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Oriental Whip Snake


Oriental Whip Snake
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 499] (2472)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-08
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S 70-200/f2.8 IF-ED/VR
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-23 4:22
Viewed: 518
Points: 8
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Oriental Whip Snake
Family : COLUBRIDAE
Species : Ahaetulla prasina
Maximum Size : Two metres

A mildly venomous, yet docile species, the Oriental Whip Snake is commonly found in forested and rural areas. It feeds on vertebrates, including small nesting birds, lizards and frogs. The young are born alive, and are brownish in colour.

Its profile is slim and elegant, and adult colouration may vary from light brown to dull yellow-green and often a startling fluorescent green. There is commonly a thin pale line along the sides of the body. It is most commonly encountered whilst sunning itself on secondary growth along the forest edge.

The species ranges from India to China and throughout Southeast Asia as far east as Sulawesi and the Philippines.
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Hello Hwee Yong,
Extremely wild capture of this beautiful Colubrid. Ahaetulla spp. is a unique genus among the snakes with its horizontal iris. It is also a valuable scientific document. TFS.
Nasit

hello yong
this is really a nice action captured!
excellent shot
regards
vihang

perfect timing and amazing capture, you must have been standing there all day to get this shot

Hello Hwee Yong,

An excellent shot of nature in the raw. The snake is a beauty, but I doubt that bird-lovers would share that opinion.

Thanks,
John

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