A Paradise Tree Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 16 July 2023. It was moving around, hunting for geckos at a shelter in the reserve. It didn't find any, so no feeding shots. 🙂

This snake is known for its ability to glide long distances by launching itself into the air.

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A juvenile Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 16 July 2023. Plenty of visitors were excited to see it.

These pythons can be found in urban areas, hunting rats in drains and canals.

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New paper in zoodiversity using @gbif mediated data:

Confirmation of the Presence of the Dolichophis caspius (#Serpentes, Colubridae) in #Vinnytsia Region — the Westernmost Locality of the Species in #Ukraine Near its Northern Species Range 🇺🇦🐍

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https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2023.03.215

Excited to spot an Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Naja sumatrana) moving in the mangrove at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore, on 25 June 2023. A group of us watched it from the boardwalk.

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A Dog-faced Water Snake (Cerberus schneiderii) spotted at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore, on 26 Feb 2023. It was resting on the water surface. This snake usually emerges at night to hunt fish and invertebrates, so it is seldom seen in the daytime.

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A Haas's Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis haasi) spotted at Windsor Nature Park on 27 Jan 2023. Nice to be able to see this seldom spotted snake.

Bronzebacks are tree snakes that are non-venomous and harmless to people.

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A Striped Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis caudolineatus) spotted at Coney Island on 26 Dec 2022. It popped up next to a group of bird photographers, so it briefly became the centre of attention, until it moved off into the undergrowth.

Bronzebacks hunt frogs and lizards and generally don't bother people.

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Yesterday I encountered the Equatorial Spitting Cobra. Today's snake encounter was an Oriental Whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) that caught a Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) that caught a grasshopper or cricket: a two level predation. 🙂 Spotted at Coney Island, Singapore, on 26 Dec 2022.

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Alguns animais merecem um Oscar… ainda que póstumo. #ciência #bio #biologia #serpentes

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An Elegant Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis formosus) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park on 28 August 2022. It moved rapidly across the ground before climbing up the vertical trunk of the Heritage Kapok Tree at the park.

Bronzeback snakes are tree snakes, mainly feeding on tree-dwelling reptiles.

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A Mangrove Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) spotted at Pasir Ris Park mangrove, Singapore, on 2 July 2022. The sunlight shining on the head highlights its reddish eye in a dramatic fashion. 🙂

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Happy to spot the seldom seen Twin-barred Tree Snake (Chrysopelea pelias) at the end of a walk at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 26 June 2022. It gave me A LOOK before moving off deeper into the trees.

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A Striped Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis caudolineatus) spotted at Coney Island on 19 June 2022. It was hunting among the roots of a tree on the ground. It also displayed a wriggling neck with a raised head on occasion. Perhaps a warning display at me, as I was standing about 1 metre away.

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An Oriental Whipsnake (Ahaetulla prasina) spotted next to the path at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 20 March 2022. We all took turns to take shots, as it was calm and didn't mind the attention.

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A lovely looking Mangrove Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) spotted resting on a branch at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 9 Jan 2022.

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A Striped Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis caudolineatus) spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore, on 14 Jan 2022. It raised its head when I saw it, then vanished into the undergrowth after taking these shots.

Bronzeback snakes are non-venomous.

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I accidentally startled this Paradise Tree Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) while looking closely at plants at Kranji Marshes, Singapore, on 9 Jan 2022. After staring at me for a while, it vanished back into the trees.

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First cool spotting of the year. An Equatorial Spitting Cobra (Naja sumatrana) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 9 Jan 2022. It appeared to be hunting for food, as it spent some time looking inside a mud lobster mound before poking its head out and vanishing into the undergrowth.

This cobra is venomous, and we stayed a respectful distance away.

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An observation from July 2021. A Paradise Flying Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) spotted at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore. I was looking at the leaves for insects when I heard a rustling sound nearby, and saw it serenely gliding past just above me on the tree.

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An observation from May 2021. A Kopstein's Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis kopsteini) that caught a Four-Lined Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax), seen at Chestnut Nature Park, Singapore.

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