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[Hong Kong] What is the Name???Snake

What is the Name???Snake

1/5/2007
MPNR 米埔自然保護區


Nikon D2Xs AFS ED 600mm II +1.4 ISO 400 1/1600









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They are common rat snakes (Ptyas mucosus)

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Great shots Frankie

Bob

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Excellent series of shots, Frankie!
The soft light works wonder here ...
KK Hui FRPS
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Find !!!enjoy !!!!!KK & tbob

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[quote:64b2bf9ab2="pchunchiu"]They are common rat snakes (Ptyas mucosus)[/quote]
Thank !!!!!pchunchiu

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Agree with KK! I love the soft light too! Well capture!

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[quote:34b5b22085="hkwongkit"]
The soft light works wonder here ...[/quote]

We may have to put up with this soft "polluted" light for years.

Bob

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very nice photo!
It seems to me that the two snakes were mating.

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Wonderful! Great Shot!

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These are wonderful shots of Common Rat Snake's mating display.

Apart from the Burmese Python(which is much fatter and very distinctively patterned), this is the only snake in HK which can be as long as a King Cobra.  You can see in the first shot that the snakes flatten their necks, but the other way from a cobra.

I saw this display once at Mai Po in Pond 11 a few years ago, and more recently at Nam Chung, but it is not a common site in Hong Kong.

Cheers
Mike K
Mike KilburnVice Chairman, HKBWSChairman, Conservation Committee

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