Oriental Whips

LouB747 · 02-14-16, 03:48 PM

I love these snakes. Last year I found 12 within about an hour. Here's the video showing how close together they were....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN-tMvc-Rgo

Lou

macandchz · 02-14-16, 07:30 PM

lou, watched your video. what part of the U.S. are you from? i thought those look like some kind of palm trees. i just wondered where these snakes are found.

LouB747 · 02-14-16, 08:05 PM

Thanks for watching. I live in southern CA, but I'm an airline pilot and travel to Asia a lot. Unfortunately, it's mostly Tokyo, where there aren't many herps. But I get a 24 hr layover in Singapore every month or two. These were found there.

If you feel like watching a 30 min herp show, here's a video I put together (Singapore Snakes) of a typical trip, starting with cockpit footage of the takeoff in LAX, herping Tokyo, then Singapore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JmEdh4n-zc

Snakes on video.....

Japanese Keelback
Painted Bronzeback
Blue Coral Snake
Oriental Whipsnake
Waglers Pit Viper
Dog Faced Water Snake

Also a giant Asian scorpion.

LouB747 · 02-14-16, 08:15 PM

And I made a better follow up video (Singapore Snakes 2) with more species and probably better video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryl9k0e6Qk8

reptiledude987 · 02-19-16, 02:28 PM

These guys are really cool and fun to keep. I have a pair and mine came from Vietnam.

LouB747 · 02-19-16, 02:41 PM

I didn't realize they would do good in captivity. I picture them rubbing their noses raw. That's good to know they don't. Do they eat mice or lizards?

reptiledude987 · 02-19-16, 03:00 PM

Theyre not bad for nose rub at all. They feed on either house geckos or anoles.

LouB747 · 02-19-16, 03:47 PM

Very cool. They are awesome snakes. One of my favorite finds when I'm in Singapore.

Albert Clark · 02-19-16, 04:00 PM

I thought they were vine snakes when I first looked at them. They are stunning!

reptiledude987 · 02-19-16, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

I thought they were vine snakes when I first looked at them. They are stunning!

Same thing just different common names. Mine are Ahaetulla prasina and Im pretty sure they are the same as the ones pictured above.

LouB747 · 02-19-16, 10:44 PM

I believe whips are Ahaetulla while vines are Oxybelis. Oxybelis are only found in the Americas I believe. I know these two groups look alike. But the Oriental Whip Snake, Ahaetulla Prasina, is also called the Asian Vine Snake. So who knows.