Malayan Striped Coral SnakeCalliophis istestinalis
17 Mac 2009 Tuesday.
Nightwalk activity at Kinabalu park.
Liwagu restaurant to uphill Timpohon.
Me and Josely do a nightwalk.
we found and taught the snake was a calamaria sp.But were we wrong when we try to look very close.Before we try to get rid the snake from the wet drain. It suprise us with a warning display.
A small but deadly species of elapid.
In Malay name of ular tali kasut or " shoelace snake" and it is regarded as dangerous.
In Dusun Timbalik - balik refers to the behaviour of the snake. When threatned or disturb,it will flatten the body and raise the tail to show the bright red underside. Human fatalities remain known.
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