Snakes found in Shenzhen

[kuching]

Snakes of Taiwan :

http://www.two-ton.com/photogallery/...esFINALhtm.htm

[Merviso]

Blind snake......Ramphotyphlops braminus...

Now I always flip stones looking for Typhlops lazelli, which is currently known from HK only.....endemic? no way....

Hi MrTree,

Thanks for sharing.

This blind snake looks very similar to the one that I have seen in singapore before. Many many years ago, my secondary school at katong area used to have frequent floods; and we will see a lot of this kind of blind snake floating on the flooded football field.

If only I had seen a vivarium then, I would have surely keep this blind snake as a pet.

[MrTree]

Food supply will be a problem..

http://ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/...lind_snake.htm

[Merviso]

Wow! Thanks for the information.

Guess I would have to cultivate a nest of ants to keep this snake happy.

I can still remember the harden tail spine, which it did try to prick me abit; maybe not so happy to be playing around by our hands. Anyway, there is at least hundreds floating around together with centipede as well.

How i miss the good old days...

[MrTree]

See this pic taken this morning..

the snake was captured last night...asked the driver to drop me at the Wu tong mountain...went to get a torch & a container.....didn't bring camera so bo bian had to bring it home and went to a reservoir near my house this morning(skipped work of course)...and released it after photo shooting...

Naja atra..another record!

and concludes this summer.

[illumnae]

wah...you so daring, pose behind a cobra

[kuching]

See this pic taken this morning..

the snake was captured last night...asked the driver to drop me at the Wu tong mountain...went to get a torch & a container.....didn't bring camera so bo bian had to bring it home and went to a reservoir near my house this morning(skipped work of course)...and released it after photo shooting...

Naja atra..another record!

and concludes this summer.

How come that Cobra didn't attack u?

[ranmasatome]

attack also cannot reach... cobras have a habit of striking downwards...and from the picture...the distance is pretty far

[MrTree]

yes, I am about 70 cm behind the cobra, and cobra's attack can be predicted..