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Tropidolaemus subannulatus
Juveniles and males are slender where as adult females are heavy bodied.Triangular head. Heat sensing pit inbetween the noserill and eye.
Spotted on the lower branch of a tree along the Santubong and Permai Rainforest Resort. Found in both Primary and secondary forest. All over Borneo.
Can stay motionless for days waiting for suitably sized vertebrate prey to pass by. Known to be nocturnal but have been seen eating prey in the daytime.
Spotted on Oct 18, 2017
Submitted on Jan 28, 2018
7 Comments
Thank you AntonioGinjaGinja...what an honour.
Great capture Bob,beautiful,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Thank you DanielePralong.
Congratulations Bob, your beautiful Bornean keeled pit viper has been chosen to illustrate National Serpent Day:
"Today is National Serpent Day! While we've been unable to trace the origin or creator of this celebratory day, we do like snakes on Project Noah. Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) count over 3'000 species, and are found on all continents with the exception of Antarctica. As predators and preys, snakes are an important part of healthy ecosystems. Most snake species are directly beneficial to humans as they control rodent populations. Learn more about the importance of snakes in this blog piece fom our archives, written by ranger Lisa Powers: https://buff.ly/2FCUpZz "
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Your welcome, bob5....
Thank you maplemoth662
A beautiful photo, with many beautiful colors....