The elephant trunk snake is also known as the Javan file snake.
Native to South-east Asia, these snakes are aquatics. The inhabit lakes and rivers.
The elephant trunk snake is non-venomous and captures its prey by ambush then wraps its body around the fish or frog. What is interesting about this reptile is that its unique scales, sharp, pointed, and keeled, help maintain its grasp of underwater prey.
File snakes have their eyes and nostrils positioned on top of their heads to help see and breathe when swimming.
Elephant trunk snakes are not aggressive and often won’t bite when threatened. Their primary defense is to swim away.
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