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Long  considered one of the major biodiversity hotspots of the world, Peninsular  Malaysia is renowned for its richness of fauna and flora, and snakes are  included amongst the great diversity of wildlife found here. Over 160 species  can be found occupying most habitat types from hot and humid lowland  rainforest to mountain summits, in and around towns and cities and even in the  ocean. Lying to the south of Peninsular Malaysia across the Johor Strait is  the highly urbanised island nation of Singapore which, despite a small  landmass, is also remarkably rich in wildlife. Many of the snakes found in  Peninsular Malaysia can also be found inhabiting Singapore’s city, parks and  remaining wild spaces.

 

The  primary aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the snake fauna of  Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and to assist with their identification. It  is intended for use by a wide audience, from amateur enthusiasts to those  working professionally with snakes. Following a brief introduction to the  history and ecology of the snakes found inhabiting these two countries,  individual species accounts for all of the land, freshwater and brackish snake  species, along with a selection of the marine-dwelling sea snakes and sea  kraits, are provided. Each species account includes concise descriptions of  morphology and coloration, an overview of ecology and distribution, and  detailed photographs provided by a number of talented wildlife photographers.  Largely non-technical dichotomous keys are also included to aid field  identification.

 

 

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Tom Charlton is a British herpetologist currently dividing his time between the United Kingdom and Central Province, Papua New Guinea, where he is a fauna specialist in a

snakebite mitigation programme. Back home in the UK, Tom works with several expedition and wilderness medicine training providers to develop and present specialist lectures on snake bite first aid and snake bite mitigation strategies for medics working overseas. In 2012 he founded Eco Animal Encounters Ltd, offering herpetofauna-related educational workshops, wildlife photography courses, and consultancy and field assistance for wildlife documentaries. He has worked as an ecological

consultant both in the UK and Queensland, Australia

 

For many years Tom's interests have been largely with the herpetofauna of Southeast  Asia, in particular its snakes. First visiting Malaysia in 2004, he has travelled the country extensively over numerous visits to both West Malaysia and Borneo. In 2015, he was tasked with providing field assistance for the production of a wildlife documentary on Peninsular Malaysia' s venomous snakes.  filming in the states of Selangor, Pahang, Penang and Kedah. He is the author of the book King Cobra: Natural History and Captive  mannagement, published by Natural History Publications(Borneo) in January 2018