Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi @ Sungei Buloh by

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Wow its just lying on the boardwalk! Lucky chap.. of course he could be luckier and actually spot it 'flying' ... (Yups this snake is able to flatten its body and glide through the air!)
"The Paradise Tree Snake is considered by some to be rare, however in Singapore it is commonly encountered in a variety of habitats including mangrove, secondary forest, and parks and gardens. "

p.s. read on the thread about another blog on Singapore Snakes

References
Snakes of Southeast Asia : Paradise Tree Snake - Chrysopelea paradisi
http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/paradise_tree-snake.htm

Flying Snake Home Page by Jake Socha, University of Chicago: frequently asked questions on the species, quick-time video clips of their flight, photos, maps of their distribution, taxonomic details

Malayan Brown Snake on P.Ubin spotted by mphil

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?p=1637585#post1637585

Malayan Brown Snake (Xenelaphis hexagonotus) as posted by mphil on clubsnap..
The Malayan Brown Snake is a harmless (non-poisonous to us) snake that feeds on fish as well as small animals(such as rats and birds). I came across not one but 2 of them on P.Ubin one morning. Both were around 6 feet. At that time I did not know what type of snake they were so I didnt try to get closer to take close ups of them. They were moving pretty fast in the warm morning sun. Was not in a good position as the snake was between me and the sun and its skin was pretty reflective.

Though not the best effort, these are still very precious record shots of one of them as they have only been recorded one other time before. In fact, this species has not even made it to the NParks list of snakes found on P.Ubin. Thanks to my source at Nparks for identifying them for me.

100+ words Snake Story

 Semi annoyed and amused with my son's English composition assignment.. 

 

"Mama, why don't I see Papa around anymore?" said the baby snake.
Mama snake sighed and said, "Let me tell you a story".
    One fine day, Papa was sunbathing on a tree branch. Minding his own business, until a young hairless ape spotted him and let out an ear-piercing scream. Papa was terrified and tried to slither away. Unfortunately, he didn't warm up enough and he could only hide nearby. Soon, the young hairless ape came back with an adult hairless ape in a blue uniform. It was strange, the uniformed ones usually don't catch us. So Papa let his guard down.

It was a mistake.

    Papa was caught and placed into a gunny-sack. Papa could have bitten the ape as it was silly enough to use his bare hands. Papa was too kind.
    From that day onwards, we have not seen Papa again. His story was told to all the snakes in the parks.
    Beware, child. Beware.
Slither away when you see the hairless apes. Even the young ones. Our homes are shrinking, so it's harder to avoid them but we must. It's the only way we can survive. Even though the apes do not prey on us, they make so much noise and leave their litter after eating food from outside of the forest. The apes are different from the other animals in the parks, they don't understand the concept of sharing and co-existing in peace. They make so much noise and leave their litter after eating food from outside of the forest.

Paradise tree snake eating a gecko @ changi boardwalk by francis

Wow
I haven't seen the snake in the wild before but this lucky guy got it eating a gecko!

thanks to Francis for graciously providing the images for use here. all copyrights remain his :)
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Paradise Tree Snake by Daniel Koh

Rather humourous shot of the snake peeking from behind a rock! Must see
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Thanks for Daniel for graciously allowing his pics to be used here.

Paradise Tree Snake Chrysopelea paradisi @ SBG by Micheal Lim

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=247488

"The Paradise Tree Snake is considered by some to be rare, however in Singapore it is commonly encountered in a variety of habitats including mangrove, secondary forest, and parks and gardens. This is a back-fanged colubrid with weak venom sufficiently powerful to immobilise its small prey, which comprises mainly tree-dwelling lizards. The species is active by day."
Excerpted from ecologyasia.com

Hmmm I wonder with all the rain what happens to the sun loving reptiles... probably more lethargic and more daring to come out into the open for more warmth..Excellent combi for photography?

Oriental Whip Snake Ahaetulla prasina @ Bukit Panjang Mountain Biking Trail by domvonn

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?p=1941941
Oriental Whip Snake spotted at Bukit Panjang Mountain Biking Trail 26/02/06 by domvonn
Busy week! Will post my lower pierce exploits soon.

Elegant bronzeback(?) eating a Green crested lizard by yangsf

Can anyone convince the snake to change its diet to the more common non-native Calotes?

ps is this elegant bronzeback?

Striped Kukri Snake @ Lower Pierce by Mendis

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showpost.php?p=2687206&postcount=1

Phew one more post before i log off... there's a comment on whether the blue tip is part of a microchip tracking device? Any idea ppl?

Thanks for Mendis for kindly offering his photo for me to use on this blog. Photo copyrights belong to him!

Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus

Here's the pictures of the poor snake that died on friday, 8th Mar
05. it should be Painted Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis pictus). It has a
characteristic black and yellow lateral band, and it runs across its
eyes.

posted by Shufen