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Cave Racer - Orthriophis taeniurus
Hanging out underground with a cave racer snake at Mulu National Park on the island of Borneo.
I was told the best way to find one of these cool snakes was to join a tour into one of Mulu's awesome caves (specifically called "The Racer Cave". We found this guy after about half an hour's descent inside.
And while I have seen these snakes in other locations in Thailand, the coolest thing about finding this one (other than being underground) was that it was sat close to where I would expect it to be hunting for bats, which is what these snakes as well known for doing.
The photo shows the snake's in-situ position, which was high on the wall, just off a door-like opening. This position would be ideal for catching the resident bats as they are forced to fly through the smallish opening that formed the doorway between the rocks.
Sadly, the group who was with me in the cave were not as big fans of snakes as I am and when I suggested we wait around for hours if anything would happen, it was met with a resounding no.
[ 黑眉錦蛇 Orthriophis Taeniurus Rat Snake ]
在民間信仰中, 百步蛇常被看作是神, 而黑眉錦蛇就常被當作是仙了, 確實這種很優雅的蛇種, 氣質和其他的蛇完全不一樣, 身上的花紋從頭到尾會有三種幾何變化, 相當不可思議, 在台灣著名的幾間蛇廟之中, 花蓮縣光復鄉的仁壽宮, 供奉的正是黑眉錦蛇.😘
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這天遇到他也是非常好運, 拍到深夜, 原本大家已經打算從聖地撤退下山回家了, 我退到山谷中的大橋邊, 覺得天氣不錯, 想要拍張星軌再回台北, 這時已經先下山的某仙突然急忙打電話來, 說在下山的路上遇到了黑眉錦蛇, 夭壽, 我還沒拍過的啊~ 於是立馬騎車衝下山去拍, 拍完後, 我又騎回山谷拍銀河和星軌, 果然回到家時, 天又亮了...😅
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凡事不執著 物種不強求.🙏
緣分到了自然會拍到.🙏
鍋仙蛇仙散仙 傻傻分不清楚...😂
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Die Schönnatter ist eine Baumschlange, die tagaktiv, in der Dämmerung und nachts aktiv ist und hier sieht man schön die runde Pupille.
The Blue beauty snake is a large, nonvenomous snake species found mainly in and around caves were it feeds on bats.This subspecies is native to Vietnam.
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Owner: Thai National Parks
Pholidoscelis taeniurus COPE, 1862
Subespecies; Pholidoscelis taeniurus vulcanalis
Hispaniolan blue-tailed ameiva
Aceitillar Pedernales Rep. Dominicana
Taken on 10.9.16 at Krabi Province, Thailand.
I found it while driving on a quiet road slowly and carefully scan the trees with my light...
It took us a while to identify this big whitish snake but we were so happy when we realized its a cave racer...
it was a big adult one, with an attitude... I have only 1 shot with its mouth close haha...
Also known as Ridley's Racer Cave Snake, Cave Dwelling Snake.
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Toxicity: Mildly-venomous (but non-medically significant)
Sex: Unknown
Length: 1.3 - 1.5m
Distribution: Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
Note: Other species in the same family are:
1. Mocquard's beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus mocquardi) - Native to southeastern China and northern Vietnam, as well as the island of Hainan.
2. Taiwan beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesei) - Native to Taiwan.
3. Vietnamese blue beauty (Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous) - Native to Vietnam; frequently exported for the pet trade.
4. Orthriophis taeniurus grabowskyi - Native to Sumatra and the provinces of East Malaysia and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
5. Orthriophis taeniurus schmackeri - Native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
6. Orthriophis taeniurus yunnanensis - Native to China, India, Laos, Myanmar, eastern Thailand and Vietnam.
7. Orthriophis taeniurus ssp. - Native to Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.
Also known as Ridley's Racer - Cave Snake, Cave Dwelling Snake.
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Toxicity: Non-venomous
Length: 1.4 - 1.5m
Distribution: Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia
Note: Other species in the same family are:
1. Mocquard's beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus mocquardi) - Native to southeastern China and northern Vietnam, as well as the island of Hainan.
2. Taiwan beauty rat snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesei) - Native to Taiwan.
3. Vietnamese blue beauty (Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous) - Native to Vietnam; frequently exported for the pet trade.
4. Orthriophis taeniurus grabowskyi - Native to Sumatra and the provinces of East Malaysia and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.
5. Orthriophis taeniurus schmackeri - Native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
6. Orthriophis taeniurus yunnanensis - Native to China, India, Laos, Myanmar, eastern Thailand and Vietnam.
7. Orthriophis taeniurus ssp. - Native to Burma, Thailand and Vietnam.
Taken on 10.9.16 at Krabi Province, Thailand.
I found it while driving on a quiet road slowly and carefully scan the trees with my light...
It took us a while to identify this big whitish snake but we were so happy when we realized its a cave racer...
it was a big adult one, with an attitude... I have only 1 shot with its mouth close haha...
Die Schwanzrassel wird bei den Klapperschlangen am Schwanzende gebildet. Es handelt sich um mehrere lose ineinander verschachtelten Hornschuppen. Diese ehemaligen Schuppen der Schwanzspitze, die als einzige bei der Häutung nicht abgeworfen werden; entsprechend wird die Rassel bei jeder Häutung verlängert. Häutungen können mahrmals pro Jahr erfolgen und die Hornschuppen können verloren gehen und sind zur Altersbestimmung ungeeignet.
Pholidoscelis taeniurus COPE, 1862
Subespecies; Pholidoscelis taeniurus vulcanalis
Hispaniolan blue-tailed ameiva
Aceitillar Pedernales Rep. Dominicana
Pholidoscelis taeniurus rosamondae COCHRAN 1934
La subespecies de la isla Saona, la cual tiene cola azul, franja negra a todo lo largo y cabeza anaranjada.
Aunque el genero cambio de Ameiva a Pholidoscelis, el nombre común sigue siendo igual o simplemente rana como le dice el pueblo a esta lagartija terrestre y corredora.
Isla Saona República Dominicana.
Serpent ratier de Taïwan ; Beauty rat snake ; orthriophis taeniurus.
© 2015 Schneider Morgane | Setsukoh
Adorable little juvenile Cave Racer (Orthriophis taeniurus) sleeping on a vertical trunk at night. Peninsular Malaysia. My final lifer of 2017 (Dec 16). Also the latest one to tag me
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Borneo Herp Tour Mar 2018
Borneo Herp Tour June 2018
The Taiwan Beauty Snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) is an endemic subspecies of a snake usually known as a cave racer in other parts of Asia. They are known for hanging around in caves hunting bats, and this one was found right below a maternity colony of Formosan leaf-nosed bats in an old train tunnel.
Serpent ratier de Taïwan (Orthriophis taeniurus) du Zoo d'Amnéville, en Moselle.
© 2012 Schneider Morgane | Setsukoh
A 2m Taiwan beauty snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) makes a dash for cover after nearly being dropped on my head...
Haha, it doesn't look beautiful in this photo because is in the process of shedding.
Taiwan
Also known as 黑 眉錦蛇 (hei1mei2jin3she2)
Toxicity: Non-venomous
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Cave racer snake - Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi (Borneo)
Also called Cave Dwelling Rat snake and Beauty Rat snake.
If you know which is the preferred denomination for this snake, please post a comment.
This type of snake lives deep in caves and mostly feeds on bats. It is non-venomous.
For more info, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_rat_snake.
Spotted in Lang Cave, in Gunung Mulu National Park (Borneo)
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Photo © Tristan Savatier - All Rights Reserved - License this photo on www.loupiote.com/6978644321
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Cave racer snake - Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi (Borneo)
Also called Cave Dwelling Rat snake and Beauty Rat snake.
If you know which is the preferred denomination for this snake, please post a comment.
This type of snake lives deep in caves and mostly feeds on bats. It is non-venomous.
For more info, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_rat_snake.
Spotted in Lang Cave, in Gunung Mulu National Park (Borneo)
If you like this photo, follow me on instagram (tristan_sf) and don't hesitate to leave a comment or email me.
Adorable little juvenile Cave Racer (Orthriophis taeniurus) sleeping on a vertical trunk at night. Peninsular Malaysia. My final lifer of 2017 (Dec 16). Also the latest one to tag me
Join us in Borneo:
Borneo Herp Tour Mar 2018
Borneo Herp Tour June 2018
The Taiwan Beauty Snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) is an endemic subspecies of a snake usually known as a cave racer in other parts of Asia. They are known for hanging around in caves hunting bats, and this one was found right below a maternity colony of Formosan leaf-nosed bats in an old train tunnel.
Driving up the mountain to begin searching for snakes, this beauty snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) crossed the road into the drainage ditch. As a bonus, when we jumped out to see what it was, we found a tiny blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) in there next to it.
The Taiwan Beauty Snake (Orthriophis taeniurus friesi) is an endemic subspecies of a snake usually known as a cave racer in other parts of Asia. They are known for hanging around in caves hunting bats, and this one was found right below a maternity colony of Formosan leaf-nosed bats in an old train tunnel.