Common name: water snakes, Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, bockadam, ular air (Indonesian).The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genera and more than 50 species. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. Two monotypic genera are notable for their unusual morphology: Erpeton possesses a pair of short, fleshy appendages protruding from the front of the snout, and Bitia has uniquely enlarged palatine teeth.