Rare Selangor mud snake rediscovered in Singapore after 106 years

The brown reptile with white patches was found swimming in a shallow concrete drain near Nee Soon swamp forest on Sept 19, said a report published on Wednesday .

Armed with nine years of experience in exploring nature, the founder of The Untamed Paths, an organisation that conducts local eco-programmes, knew that this find was different. He proceeded to photograph it and left it to go on its way. The co-founder of the Herpetological Society of Singapore, an enthusiast group for the study of reptiles and amphibians, noted that this record is scientifically significant, as it reaffirms the presence of this species in Singapore, and raises the possibility of it occurring in southern peninsular Malaysia.It is assumed to be aquatic and can be found in small forest streams at night.

The Selangor mud snake is the second snake to have been discovered or rediscovered in the last decade near Nee Soon swamp forest. The reptile's body was found along a bike trail at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve by Dr John van Wyhe, a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore, in September last year.

The elusive species, which lives in forests and wetlands, and is non-venomous, is native to Singapore, Indonesia and peninsular Malaysia.

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