New forest and new species! Mount Mabu,last untouched place on earth!

ha ha ha ha... I like how if you go look at the link pictures...... they killed that snake. Guess it's not so "untouched" anymore LOL

I also enjoyed that this pristene untouched winderness....... had a well used dirt road.

FAIL!

reply to post by super genius


It is actually. It's a species of very fat viper.

To me it looks like a python and a pit viper interbred and created this thing.

This is great news! Unfortunately, though, all these new species will just balance out the ones that will be lost because of the oil spill.

How is it no-one can see this is not a "new discovery". It was said to be "new" back in 2005. Come-on people... Did you all lose your "search" ethics? That is why I joined.. I only had to take 5mins to google this topic to find out it was actually only announced in 2005, but this place dates back to before 1977...

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I love snakes lol.

That one clearly has been mishandled. The blood and the missing/damaged scales you can see near the head shows who ever decided it should be handled needs more training.

If they are afraid of being bitten (and well they should be out there) then, by all means, do not touch it. Someone was cruelly mishandling that snake.


Raist

reply to post by fbipeeper


oh yes i know what you are talking about. Well i would not be surprised if the snake tried to attack them but i am not sure why it is bleeding.

reply to post by AndrewJay


AGREED!!!

Originally posted by Totalstranger
interesting. as an American, I cant wait to eat and/or make a pet out of these animals.

and I cant help but notice there arent any yeti living there....hmmm....

How about letting the animals live in their natural environment? Doesn't that sounds natural? You make all Americans sound and look stupid.

After viewing the most recent pics of the wildlife being decimated by the oil spill this was nice to see. The beetle with the art deco was really cool.

reply to post by SneakAPeek


Oh, I agree with you, I do... that's why I even mentioned that all those "new" species pictures posted on the opening post were previously known animals (except for the bloated snake); even mentions so in the news links provided. But, it seems, some people are not willing to except things (or they're just responding to the original post).

I hope we don't do anything. I hope that we do not explore it, check it for new animals, check it for new plants, and the rest of the usual. How about we leave the last UNTOUCHED place on earth UNTOUCHED?

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I love this plnet ever so much. It never stops impressing me!!! Nice post my brother! and go life!

reply to post by Raist


I agree with you on this. This snake has certainly been pounded, since the blood is there and no other reason for that. Just a shame that humans can kill just out of curiosity. We will never learn how to respect each other and our beautiful world and creatures in it.

people are discovering new species all the time. even in places that have already been visited but were never noticed

Just thought I would add that this fat snake is a Gaboon vipor I had said Puff Adder, though I meant Gaboon. So yeah it is a Gaboon.

Thanks for posting this.

Those are beauitful, inspiring photos.

I wonder how long these newly discovered species will last now that mankind knows about them.

Stories like this make my heart race, I think it's one of the most fascinating things, finding new species.

What I find most interesting about these stories is that these animals have never ever had human contact, and they don't see us as natural predators. They are often very friendly and outgoing.

damn the bird looks nice! and the bug looks like it had a photoshop..

Originally posted by pavelivanov22
Very interesting probably the last untouched place on earth.

so what to they go and do...TOUCH IT!!!!!!!


sigh

reply to post by tyranny22


His tale looks like a Popsicle