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Tag : Himei Habu

01 Mar 2021

Andersons Crocodile Newt Encounter

Andersons Crocodile Newt is pretty much a dinosaur. To be found during specific times of the year and in a few pockets of dense jungles in the Northern areas of Okinawa main island, it is sadly in decline due to habitat loss and illegal pet trade poachers.

02 May 2019

Habu Snakes of Okinawa

Ahh the Snakes of Okinawa, some love them, most hate them, or at least steer clear of them. Alas I’m unlike most people wherein I actively go in search of them for photographic opportunities. Heading north, it was the middle of March, almost a year and a day to a similar trek I made to the same location. I was looking to test a theory as to when the Himei, or ‘Princess’, Habu would emerge from their Winter sleep. I […]

Reptiles of Okinawa