all thrive here. it is so important ecologically that there are plans to quadruple it in size. the only way to explore it is by foot. ridma used to hike and swim in the forest as a child. it is so dense. yes. only a tiny bit of sunlight coming through. he now runs tours of the jungle around the island. it is slippery. the sinharaja forest covers more than 8,000 hectares, but you don't need to walk very far to spot some wildlife. see? that's the green tree snake under the leaves. almost the same colour as the leaves. yes. it is tiny. it is. so if this snake bites me, what happens? it is quite painful. stay away! his expert eyes soon spotted another baby snake on our path. what is the name of this snake? it is the eye—catcher snake, because they used to...