discoverborneo - your gateway to malaysian borneo

Borneo is home to countless reptiles. Numerous species of lizards, crocodiles, fresh and salt water turtles, tortoises, snakes and frogs to name but a few. Some of the more famous of the 160 species of snake include the reticulated python, arguably the largest snake in the world with individuals found up to 30ft long. Of the venomous snakes the King Cobra, the longest venomous snake in the world, his cousin the Common or Malay cobra and a large group of pit vipers are numerous in Borneo, although hard to find. The more frequent encounters with reptiles in Borneo occur in lesser populated areas, in the large, sparsely inhabited rivers like the Kinabatangan and the Klias salt water crocodiles can still be found, while in the peat-swamp forests such as the heart of the Kinabatangan, a sighting of the false gharial, a medium sized crocodile with a bulb on the end of it nose, is always amazing.

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There are also many crocodile farms in Malaysian Borneo, whilst not in there natural habitat it is still amazing to see these powerful animals feeding.