Unlike birds , snakes all have secret life and cannot be watched like bird-watching . They are difficult to find .Usually we find them only by chance.Although Lamma is not a very big island , the species of snake is surprisingly rich .You don't like or not , snake has its very important role in natural ecosystem.So I HOPE people don't kill them and learn to understand them .
large-spotted cat snake ( mildly venomous)
taiwan kukri snake ( non venomous )
bamboo pit viper ( venomous )

Wow, these are really great shots, lyc!

As snakes are so hard to find, you're either very lucky or very patient!
In 4 years of Lamma I've never seen any of your snakes on my hikes, I think.

The last snake I saw was a disemboweled one in front of my flat door a few months ago, probably dragged there by one of the neighbourhood cats. They seem to be the major killers of wildlife around here and don't actually eat their prey but just like playing with it...

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Wow, guess you were stopped breathing while you were taking the photos. The green one is so cunning but beautiful. Hay, can I figure you out in Lamma with reference to the attached mini photo? I think so.

Hey lyc,

Fantastic shots!
Was it the path by the pond near the Youth Hostel where you took the bamboo snake shot?

Because temperature at night is quite low in Oct to Nov , some nocturnal snakes will also turn to active in broad daylight.So you can have more changes to see them before they finally disappear in cold winter .But of course ,you must walk very quiet and be the first one of the day or at least several hours to walk on the path .This is harder to harder to be done because many parts of Lamma especially Yung Shue Wan region have become busy and noise .

Chinese Cobra - highly venomous
Common Rat Snake - non-venomous
Burmese Python - non-venomous

Stunning........... is incredibly difficult to get these shots - well done.

Are you some nut? I'd run a fuckin mile before setting up to snap a bamboo snake. Beautiful snake and one of my faves. Part of what makes a good photographer is knowing your subject which you do. Great shots!

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