#homalopsidae

[herpsandbirds]

Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, found in SE Asia

Aquatic and piscivorous

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous

The tentacles have a mechanosensory function, able to detect small movements in the water.

Photographs by Reptiles4all

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Some snakes might look like a tentacle, but some snakes actually have tentacles! The tentacled snake is adorned with two short 'tentacles' on its snout; in actuality they are more akin to a catfish's whiskers, as they help the snake detect prey in the murky waters where it hunts.

(Image: A tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) by Nick Michalski

[herpsandbirds]

White-bellied Mangrove Snakes (Fordonia leucobalia), family Homalopsidae, Darwin, NT, Australia

photographs by Alana de Laive 

[herpsandbirds]

Blackwater Mud Snake (Phytolopsis punctata), family Homalopsidae, Singapore

photograph by Dennis Chan

[herpsandbirds]

Tentacled Snakes (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, Bangkok, Thailand

Aquatic and piscivorous

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous

The tentacled have a mechanosensory function, able to detect small movements in the water.

Photograph by Tommy Hui

[herpsandbirds]

Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, found in SE Asia

Aquatic and piscivorous

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous

The tentacles have a mechanosensory function, able to detect small movements in the water.

Photographs by Dick Bartlett

[herpsandbirds]

Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, Thailand

Aquatic and piscivorous.

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous.

photograph by Tan Robbin

[herpsandbirds]

Puff-faced or Masked Mud Snake (Homalopsis buccatus), T - juvenile, B - adult, family Homalopsidae, Singapore

photograph by Hamad Azam