Showing posts with label Banded Malayan Coral Snake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banded Malayan Coral Snake. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Banded Malayan Coral Snake (Calliophis intestinalis)

Debby Ng sent me this photograph of a Banded Malayan Coral Snake, Calliophis (Maticora) intestinalis, roadkill which she spotted just outside Mandai Track 15 on 23 Septempber 2006. This venomous but inoffensive snake is supposed to be fairly common but is seldom sighted, probably due to its burrowing and nocturnal nature (Lim & Lim, 1992).

REFERENCE

Lim, K. K. O. & Lim, F. L. K., 1992. A Guide To The Amphibians & Reptiles Of Singapore. SIngapore Science Centre, p. 89.