#javan mud snake

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here is the painting I made for the thumbnail of my new video on the dragon snake

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, Singapore

photograph by Rachel Cheong

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Dragon Snake, Xenodermus javanicus 

AKA Javan Mud Snake and Javan Tubercle Snake. From SE Asia. Nocturnal. Feeds on frogs. Oviparous (egg-laying). Stiffens its body when perturbed.

This snake does not survive in captivity. It does not make a good pet.

photographs by Dick Bartlett (used with permission)

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, west Java, Indonesia

photograph by Mark Spence

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, Indonesia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Hamad Azam

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Thanks for doing the aussie animals post!! Thorny devil's are just the cutest lil things in the whole wide world. But, out of curiosity, could we get a list of your favourite snakes? Possibly a top 10? (Specific order isn't necessary)

Top 10 Snakes!!!

This is really difficult to narrow down. I truly love snakes.

I'm just gonna give you 10 favorite snakes off the top of my head...

Elephant Trunk Snake (Acrochordus javanicus), family Acrochordidae, southern Thailand

photograph by @rupertsreptiles

Black-banded Trinket Snake aka Red Bamboo Snake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus), family Colubridae,Thailand

photograph by Thai National Parks

Fea’s Viper, Azemiops kharini, family Viperidae, from China

Venomous.

photograph by 王锦泽

Wagler’s Temple Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri), female, family Viperidae, found in SE Asia

Venomous.

Photograph by Don Champlin

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus), family Elapidae, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

Venomous.

photograph by Tyrone Ping

Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, Thailand

Aquatic and piscivorous.

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous.

photograph by Jonathan Hagström

Kenyan Sand Boa aka Egyptian Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus), aberrant color/pattern, family Boidae, found in northern and eastern Africa

photograph by @coldblooded_syndicate

Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, Java, Indonesia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Rachel Cheong

Hairy Bush Viper, Atheris hispida, family Viperidae, from central Africa

Venomous.

photograph by Mark Kostich

Oregon Red-spotted Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus), family Colubridae, Oregon, USA

photograph by Dan Loida Buama-Hyman

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, Indonesia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Max - Wildlife Photographer

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, Java, Indonesia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Tan Robbin

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, West Java, Indonesia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Janus Olajuan Boediman

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Dragon Snake aka Javan Mud Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), family Xenodermidae, found in SE Asia

The only member of its genus.

Semi-aquatic and semi-fossorial.

photograph by Reptiles4all