Vince_Adam Photography
IMG_6665-0(W) Red-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum).
Location: Lowland forest of Selangor, Malaysia.
Size: About 1.4- 1.5 m
Toxicity: Non-venomous
On a rainy day, well it just stopped about an hour ago or so when we found this stunning snake perched at 8-9 ft above us. At a glance (before it showed off its aggressive/ready to strike "S" pose), I thought it was the Green Trinket Snake (a much rarer green snake) but upon further inspection it turned out to be a red tailed racer.
My friend on the other hand, yelled Viper! Viper!... I had to "shut him up" on the spot because it would literally scare the snake... Some might argue that snakes can't detect voice/sound but they can due to the vibration from the sound/voice waves can be detected by snakes and other reptiles.
IMG_6665-0(W) Red-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum).
Location: Lowland forest of Selangor, Malaysia.
Size: About 1.4- 1.5 m
Toxicity: Non-venomous
On a rainy day, well it just stopped about an hour ago or so when we found this stunning snake perched at 8-9 ft above us. At a glance (before it showed off its aggressive/ready to strike "S" pose), I thought it was the Green Trinket Snake (a much rarer green snake) but upon further inspection it turned out to be a red tailed racer.
My friend on the other hand, yelled Viper! Viper!... I had to "shut him up" on the spot because it would literally scare the snake... Some might argue that snakes can't detect voice/sound but they can due to the vibration from the sound/voice waves can be detected by snakes and other reptiles.