Arafura file snakes

[smacdonald]

Hi all,

I photographed a friend's Arafura file snakes the other day. Unfortunately I didn't do a particularly good job. I needed some clearer water and a fish tank that wasn't scratched. Does anyone else have some pics of this bizarre species?

Stewart






Captive Arafura file snake (Acrochordus arafurae)

 

[LadySnake]

Nice pics! I especially like the last one.

 

[Wild~Touch]

I love the pics thanks for sharing

 

[Allies_snakes]

Great pics, will try to get hold of some pics of a mates file snake in Darwin. Unusual but pretty snakes.

 

[eipper]

Hi Stewart,

Some thing like this????

Cheers,
Scott

 

[arafurae]

i havent got any good photos here is one ....

 

[dottyback]

Hi all,

I photographed a friend's Arafura file snakes the other day. Unfortunately I didn't do a particularly good job. I needed some clearer water and a fish tank that wasn't scratched. Does anyone else have some pics of this bizarre species?

Stewart


Captive Arafura file snake (Acrochordus arafurae)

Far from the truth Stu, good photo's mate! keep them comming when you get the chance to take some more! cheers, Ben

 

[smacdonald]

Some thing like this????

Great pic, Scott! Is there a story behind it? Snorkelling in a creek up at Weipa? SCUBA diving in the Arafura Sea? Sitting in front of a fish tank?

Stewart

 

[markars]

Has anyone got a spare file snake? am very interested in one. P.M me if you have one.
Thanks

 

[Noongato]

They are freeky looking, I never quite liked the look of file snakes, although they are very nice to watch swimming around. But they have a face only a mother could love once they are adult and have those beady little eye things.

 

[eipper]

Hey Stewart,

snorkling at weipa...not quite mate...thats full of too many not so nice critters....as for arafura sea...thats a arafurae..not granulatus .

In front of a fish tank..right place right time...part of a yawning sequence

Cheers,
Scott

 

[Beano05]

They are a staple diet to the locals up here, but luckily they are in high numbers up here

 

[Jonno from ERD]

Stew,

Nice shots mate...if you want some more you can take some pics of ours - they are in an unscratched tank that's painstakingly landscaped by the devoted missus.

 

[rage_83]

What sort of set up do you need for these critters. I actually almost brought one but thankfully common sense prevailed and i realised i dont know enough about em to be buying one

 

[Lozza]

Great pics as always Stewart

I wouldn't mind finding out what kind of setup they need either - I think they look cool

 

[herptrader]

What sort of set up do you need for these critters. I actually almost brought one but thankfully common sense prevailed and i realised i dont know enough about em to be buying one

Brian Barnett tells me that the key to keeping them is keeping the water quality high.

Alas this species has never been on the Victorian schedules so we cannot keep them. There were some kept before the schedules were introduced though.

I am absolutely fascinated by their particularly long and slender tongue. They have (had?) some at Ballarat Wildlife Park. I could spend hours watching them in their tank. Fascinating creatures.

 

[Magpie]

I used to keep them, but I feel the key to keeping them well is t have a set up where you basically don't see them.
Mine would hide in their miriad of hiding spots during the day and only come out to hunt at night.
I kept the water very high in tannin, helps to stop fungal issues and similar to their natural habitat.

 

[lycanthropica]

wow i was just atlking about file snakes on my lunch break and come back and see this!
they are very interesting but their weird heads make me feel a bit creeped out.
i have never seen one swimming, maybe they look less odd then.

 

[Beano05]

I will do a ph test of my local billabong and let you know .
They do hide all day and feed at night from the ones that I have kept. If you do happen to get one make sure you have a secured lid, they do get out.
Also make sure they can comfortably reach the surface for air.

 

[notechistiger]

I've never seen a book or much information on them. Can anyone send me, or link me, to a caresheet?