Sipping Water
Saw this juvenile Philippine Whipsnake - Dryophiops philippina during a hot day when it suddenly started to rain.
It was along a busy road and when I passed it, I thought it was just a twig, small and slender (half a meter length, body thickness less than 1 cm), looking like a twig or small branch. I had to do a double take and was pleasantly surprised that it was a Snake!
Then I realised it was actually drinking the fresh water that was gathering on the leaf.
A video of it sipping water can be seen here :
https://www.facebook.com/askkang/videos/vb.793127490/10155608712107491/?type=3&theater;
''Dryophiops philippina'', also known as the keel-bellied whipsnake or simply Philippine whipsnake, a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake that is endemic to the Philippines. One similar species, ''Dryophiops rubescens'' exists in Thailand and Malaysia.
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That's true, the same applies when I am on my night walks, so many Stick Insects that needs a double take :D Posted 8 years ago