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dagou creek trail fireflies

FIREFLY SPOTTING at YUANJUE WATERFALL (圓覺瀑布螢火蟲)

April 15, 2023December 2, 2024 / taiwantrailsandtales / 3 Comments

If you check online for the best places to see fireflies in Taipei, then one of the locations that appears in many of the lists is Dagouxi Waterfront Park. In fact, this is a little misleading since - while the walk does start there - you need to head a little further into the dark to spot any fireflies.

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Yesterday's night hike turned out to be rather fruitful. We spotted two greater green snakes, two mock vipers, a bamboo pit viper, and a red-banded snake — six snakes in total. A tip for aspiring snake spotters: look up. Five of the six were in trees, two of them much higher than I'd have expected. Big thanks to Kristel from Rewild Taiwan for showing us where to look. It took me nearby a decade, but I’ve finally gotten around to walking and writing up my final Guguan Hero, Mount Baimao. I guess it’s time to go back and revisit some of the earlier ones now… We had no bananas to hand, so went with the tried and tested finger-for-scale approach.

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