cfrankie 2/05/2007 13:50
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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pchunchiu 2/05/2007 14:39
They are common rat snakes ([i]Ptyas mucosus[/i])
hkwongkit 2/05/2007 16:54
Excellent series of shots, Frankie!
The soft light works wonder here ...
cfrankie 2/05/2007 17:37
Find !!!enjoy !!!!!KK & tbob
cfrankie 2/05/2007 17:59
[quote:64b2bf9ab2="pchunchiu"]They are common rat snakes ([i]Ptyas mucosus[/i])[/quote]
Thank !!!!!pchunchiu
DanielCKChan 2/05/2007 21:59
Agree with KK! I love the soft light too! Well capture!
tbob 2/05/2007 22:12
[quote:34b5b22085="hkwongkit"]
The soft light works wonder here ...[/quote]
We may have to put up with this soft "polluted" light for years.
Bob
shey 2/05/2007 23:00
very nice photo!
It seems to me that the two snakes were mating.
kmike 3/05/2007 00:44
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