There are 67 species of snake in Singapore, and until last week, I had only seen one.
Above, the oriental whip snake, which we'd seen before, and below, the painted bronzeback, super pretty.
It turns out that the trick is night hiking, which means you have to find the nature parks with paths for this (ex: Bukit Batok, Pasir Ris) without breaking your ankles in the wild forests (ex: Clementi, Dover).
The Banded bullfrog is common in Singapore. Fun fact: bullfrogs in French are called ouaouaron, which is an onomatopoeia.
The Banded bullfrog is common in Singapore. Fun fact: bullfrogs in French are called ouaouaron, which is an onomatopoeia.
Spiders at night, they are large, and some may say scary. I would say simply hard to photograph.
Weaver ants. Doing clever things with leaves.
Leaf bugs, hanging out with the leaves, looking subtle.
Big news. We learnt that in Singapore, crabs climb trees and eat leaves. Like 2 meters above the sea (mangrove) level.
This is an apparently a rare sighting of horseshoe crabs mating. Like the progress of women's health, horseshoe crabs are so slow it's hard to tell if they're alive, including while mating. 
If you want a break from the mangrove creatures, there's always the termites, looking plentiful and wood-hungry.
And don't forget the colugos. We've learnt to spot them now and they're fabulous! The silent fly/gliding thing is skillful!
Ditto the tarantulas, although they're only as big as a quarter.
Finally, this is likely the best picture of an Asian toad we'll achieve.
