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 Shore pit viper, a chap with a
nasty temper by bpacker
Marbled Sea Snake?
Shore Pit Viper?
Dog-toothed Cat Snake?
Sounds scary doesn't it? Well, to give you a bigger scare, let me assure you that I didn't make the names up. Hell yes, there's more than 10 varieties of snakes found in P Ubin alone. 20 to be exact. But there's no need to freak out .While some of these creatures are bloody dangerous, they're incredibly shy. Just don't go out of the way to find them - Venturing into dense forested areas or swampy areas and grabbing anything that looks like a belt... Leave a Comment
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 Snake, Pulau Ubin by SWFC_Fan
I couldn't tell one type of snake from another, so I figured it was best to avoid them all. I decided to stick to the main paved road on the island and, by doing so, the only snake I saw was the one in the accompanying photograph.
There are plenty of dirt tracks leading off from the main road and I imagine you wouldn't have to look too hard to find snakes (if you really wanted to find them!).
Stick to the main road and you'll not encounter too many (if any) snakes. If you venture off the main road, make sure you've got suitable footwear and watch your step! Leave a Comment
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There are plenty of big spiders on the island of Pulau Ubin.
I was blissfully unaware of them when I first arrived, and then I spotted one hanging in a large cobweb between two trees. I edged in to get a photo and just when I got close enough to get a shot, I noticed an even bigger spider right next to my left hand!
Continuing my walk, I realised that there were cobwebs (and large spiders!) hanging from practically every tree. I stopped looking for them in the end.
I stuck to the main road (limiting my chances of inadvertantly stumbling into a large cobweb), and this proved to be an effective method of avoiding them......until a spider fell from a tree above me and landed (dead) on the road just in front of me.
I don't know if any of the spiders are venomous, but I do know that they are big! (Big by British standards anyway!).
I've subsequently googled "spiders in Pulau Ubin" and found websites devoted to people who go "spider-hunting" on the island.
If you're afraid of spiders, stick to the main road and don't look for them - you can be blissfully ignorant of their presence! Leave a Comment
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 Large monitor lizard, Pulau
Ubin by SWFC_Fan
Despite their sometimes fearsome appearance (the larger lizards do look like small crocodiles!), they are not dangerous to humans.
The small lizards are commonplace, you'll see them all over the place.
I saw a larger lizard while walking along Jalan Durian. It was strutting through the vegetation outside a house. At first I heard a rustling sound and then I saw it move. My first reaction was one of fear (I'd never seen a lizard as big as this before!), but it ignored me and sauntered on into the forest.
I managed to get a photo of it (see accompanying photograph), but it was pretty well camouflaged in the green vegetation, so you may struggle to see it! Leave a Comment
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You'd be very unlucky if you got hit by a falling coconut, but the number of coconuts littering the ground suggests that this might not be as unlikely as you'd imagine!
You'll see fallen coconuts in the road, on the dirt tracks, in the forest, laying in ditches by the road - pretty much all over the place! I heard one fall in the forest when I was walking on the adjacent road.
Just keep an eye out if you're walking or cycling beneath the coconut palms! Leave a Comment
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 ****, where is the
musical fountain?? by bpackerLeave a Comment
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 Emergency by imstress
NParks Info Kiosk: 65424108,
Office: 65424842/65434734
Police Coast Guard: 63775540/63775542
Ubin Police Post: 65428664/96611591 Leave a Comment
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 Vehicles along a road at Pulau
Ubin, Singapore by victorwkfLeave a Comment
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 Fence at Mamam Beach, Pulau
Ubin by victorwkfLeave a Comment
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 Cross country cycling
competition, Pulau Ubin by victorwkfLeave a Comment
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