Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
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Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
Nice snakes - where did you manage to photograph these?
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Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
cool...what's the Big-eye's scientific name?
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Thank you for the comments!The oriental is a very common snake in Singapore,the individual in this shot was found perched on a low shrub at the side of a very busy road.the scientific name for the big eyed green whip snake is Ahaetulla mycterizans It is rather common in primary rain-forests.But they are very well camouflaged so your best chances of spotting one is by scrutising every single sapling on the trails:lol:.Both species are very docile, although mildly venomous.
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Thanks! Had no idea mycterizans existed! You live in Singapore?
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I picked this prasina off a twig (using the method you describe ) last Friday night. They sure are pretty....
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Beautiful pics!
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Excellent work!Hans Breuer (twoton) wrote:I picked this prasina off a twig (using the method you describe ) last Friday night. They sure are pretty....
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Thank you! They're easy to photograph, though, as long as YOU can hold (the camera) still
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When I used to herp around Jakarta, it took me a while to learn that. I used to bemoan the paucity of snakes I would find, until I started carefully scanning roadside bushes/hedges for Ahaetulla. Turned out I could find at least one an hour if I was patient. The brown ones were the tough ones (sorry, don't know which species they were ).fickle-minder wrote:Thank you for the comments!The oriental is a very common snake in Singapore,the individual in this shot was found perched on a low shrub at the side of a very busy road.the scientific name for the big eyed green whip snake is Ahaetulla mycterizans It is rather common in primary rain-forests.But they are very well camouflaged so your best chances of spotting one is by scrutising every single sapling on the trails:lol:.Both species are very docile, although mildly venomous.
Just like searching for Opheodrys aestivus here in the US, I found it was easier to spot them at night.
Those mycterizans look like cool snakes. Now that I have more field expertise and that field guides are available, I wish I had access to all the cool places I had visited in Indonesia in my "youth".
Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
Definitely easier to spot with a torch at night.
Long-nosed Whip Snake - (Ahaetulla nasuta) in Thailand.
Same snake by day.
and a brown one,
Oriental Whip Snake - (Ahaetulla prasina), Malaysia.
I have never been able to find mycterizans - so good spot fickle-minder. Do you have - (does anyone have) shots of Ahaetulla fasciolata? Another beauty from your part of the world.
Long-nosed Whip Snake - (Ahaetulla nasuta) in Thailand.
Same snake by day.
and a brown one,
Oriental Whip Snake - (Ahaetulla prasina), Malaysia.
I have never been able to find mycterizans - so good spot fickle-minder. Do you have - (does anyone have) shots of Ahaetulla fasciolata? Another beauty from your part of the world.
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Awsome catch!I have never seen the brown form yet.Still looking....
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Two days ago,I've encountered this brown oriental whip snake,with weird speckles on the head!Much like the Ahaetulla fasciolata!I'm really confused now as Ahaetulla fasciolata has not been recorded in Singapore yet!I'm a little confused now! can anyone help me?
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First off all, awesome snakes.
More importantly, Fickle-minder, holy cr@p, that brown one sure does look a lot like a fasciolata (all the distinct markings, seems to be more like a fasciolata but who knows)?!?!?! Where did you find it? Maybe that can help determine in a way its id???? I know there is supposed to be a small population of fasciolata in the bukit timah nature reserve according to singapore red data book. That would be an awesome find!
Sorry btw I havent contacted you about local herping, university is more time consuming than expected lol
Also, a. prasina is common, but i actually find that a. mycterizans is pretty much even more abundant in our nature reserves if you know its microhabitat and behaviour. In fact, a. mycterizans here is about as common as mabuya rufigera (also listed as vulnerable or rare or something) and the five banded flying dragon. Just gotta know how to find them
More importantly, Fickle-minder, holy cr@p, that brown one sure does look a lot like a fasciolata (all the distinct markings, seems to be more like a fasciolata but who knows)?!?!?! Where did you find it? Maybe that can help determine in a way its id???? I know there is supposed to be a small population of fasciolata in the bukit timah nature reserve according to singapore red data book. That would be an awesome find!
Sorry btw I havent contacted you about local herping, university is more time consuming than expected lol
Also, a. prasina is common, but i actually find that a. mycterizans is pretty much even more abundant in our nature reserves if you know its microhabitat and behaviour. In fact, a. mycterizans here is about as common as mabuya rufigera (also listed as vulnerable or rare or something) and the five banded flying dragon. Just gotta know how to find them
Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
Awesome pictures of incredible snakes!
Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
Excellent shots of a beautiful snake.
Regards,
David
Regards,
David
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These would be exquisite silk screen subjects - like cranes. But I rarely see snakes depicted.
Your photography and their perfection are the great art.
Thank you Fickleminder
Your photography and their perfection are the great art.
Thank you Fickleminder
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Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
That shot should be the Oriental instead. The second shot is the Big-eyed. Note the difference in the darker color of the iris, shorter head, bigger eye and the white belly of the Big-eyed.Scott Waters wrote:http://www.herpnation.com/hn-gallery/bi ... cterizans/
What a great shot!
thanks,
scott
Re: Oriental and Big Eyed Whip Snake
There are possible hybrids of the 2 species spotted too.