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Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
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- Hans Breuer (twoton)
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Pity the snake didn't love us... Struck so much that he offset his own jaw.
'Bad snake! Back in the cupboard!'
'Bad snake! Back in the cupboard!'
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Beautiful!!! GREAT pics!
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
This snake is very nice, great shots too.
- Hans Breuer (twoton)
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Thanks very much, all!
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Wonderful animal, great pics.
Even if I never write on this forum, I read it a lot, and I must say that I love all your posts, Hans In fact, I bookmarked the page I get when I search "dispatches". The Bornean fauna and your writing always cheer me up
Even if I never write on this forum, I read it a lot, and I must say that I love all your posts, Hans In fact, I bookmarked the page I get when I search "dispatches". The Bornean fauna and your writing always cheer me up
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Cool snake and nice images! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Superb---your posts are what sent me to this site years ago, and have always given cheer to my life when things were not so good-Thank You !
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Fantastic snake and fantastic photography Hans - I generally like Boiga. The vertebral ridge is interesting and reminds me of the African file snakes Mehelya, which makes me wonder why some snakes have it.
Tom
Tom
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
great photos and a very interesting animal. well done!
- Hans Breuer (twoton)
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Thanks, chaps! It was really a beauty...and to think we almost lost it via a hole in the snake bag
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
My goodness!These snakes are bloody rare in Singapore!Truly a sight to behold!
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
WOW! That is a stunning Boiga!
Interesting that the green morph doesn't come up more often. I'd imagine due to blending in more - thus hiding it from human view. At the same time since it seems to be better camouflaged, I'd expect to see more becuase its ability to hide would increase providing better protection from predators and hide from prey detection leading to a higher fitness (and subsequently more offspring with those genes).
Interesting that the green morph doesn't come up more often. I'd imagine due to blending in more - thus hiding it from human view. At the same time since it seems to be better camouflaged, I'd expect to see more becuase its ability to hide would increase providing better protection from predators and hide from prey detection leading to a higher fitness (and subsequently more offspring with those genes).
- VinceAdam2015
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
The coloration is slightly different than those from Peninsular Malaysia. I find this specimen more stunningly colored than the ones I've found in Peninsular
Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Wow! Love that.
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
So cool. Seen a few forms but never one like this! Was told some of them resemble B. bengkuluensis.
You can see all the drapiezii I have photographed here: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=dra ... view_all=1
You can see all the drapiezii I have photographed here: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=dra ... view_all=1
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Re: Borneo Dispatches #70: Boiga drapezii, green morph
Hi Hans, wonderful to see a new post from you! And an amazing snake it is indeed, holy shit, I have never seen the green morph.