File Snakes - Acrochordidae
File snakes are totally aquatic fish-eaters.
They have loose, baggy skin covered with tiny, rasp-like scales.
Two species are found in Queensland; one lives in freshwater (Acrochordus arafurae), the other in coastal, mangrove- lined habitats.
File snakes produce live young and breed infrequently.
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