“Snakes of Singapore: A Slightly Unhinged Field Guide” by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray

Meet Singapore’s strangest inhabitants. The snake that cartwheels. The snake that clones itself. The snake that flies through the air.

Snakes are everywhere in Singapore, gliding through mangroves, sunning on bicycle paths, swimming in the strait. Yet so many of us fear them. In Snakes of Singapore, Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray invites you to look again.

Rendered in watercolour, pastels, ink and acrylics, this illustrated field guide features all 65 native snake species found in Singapore. Through art, humour and data-driven insights, each entry reveals the charm, quirks and personalities of Singapore’s snakes, giving them the image makeover they truly deserve. 

A stunning work of graphic nonfiction blending science, storytelling, and vivid original artwork, this genre-defying book is part field guide, part art book and 100% love letter to Singapore’s snakes.

If snakes had two thumbs, they would rate this book with two thumbs up

“A lot has been limblessly said about snakes. Our dire, venomous assessment of them is unfounded, surely. This fun-filled field guide hopes to counter our phobias about these slithery, coily reptiles. The creative energy invested in this book, the assortment of painterly styles that will render you page-bound, the informative bits and the cartoons are all a testament to Juliette’s mastery of any medium in the service of any story that needs to be told. This book bites in a good way. If snakes had thumbs, they would rate this book with two thumbs up.”—Miel, cartoonist (formerly of The Straits Times)

Snakes of Singapore: A Slightly Unhinged Field Guide
Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray
Epigram Books (September 2026)