Tony James' photos with the keyword: Snake

A Night Walk Down By The River: Another smaller snake resting on a plant. From the head and stoutness of the body shape, it could be a pit-viper, but the patterning could also be the above ID.

A Night Walk Down By The River: Difficult to be sure, as there are a number of green snakes on Bali, but the slenderness and colour shading of this one suggests the Vine Snake. Unfortunately, it was around 3 metres up in the vines of a tree, so I couldn't see the head which would have confirmed the ID.

Although it had patiently put up with us looking at it, presumably the flash from my camera was the last straw, and it decided to retire from the disturbance. In no hurry, it began wending its way carefully up the rock face to the roof area, where maybe it knew of a way out into the jungle above.

As we entered the cave properly, we were fascinated to see many formations around, and particularly a large Stalagmite caught our attention (see the picture No 70 in this list). Whilst I was setting to take a picture, Pat swept the surrounding area with light and discovered what looked like a couple of snakes coiled up on a ledge behind us.

This wasn't a Python, after all, but a cave dwelling Rat Snake often called a Cave Racer. Generally a pallid white, it had a black and white head, and a striped black and white tail, which, when coiled up looked like it was two snakes. Although a bit suspicious of all the interest and lights, it stayed still whilst I took a photograph.