wart snake

plural wart snakes

1. Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).

   Wart snakes are adapted to aquatic systems and prey almost exclusively on fish.

   2008, Mark Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully Jr., Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, page 142

   2 more examples

   Acrochordus javanicus of Java (illustrated here) like the other wart snakes hunts fish and for this reason has modified its teeth into long fangs.

   1987, Elena Marcon, Manuel Mongini, World Encyclopedia of Animals, page 158

   The acrochordids or wart snakes, have only one genus, with three species. All of these are found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.

   1998, Lenny Flank, Snakes: Their Care and Keeping, page 51

   Synonyms: acrochordid, file snake