Python captured at Waglan Island-HK Daily Press-20-09-1940 | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Python captured at Waglan Island-HK Daily Press-20-09-1940

Python captured at Waglan Island-HK Daily Press-20-09-1940
Submitted by IDJ
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IDJ
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wildlife

It seems to be a remarkable find considering how far Waglan Island is from the mainland.

Are python’s salt-water, open-sea swimmers?

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Friday, September 20, 1940
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by jill on Fri, 2020-10-16 02:23.

I recall an uninhabited island off Ceylon, familiarly known as "Snake Island", where snakes were regularly taken to be dumped, as the Buddhist religion forbids the killing of creatures. I don't know if Chinese Buddhists adhered to this rule so strictly, but maybe Waglan island was sometimes used for the same purpose.