Two amateur photographers in Singapore discovered a rare Peters' keelback snake, marking the first time the species has been photographed alive. This finding highlights the city-state's rich, yet threatened, biodiversity.
SINGAPORE - It was minutes to midnight when two amateur photographers wandering near one of Singapore ’s few remaining natural streams chanced across a slumbering snake they had never seen before.
Meanwhile, fellow photographer Hamad Azam – who met Mr Chantong just six months ago – was initially sceptical. The piece had cited the specimen as an example of biodiversity loss in Singapore over the years. Scientific research estimates that the island-state has The record shows that species that have been thought to be lost from Singapore continue to exist, even after widespread deforestation and the creation of reservoirs and canalisation of waterways, added the biologist.
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