In The Malaysian Jungle

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Most dangerous animal in the jungle

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Spanish Lizard Photos

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Close up of a Green Lizard

Some photos of Spanish lizards I found near the beach in La Linea, Spain, opposite Gibraltar.  Select a photo to view full size!  Paul (http://exopet.co.uk) has identified these as Podarcis muralis Lizards!  Cheers! Read the rest of this entry »

Road trip from Murcia, Spain to Gibraltar

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Taming The Dodgy Renault Van

Murcia → Granada → Malaga → Marbella → La Linea De La Conception

Straight line distance: 510KM approx (316 Miles)
More likely distance (inc detours and curvy roads): 600KM (370 Miles)

Murcia Airport

Probably the worst airport in the world. No currency exchange, no working ATMs, no transport. Seriously, how can an airport not even have a money changer and public transport? There are supposed to be buses but it seems there are one or two a day. There are taxis, but they will cost you more than your flight at £40 just to get into Murcia town which is a mere 40KM away! We opted for car hire – the only viable solution despite the constant queue of an entire plane load of people. All they had left apparently was a huge Renault (more of a van than a car really) for 190 Euros a day with a full tank of petrol! Not exactly cheap car hire! The stress levels decreased for a while once we managed to finally hire the car, but quickly rose back up again with trepidation – I’ve never driven on the wrong side of the road before!

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Weird Malaysian News This Week – Human Trafficking, Parent Criminals And Lower Crime Rates

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

I bought a wife half my age for cash but she ran away...

Goh Ping Ming admitted this week to buying a Vietnamese wife from a selection of fresh human meat trafficked from Vietnam – because “she was the most pretty“.

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Photo Of A Baby Theopompa servillei / Bark Mantis – Malaysia

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Baby Bark Mantis - Theopompa servillei.

A photo of a suspected baby Bark Mantis, Theopompa servillei found at home in Malaysia.  It was just about 3mm in length!

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King Cobra VS Reticulated Python Photo

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

King Cobra VS Reticulated Python - Photo By Chin Chee Chun

Reading Malaysia’s The Star newspaper today I saw one of the best photos they have ever published in their thumbnails section!  This amazing action shot by  Chin Chee Chun captures one of the most legendary battles of nature – a King Cobra taking on a Reticulated Python.

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Malaysian Mantis Photos And Gecko VS Mantis

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Close up with the Malaysian Mantis - beautiful!

Some beautiful (and some crappy) photos of a Malaysian Mantis (not sure what species but probably a common one). In the end the Mantis was set free and it went straight for a gravid house Gecko for dinner. The Gecko escaped – no animals were harmed during the taking of the photos but I did get bitten by the Mantis .

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Photos And Videos: Releasing The Baby Reticulated Python Into The Wild

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

The Python Charging Up On A Log

It’s taken a few days to upload these photos and videos thanks to Malaysias super fast broadband speeds.  Anyway, finally here they are.  The Python started of a bit cold and slow then finally made a snail paced dash for it under some logs and then into some bushes.  Maybe something else was already living under the log and forced him out of there – but I wasn’t about to turn over the log in case it was a King Cobra

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Photos – Reticulated Python Rescue In Sentul, Malaysia

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Python Reticulatus

It’s been a while since I’ve found and rescued a Snake! Yes you read that right – I’m not scared of Snakes – I love Snakes! The rescue before this was of a Paradise Tree Snake in Phuket, Thailand. Read about that Snake here – http://hygen.net/blog/?p=273

Allow me to introduce a baby Reticulated Python…

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Fishing At Zoo Negara Lake?

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I checked with the zoo if it’s possible to fish in their lake the other day.  Here is the response I got.  A bit disappointed because the lake is known to be home to some pretty decent Snakeheads.   Response copied below:
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