Species:

Bibilava infrasignatus

Forest Water Snake

April 28, 2007
Ranomafana National Park, Fianarantsoa province, Madagascar
Forest Water Snake (Bibilava infrasignatus)
Forest Water Snake (Bibilava infrasignatus)

About half an hour after we saw our first snake at Ranomafana, this was our second. After lunch break was over, we met our local guide Theo at the park entrance, where he was waiting for us with a smile on his face and this snake in his hand. I used the time-honored calm-the-snake-by-cupping-your-hands-over-it-for-awhile technique to get it to pose, which was then appreciated by a friendly German tourist who joined in the photography fest.

Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Madagascar.