PAPUA NEW GUINEA SNAKEBITE PROJECT
RECCE EXXONMOBIL

We then got another call and caught a slightly more exciting, and venomous, Black whipsnake (Demansia vestigiata) under one of the accomodation blocks. I pinned it and picked it up so that Jim could switch into education mode with the rapidly gathering ExxonMobil team. There are 54 nationalities inside this compound, most of whom fear snakes, so Jim has his work cut out for him to win them over and educate them about snake safety.

The whipsnake was seen going under one of the accommodation blocks	so it must be under here somwhere
Yep, here it is	Mark and Jim engage in some snake education
and demonstrate the front-fangs of the whipsnake	A snake man's reward on a hot day

Black whipsnake, Demansia vestigiata

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