import these in large numbers about 15-20 years ago, in the shop I worked we fed them goldfish.

I know there's issues with their long term survival, although I don't know if it's diet related or water quality (seem to remember they need acidic water).

Good luck with them Angi!
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zarozinia · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:46 am Post subject:

Drymarchon32 · Key Member Joined: 06 Nov 2006 Posts: 271

Fabulous snakes! Very interesting species, although as Scott said I have also heard they are not the easiest to keep in captivity.

The following link might be useful if you have not already seen it

http://www.acrochordus.com/furtherreading.htm

Best of luck, keep us posted on how it goes.

Al
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baloo · Key Member Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 228

crystal palace had elephant trunks for sale on their website a while back and judging by the pix they where fairly big

quite a curious looking animal
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davo · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

yeah they are one of the file snake species. I think the understanding of their captive care has got better now, there seems to be more information around.

Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject:

they look like banded wart snakes (Acrochordus sp.) if not they are definitely the same genus, almost completely aquatic. Basically keep them like terrapins, i think.

they look great by the way!! you don't see them very often. If they are the banded wart snakes According to The art of keeping snakes by Phillipe De vosjoli they make god display snakes and are require slightly brackish water
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