Wagler's Pit Viper (Female)

Wow, Wagler's Pit Viper is my favorite snake, great series of photos!

Thank you Carol, I have some new photos I will upload sometime of her baby :)

Fantastic series. Congrats on a beautiful find!

I have found out that these snakes are territorial and they only need 3 meals a month to survive.They spend the rest of there time just resting in the trees. That explains why she is still in the same tree 3 weeks from when I took this picture.

ctsetan, thank your for the information. I will do some more research.

many of the large snakes are territorial. For example cobras and rat snakes of south india are known to be territorial. even the russel's viper prefers to have a territory around its den. :) so it would be good guess to say that this viper could be a territorial snake. But it would be better to consider reading some scientific papers before making conclusions.

I saw this snake again today in the same tree I saw her two weeks ago, I took a few photos but they are not so good, so wont upload them. Can someone please tell me if these snakes are territorial? I was just amazed that she was still in the same tree that I saw her in two weeks ago. I would appreciate the feedback.

Ctsetan, that comment was funny... Lol

Thanks for the advice :)

Hi Sean! I guess you can add as little or as much information as you wish to your pictures, but here is what Noah ideally wants contributors to do, taken from the FAQ: "We encourage you to share as much information as possible about your encounter. Add a clear and accurate description of the organism and its habitat as well as any relevant notes. The most important piece of information is where you found it. Make sure you record, as precisely as you can, the exact location where you found the organism". In cases where users or rangers are particularly interested in a species or habitat or distribution and info is missing, you can expect questions on their part. I hope this helps.

Thank you Mary

Dandoucette, I didn't realise you need so much information for a spotting, I mentioned I saw it in a forest, I did not realise I had to state exactly which forest, primary or secondary? Would appreciate the feed back from others.

Just lovely :)

Thanks for clarifying Sean, it would be great if you could add these types of details to your spottings in the future.

lose some weight fat girl.. :) hahaha.. just joking.

She is sure one chunk isnt she ha ha... Thanks for the comments ctsetan

I never knew such fat vipers are good climbers !!!! nice set of pictures sean.... its a super cool snake. :) ;)

There are still a lot of Rain-forest's in Singapore, both Primary and Secondary...

Frazier thanks for the nice comment!

Dandoucette, there is still a lot of secondary rainforest in Singapore, infact I live just opposite a big Nature reserve (Bukit Timah Rainforest). The is a big Quarry there know as Singapore Quarry, I spotted the female along my walk today. I was drawn to look up in the trees due to a squirrel jumping around. To my surprise this snake was just chilling on a branch above me.

Botanic garden is primary forest isn't it? Beautiful shoot Sean!

Nice picture. I didn't think there was much rainforest left in Singapore. Where did you see it exactly?

New picture added

I could not stop taking pictures. The snake probably felt like a celebrity with all the flashing ha ha

Haha Sean, don't you love digital for that?!