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Scientific Name: |
Erpeton tentaculatus
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Range: |
Central and southern Thailand; southern Cambodia and Vietnam.
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Habitat: |
Ponds, rivers and streams
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Natural Diet: |
Fish
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Zoo Diet: |
Goldfish
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Physical
Characteristics:
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Tentacled snakes have a pair of fleshy tentacles on their snout. Average length is 28-39 inches. A tentacled snake may be light brown with darker stripes or very dark with lighter brown blotches.
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Behavior: |
Tentacled snakes are nocturnal (active at night). They hunt by lying in the weeds in water, waiting for prey to swim by.
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Reproduction: |
Females give birth to 5-13 live young underwater.
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Notes:
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Tentacled snakes anchor themselves to a branch in the water when they attack their prey. These snakes are totally aquatic and almost helpless on land. When they are out of the water, their tentacles fall to the side. Tentacled snakes are mildly venomous. Their bite may subdue small prey, but it is harmless to humans.
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