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

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

Nikon D3 plus Nikon 500/4 G ED VR

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28/09/2008 21:18

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

Bob

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It looks like a Swampy Eel Monopterus albus

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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.

Bena

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

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3/10/2008 19:01

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