Wanting to completely recover from the recent illness, on the return short hike our human walked extra slow. It was getting warm as the sun has risen high up.
Full of thoughts of ways on how not to fall ill again, our human suddenly sensed something in front, immediately stopped and looked.
Just one step in front was this beautiful chap in a sun puddle.
Our human quickly sidestepped, went behind the tree beside in a controlled slow motion and slowly took out the cellphone to capture the moment. (Our human purposely use the tree as a shield from the snake.)
Googled and found out that this is Paradise Tree Snake.
[from Wikipedia --
Paradise tree snake, paradise flying snake or garden flying snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. It can, like all species of its genus Chrysopelea, glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip using its ribs. It is mostly found in moist forests and can cover a horizontal distance of 10 meters (33 feet) or more in a glide from the top of a tree. Slow motion photography shows an undulation of the snake's body in flight while the head remains relatively stable, suggesting controlled flight. They are mildly venomous with rear fangs and also can constrict their prey, which consists of mostly lizards and bats.]
6 comments:
Hari OM
Never mind Snakes On a Plane... Snakes can BE the plane!!! What in interesting find - thanks to your human, we have learned something today. Happy Easter to you. YAM xx
Ooh, they are pretty, if a tad deadly for our liking. A wonderful image and, as ever, we appreciate your care in where you step and background to what you see.
ERin
WOW, that's a very interesting snake!
Glad she encountered the snake on the ground, rather than gliding out of the tree art her !
He’s beautiful! She has very good reflexes to sense he’s there and stop, then move away slowly.
What a beautiful snake. We love that your human is so respectful of nature.
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