
Philippine Whipsnake - Dryophiops philippina
My left hand placed on the leaf next to the juvenile Philippine Whipsnake - Dryophiops philippina for size reference.
It was sipping rain water collected 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.
Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 22, 2017. Captured Jul 19, 2017 12:00 in Leviste Hwy, Balete, Batangas, Philippines.