The beauty of young curls

Another view of the juvenile oriental whip snake we spotted at Sungei Buloh last month. The trees along the route are rife with weaver ants, and the serpent took quite a beating (or biting), with a number of nicks on its hide and the disabdomened torso of a soldier on its flank. With luck, it should have by now regained its composure and sloughed off its worn skin to emerge a greener shade of brown.