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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Snake@Labrador Nature Reserve

snake @ Labrador Nature Reserve from BeachBum on Vimeo.

This agile snake startled me by landing on some leaves on the ground near my foot and started wriggling towards the railing. It probably dropped from a tree above.

Is it a bronzeback or a paradise tree snake (a.k.a flying snake)? Someone do let me know. (I think it's a Painted Bronzeback - see http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/painted_bronzeback.htm)

It had this amazing sideways head move as if it was saying 'no' and a very red forked toungue which tasted the air at amazing speed. It's agility can be seen when it weaves it's way effortlessly through the green fence.

Does Singapore have flying snakes?
Yes it does ! - see http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/paradise_tree-snake.htm and http://www.flyingsnake.org/.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050512201549.htm
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/vol208/issue10/

Surprising Singapore!

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

hairy crab @ hantu

hairy crab @ hantu from BeachBum on Vimeo.

See http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/text/c324.htm

Want to know more about Pulau Hantu?
See http://www.wildsingapore.com/places/hantu.htm

Monday, July 7, 2008

eel-egant hunter @ hantu

Eel-egant hunter @ Hantu from BeachBum on Vimeo.
This was shot on Pulau Hantu, Singapore.
(more on Pulau Hantu here http://www.wildsingapore.com/places/hantu.htm)
It could be an eel blenny {http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/text/c212.htm} or a green worm eel.{http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/marinefish/text/213.htm}
I'm not sure. It was not green at all but a pale white in colour.About 8cm in length.

It was actively looking for food and was busy poking it's snout into every hole.
Eventually, it found a tiny hole in the sand and disappeared into it without re-appearing. Maybe it found another way out or got eaten by something else!

More on this Hantu trip from Wildfilms : http://wildfilms.blogspot.com/2008/07/accidentally-hantu.html

Sunday, July 6, 2008

octopus surprise @ hantu

octopus surprise @ hantu from BeachBum on Vimeo.
An octopus is always a surprise. This one appeared within a rockpool and constantly changed it's patterns. It's ability to pulsate it's patterns and colours at will and on demand is simply amazing!

More interesting facts ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659