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[Herons] Chinese Pond Heron with snake ( or eel)

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1^# A A A Post at 28/09/2008 21:18 Show author

Chinese Pond Heron with snake ( or eel)

At Mai Po on Thursday. Does anyone know if it's a snake or an eel? Neil.

Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.
25/09/08

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2^# A A A Post at 28/09/2008 21:34 Show author

Great shot Neil, it looks as though you can see the snakes fangs

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3^# A A A Post at 29/09/2008 13:30 Show author

It looks like a Swampy Eel Monopterus albus

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4^# A A A Post at 29/09/2008 21:15 Show author

Agree with John, this is a Swampy Eel - not a commonly encountered fish in Mai Po.

A search in the AFCD biodiversity database ( http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/c ... database/search.asp ) gives some basic information about the eel.

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5^# A A A Post at 3/10/2008 19:01 Show author

Thanks John and Bena. Here is a tighter crop of the eel. Neil.

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