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Tropidolaemus subannulatus
It was in a tree. Very venomous. According to the pictures of the reference and the description below I think it could be a female. "Juveniles and adult males have a vibrant green upperside and yellowish green belly, patterned with numerous thin, pale bicoloured bars : the leading edge of these bars are generally white, and the trailing edge blue or red or a combination of both colours. There is a bicoloured red and white stripe behind the eye. Adult females tend to have a complex pattern comprising a ground colour of cream, with broken bluish, greenish or turquoise bands, and a thick stripe of the same colour on the sides of the head."
Tabin, Sabah.
Hi Dr Namgyal! Thanks for your message! I can imagine how as a doctor it must be sad and frustrating to loose patients to snake bites..In a way is also not the snakes fault that we as humans intrude their habitat but I can understand your feelings. Perhaps the best we can do is educate people to prevent as much as possible that they are bitten by snakes..I know is easier said than done but is a start :-)
Beautiful photos Marta! Actually I hate snakes! I've seen (as a doctor) many people suffer or die due to their bites, despite our expertice; many come late.
I'm not as up to date on taxonomy on other continents, you always have the answer Scott :)
"In a revision by Vogel et al. (2007) the Tropidolaemus wagleri species complex was differentiated into several taxa, including the resurrection of T. subannulatus. The Western Philippine populations belong to T. subannulatus, but those from Mindanao include snakes assigned to both this species and T. philippensis. Tropidolaemus subannulatus has a wide distribution in Central Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines, T. wagleri is restricted to mainland Southeast Asia, down to Sumatra and Bangka, West Indonesia." http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19224...
From what I can tell, looks good for Wagler's to me. It not looking like someone else's spotting doesn't mean much, there is an incredible amount of variability in Wagler's
Thanks Dan! I am a bit confused with the internet images about waglers. There seem to be different colors and patterns. It is not looking like the one posted by Mok. I am in doubt on its species name. May be someone recognizes it.
Great pics and really cool snake. I can't confirm if its the waglers but I do love the red eyes!
Spotted on Sep 21, 2015
Submitted on Nov 15, 2015
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