HK wildlife

Deadliest Hong Kong Animals

cobra With wildlife documentaries loving to focus on killer creatures, here's a quick look at the Most Dangerous Animals In Hong Kong - with their venom, killer teeth and blades. You might be surprised by the Number One Dangerous Animal!

Submitted by Martin Williams on 5 September 2011 - 2:43pm

Dangerous Snakes in Hong Kong.

This first listing is limited to a review of the DANGEROUS SNAKES in Hong Kong.

Submitted by robferblue on 26 February 2009 - 9:46pm

Lantau cattle buffalo

Might seem odd "wildlife", yet Lantau's cattle and water buffalo now roam free, and part of the ecosystem.
During recent cold spell, the buffalo importance perhaps highlighted by Pui O becoming a refuge for thrushes, Red-breasted Flycatchers, Daurian Redstarts, Red-flanked Bluetails and other birds - which were finding it tough finding food elsewhere, yet maybe sustained here partly as result of buffalo dung/wetland being still ok for insects.

Submitted by Visitor on 17 February 2008 - 2:54pm

HK wildlife

Rat Snakes wrestling

On Cheung Chau this afternoon, saw two big Rat Snakes wrestling.

Also known as a "dance", this is combat between two male snakes, fighting over breeding rights/territory. They rear up, push against each other, twist and push - in this case, at one point forming a circle.

The two broke off - maybe deciding I came too close - and moved off across the stream and into the trees. I reckoned each was around 3 metres long: large for this species.

Below is a video clip, showing the two snakes in action.

Submitted by DocMartin on 28 April 2007 - 12:07pm