Neil Rowntree wrote:Cheers guys,
Fred, I was also a big fan of Kubah NP when I visited last year, it delivered my first pit viper, a couple of keelbacks and some sore legs from ascending the road each evening - but I only stopped for a night in Cameron Highlands on my way to Penang as time was limited. It seemed a lot colder and less appealing at the time - did you notice a change in the species observed?
I agree Jeroen, although you continentals have still got it good compared to us islanders!
I didn't like the Cameron Highlands either: the type of habitat/vegetation is actually different from that of lowland Malaysia, and also the species found there are else.
I'm mainly interested in finding big snakes, and I was disappointed to discover, when I arrived in the Higlands, no king cobras live there (at least so said to us our malay friend). And probably also the big colubrids (Zaocys) and the Pythons are not present there.
We went there to see the Cameron Highlands yellow cave racers "taeniura", but the only specimens seen where those kept in a small reptilarium in a orchid or butterfly house... Probably Cameron Higlands are a good trip for those interested in smaller snake species, lizards and insect species.
The next day we went back to lower altitudes, where we found, thanks our friend's knowledge, a wonderful pristine jungle habitat, of the type we liked. But no snakes...