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Plantain Squirrel and the Reticulated Python

on 27th December 2013

sleeping python, frightened squirrel @ sungei buloh – 21Dec2013 from SgBeachBum on Vimeo.

“Was on the way out from the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve when another visitor pointed out a coiled up Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus) sitting snugly on a limb of a tree beside the main path into the reserve. This was my first time seeing a python in the reserve but I have heard that the reserve has seen this and other pythons before including an assortment of other snakes, both venemous (like the rarely seen King Cobra and more often seen Pit Vipers) as well as non-venomous snakes. The reserve does also have other large reptiles such as the Malayan Water Monitor and the Estuarine Crocodile.

“This python was being harassed by a determined Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus singapurensis) and its mate. The squirrels were in a rather excited state compared to the snake which just sat still without flinching a scale. The squirrels kept calling out with loud pips and swatting their tails. All the excitement was lost on the snake which carried on its slumber oblivious to the concerns of the squirrels.”

Andy Dinesh LINK
Singapore
21st December 2013

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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