Philippine Whipsnake
Dryophiops philippina
15.456, 119.92
Field Notes
Description:
Serpentes; Colubridae; Dryophiops philippina Boulenger, 1914. According to Wikipedia, this Philippine Whipsnake is endemic to the Philippines. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. It was not too difficult to get some pictures of this snake as it was moving slowly through the branches, but it would have been impossible to get a picture showing the entire body. This species is extremely long and thin, hence the name "whipsnake". However, I have encountered this beautiful creature on two other occasions and I do have some pictures showing its full length. I will post spottings of those other encounters sometime soon.
Habitat:
Spotted deep inside dense foliage along the roadside.
Notes:
A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature that is threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve. I understand that Project Noah might move the location marker on the map and to help further, I have not mentioned the location of this spotting in Description or Habitat.
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