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Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 10:16 pm
by kkchome
The herping season here in Hong Kong has kicked into high gear.  This past week was very productive in terms of both quantity and variety.  I went out 3 times times and found a total of 18 snakes:

2 Bamboo Vipers
5 Bi-coloured Stream Snakes
2 Many-Banded Kraits
4 White-spotted Slug Snakes
1 Common Blind Snake
1 Chinese Cobra
2 Mountain Water Snakes / Olive Keelbacks
1 Burmese Python

Bamboo Viper, White Lip Tree Viper Trimeresurus albolabris  白唇竹葉青 (青竹蛇 )
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Many-Banded Krait Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus 銀環蛇
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Bicolored Stream Snake Opisthotropis lateralis 側條後稜蛇
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Chinese Cobra Naja atra 眼鏡蛇
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Mountain Water Snake, Olive Keelback Sinonatrix percarinata percarinata 烏游蛇
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Burmese Python Python molurus bivittatus 蟒蛇
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I really need to carry around some extra lenses. A 100mm 1:1 Macro lens is not the tool for trying to get shots of a 10'+ python.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 5:10 am
by Dr. Dark
WOW...great stuff! That first albo shot is KILLER!!!

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 9:14 am
by melissaisdown
A viper, a krait and a cobra, great post!

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 8:06 pm
by justinm
What's the story on that first pic? Was it just a yawn and you got lucky to catch it.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 11:01 pm
by kkchome
Just a yawn. Not a striking shot.
justinm wrote:What's the story on that first pic? Was it just a yawn and you got lucky to catch it.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 6:14 pm
by MaartenSFS
That Burmese Python must have been a rare find at that size? Were you one of the people that Kevin went with last year?? I really need to get down there at some point. :crazyeyes:

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 9:42 pm
by TimCO
Exceptional post. There are some real jewels in here.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 6:36 am
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
Awesomeawesomeawesome. You da man, man.
Just a yawn. Not a striking shot.
HOW COULD YOU ADMIT THAT! You just blew your chance at being the toast of this town :-)

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 15th, 2012, 9:07 pm
by kkchome
Finally, a Banded Krait

Banded Krait Bungarus fasciatus 金環蛇
Aberdeen Country Park, Hong Kong May 15, 2012


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Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 15th, 2012, 10:16 pm
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
Very nice!! How big was that one? And how did you get it to lie on its back?

The ones in Sarawak are mostly black and white/cream, btw. Quite weird.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 5:15 am
by kkchome
He was about 1.3 meters. The shot of the underside was done when he was dumped out the bag once we got to the spot where we took the photos.

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 5:23 am
by kkchome
A viper on a fence.

Bamboo Viper, White Lip Tree Viper Trimeresurus albolabris
Tai Mo Shan, Hong Kong May 12, 2012


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and an interesting spider

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Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 6:01 am
by Hans Breuer (twoton)
Sweetissimo!

Re: Hong Kong Herping 2012

Posted: May 17th, 2012, 2:44 pm
by TNWJackson
Very nice post!