Snakes of Singapore

vids — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:01:36 +0000

Singapore is home to about 67 species of snakes, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). They can range from the brahminy blind snake – one of the world’s smallest snakes at about 20cm long and often mistaken for an earthworm – to the reticulated python, which can grow to a length of more than 9m.

Some of the snakes that have been photographed in Singapore

Paradise tree snake – Chrysopelea paradisi

Body slender and cylindrical, relatively flat and distinct head. Black above with a green or yellow spot on each dorsal scale.

Mildly venomous

Wagler’s Pit Viper – Tropidolaemus wagler

Wagler’s Pit Viper is generally not considered to be aggressive

Venomous

Blue Coral Snake – Calliophis bivirgatus

It has a unique kind of venom that most snakes don’t have, and it even has the largest venom glands of any snake, which extend more than a quarter of its body length.

Highly venomous

Oriental Whip Snake – Ahaetulla prasina

This elegant snake is arboreal and lives in bushes and trees.
It is common in many of our wild places, including urban gardens and coastal areas.

Mildly venomous ( generally not problematic for humans. )

King cobra – Ophiophagus hannah

The longest of all venomous snakes
They are called king cobras because they can kill and eat cobras.

Highly venomous

Red-tailed Racer – Gonyosoma oxycephalum
A species of snake in Singapore distinguishable by its bright green body, reddish-brown tail and electric blue tongue.

Non-Venomous

Painted Bronzeback – Dendrelaphis pictus

This small and slender snake is easily identified through its bronze dorsal colouration and a blunt snout.

Non-Venomous

Kopstien’s Bronzeback – Dendrelaphis kopsteini

Head distinct from slender body, eye large. Scales along middle of back distinctly enlarged

Non-Venomous

Blue Bronzeback – Dendrelaphis cyanochloris

Commonly known as Wall’s bronzeback

Non-Venomous

Banded Krait – Bungarus fasciatus

Banded Krait is considered to be a coastal snake but can also be found in a variety of habitats including peat swarms and forests.

Highly venomous

Jasper Cat Snake – Boiga jaspidea

It has a highly patterned reddish-brown body with scattered black and pink blotches and accentuated by red, orange and yellow highlights

Venomous

Black Spitting Cobra – Naja sumatrana

The Equatorial spitting cobra also called the black spitting cobra, Malayan spitting cobra, golden spitting cobra, Sumatran spitting cobra, or Palawan spitting cobra
The body is thick, and the tail short. The head is distinct from the neck, and the snout is rounded.

Venomous

Gold-ringed Cat Snake – Boiga dendrophila

commonly called the mangrove snake or the gold-ringed cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae

Mildly venomous

Keeled Rat Snake – Ptyas carinata

It has a cobra-like head but a pretty net-patterned tail

Non-Venomous

White-spotted Cat Snake – Boiga drapiezii

Commonly known as the white-spotted cat snake, is a species of long and slender rear-fanged colubrid that is common throughout its range

Mildly venomous

Reticulated python – Malayopython reticulatus

It is the world’s longest snake, and the third heaviest after the green anaconda and Burmese python

Non-Venomous

Twin-barred Tree Snake – Chrysopelea pelias

Rarely seen, mostly found in the Forest, the Twin-barred Tree Snake can glide from tree to tree by flattening its body into an aerofoil-like surface and flinging itself from tall trees

Mildly venomous

Mangrove Pit-Viper – Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus

is an endangered native reptile species. It is a shy snake that has a purplish-brown body.

Venomous

Bigeye Green Whip Snake

is a native reptile species.

Mildly venomous

Photographed by:
Daryl Tan
Koo Ke Han
David Wirawan

All photos are copyrighted.

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Wagler’s Pit Viper

vids — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 10:47:42 +0000

Tropidolaemus wagleri is a species of venomous snake, a pitviper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Wikipedia

Found this Snake in Central Catchment Area

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Wagler’s Pit Viper