Juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips NOT spotted in women's hostel

......................but there was a terrifying poisonous cat snake in the hostel last night - aarrrggghhhh!
If you want the full story, read on.....
Last night Hannah was inches from stepping on a cat snake that was curled menacingly across the whole step just outside the hostel. I'd just been out there in the dark. I heard Hannah so went outside, right down the same steps the snake was now lurking under, to be told to move to the other end of the hostel FAST!
A couple of people went to investigate and we went inside, thinking we were safe, only to see the snake slither under the door into the women's dorm room. We panicked and hid on the top bunk - not a good idea as the snake managed to climb up the wall and onto the curtain rail. By this point I went for reinforcements and they managed to literally sweep the snake outside. Needless to say, we won't be sleeping so well in the hostel for the next few nights.

That's the door to the hostel at the top of the photo

Pictures of the snake were taken by Alex Markam

Back at Danum

We arrived for OP3 part II last week. We weren't greeted by any unfriendly faces inside the container. We were lucky - 3 rat's nests were found inside the Manchester container, taking up residence in some of the instruments.
Starting science again isn't proving easy, but we're getting there.

We were lucky to see some gibbons at from the veranda where we eat breakfast 2 days ago - they make the most amazing noise and swing from the top of the canopy.

Breakfast at Danum Valley.

Research break

Campaign 1 ended in early May but we're back at Danum Valley mid June to resume measurements and hopefully have some more interesting wildlife encounters!

visitors to the site

An orang utan came across our site today, mum and baby! she wasn't very happy to find us but it was amazing seeing her move around the trees with a big baby in tow.
I've been avoiding writing anything football related on here but after the dissappointment of Carlisle United dropping out of the top two on Saturday, with only one match to go, it's great to see 2 Carlisle players in the league one PFA team of the year! Fingers crossed things go our way and we make it to the championship....???!!!! Now back to the pictures:

A sea of clouds to admire from the top of the tower.


These butress roots were just incredible.

In the rainforest, even gas cylinders can look artistic.

Horse play

FAGE disco!

Party aftermath.

Tea at the tower.
Don't you think you've had enough Anoop?

Alex, one of the research assistants who's one of the unlucky one's who has to drive us to the site at 5:30am

Kate, a beer and a green millipede.
The emergency fleece!

Team Danum Valley against OP3. Quite possible the worst football pitch in the world, half of it is a swamp! It's 1-1 so far, next saturday is the decider.

Powercut crosswords

The local bearded pig looking for a pair of pink heels! James Lee had better watch out

Jungle Life

Lisa making friends with a millipede (it's the centipedes that are dangerous)

Jungle Life

Hats glorious hats!

This morning there was an Orang Utan stuffing his face on figs less than 5 mins from where we live! They move unexpectedly slowly.




A day off at Borneo Rainforest Lodge , we saw orang utans and i got my 1st leech bite! YUK!!!

Swinging above the canopy at 30 m!

Jungle safari - our daily commute!

Amazing clouds from the GAW tower

The Danum Valley Field Centre (where we live)

Choosing the best route for the boat race (with leech socks all round)