Thank You!



That is a nice looking specimen - was it Acrochordus javanicus, or Acrochordus arafurae, do You know? Looks like the latter, but it is difficult to tell.



The genus Acrochordus are highly unique and make great display animals if You can actually see them, heh. Interestingly, they are so unique--biologically, physiologically, and so forth--that some scientists/biologists hesitate to call them snakes believe it or not! Id est, yes, some consider them a different animal...!



They are a high maintainence genus to keep (more with Acrochordus granulatus), but if You do the studying here: www.acrochordus.com and make the time, You can do it. ***I will be making a caresheet for A. granulatus soon, including everything that did and did not work (my "trials and errors" so to speak). NOTE: Unless it is extremely necessary, do NOT--I repeat, DO NOT--hold these animals!! They are simply a look and do NOT touch genus! They have very delicate bone and muscle structure when out of the water. And, of course, the possible tendency to bite in the cases of A. javanicus and A. arafurae which, according to stories, hold on and don't let go, ha! Contrary to 'historical' belief, A. granulatus are not venomous.



Thanks for the response!!



Sincerely

Timothy



P.S. I will try to take a picture or two of Flaps to post on here, but You can check out those videos at www.acrochordus.com and YouTube to hold You over.



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>>I had the pleasure of meeting my first elephant trunk snake recently on a trip to reptile gardens. Very unusual snake with an amazing feel. As Terry pulled it out, he did warn me that the chances of getting bit were pretty high, but I missed that bullet. Here are a few shots...

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