Tentacled snake
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Erpeton tentaculatum
Protective coloration
These snakes are entirely aquatic. Their coloration helps them to closely resemble a water-soaked stick.
Scaly tentacles
These paired tentacles are believed to function as sensory organs.
Habitat/Range
Fresh or brackish (slightly salty) water in ditches, streams or rice paddies in Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia
Wild Diet
Small fish
Predators
Birds of prey and Humans
Reproduction
Nine to 13 young are live-born.
Conservation
STABLE
Still common over much of its range.
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