I have heard stories of Ubin dogs killed or blinded by spitting cobras. I haven’t seen any until last week and again today in two separate locations. Fortunately they are easy to spot as they flee in their slender dark shape against the lighter colored forest floor.
As in their nature, dogs will gave chase to fleeing prey. It when it raised its head and spread its hood in defense that I realized its a cobra and spitting one too after googling for them when I got home.
The dogs accompanying me were not hurt. I was yelling at them to get away that I didn’t get to take pictures.
They looked exactly like the picture below from SLOG (Singapore Snakes Blog)
You need not worry about poisonous snakes if you are just a casual visitor to Ubin. Snakes are shy creatures that keep away from humans. I stumbled upon them while walking in places that are usually deserted.
There are also natural predators including wild boars, monitor lizards which help keep down the number of snakes.
