by Neil Rowntree » Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:33 pm
Cheers folks,
Paul - The 'garden' area I mentioned in the report was full of Wagler's - adults usually at a height where only white coils and a big head could be seen - but we had good fun seeing how many we could tally in one night. I'm itching to get back over there already, so many amazing snakes! Don't think i'd have the patience for a Euro list, is the end in sight?
Ruggero - I was not expecting a krait to be that sort of build either - it was a monster! It was found motionless half hidden under some bushes by our guide who had little fear of anything, then it made for the river. Catching was a two-person job - It did thrash around initially (and I guess the venom factor makes its movements seem extra jerky and dangerous). Had it been just me I'd have left it alone. We were able to control its upper body with one hook and its neck with another. It calmed down once the head was pinned.
Frédéric - You are lucky (well, maybe not the first 4 times!). Which was your favourite snake-searching country in SE Asia?
Neil
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