sea snake @ labrador park

[zaren]

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by zaren

This looks like a very long sea snake.. most sea snakes
I saw has stripes.. do you have a close up of its head?

Allan

[zaren]

Originally Posted by Allan Teo This looks like a very long sea snake.. most sea snakes I saw has stripes.. do you have a close up of its head? Allan

unfortunately not.... only had a 110mm tele lens with me (on my oly 5060). some of the other people watching the snake with me from the shore tried taking photos with a camera phone.

[ndroo]

Originally Posted by zaren unfortunately not.... only had a 110mm tele lens with me (on my oly 5060). some of the other people watching the snake with me from the shore tried taking photos with a camera phone.

u shd dive into the water n do a close up ...

[Newguy69]

Look more like a python to me (they are very good swimmers). I think sea snake don't pop up its head above the surface of the water to breath air in that manner.

Cheers

[gundugundu]

snakes just give me the creeps...ucks

[Allan Teo]

Originally Posted by gundugundu snakes just give me the creeps...ucks

Yes I agree it could be a Python and its too long for a seasnake..

BTW, please PITY the poor snake, its gotta crawl on its belly
and get crushed by elephants and other big creatures and
they need the sun to become active.. very difficult life!

I've held a large king cobra before, it feels like a folded
umbrella.. very cold

Allan

[gundugundu]

Originally Posted by Allan Teo Yes I agree it could be a Python and its too long for a seasnake.. BTW, please PITY the poor snake, its gotta crawl on its belly and get crushed by elephants and other big creatures and they need the sun to become active.. very difficult life! I've held a large king cobra before, it feels like a folded umbrella.. very cold Allan

well bro.. i bet this snake has a good life here in sg there are no wild roaming elephants to dodge here except in mandai zoo & its been sunny most of the year except this few months.

[zaren]

Originally Posted by Newguy69 Look more like a python to me (they are very good swimmers). I think sea snake don't pop up its head above the surface of the water to breath air in that manner. Cheers

think you're right.

gosh...never knew pythons could swim!

[whoelse]

all snakes swim but not necessary like swimming
seasnakes mostly swim below the surface and they are shorter and has a fin like tail.

[zaren]

Originally Posted by whoelse all snakes swim but not necessary like swimming seasnakes mostly swim below the surface and they are shorter and has a fin like tail.

are they also more colourful and venomous?

[whoelse]

Not all sea snake are colorful and venomous too :-D

[afbug]

Originally Posted by whoelse Not all sea snake are colorful and venomous too :-D

I tot all sea snakes are venomous? I never heard of a marine constrictor before.

BTW, the Elegant and Stoke's sea snakes are known to reach above 2m in length. But they are unlikely to be found in SG.

[zaren]

Originally Posted by afbug I tot all sea snakes are venomous? I never heard of a marine constrictor before. BTW, the Elegant and Stoke's sea snakes are known to reach above 2m in length. But they are unlikely to be found in SG.

thats what i heard too....sea snakes are generally much more venomous than land snakes.

[laugh]

haha, and i thought it looked like a hose.

[zaren]

Originally Posted by laugh haha, and i thought it looked like a hose.

hmm...actually it does!