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Does anyone have any insight as to how common Snouted Cobra is in Kruger ? I have seen mant Moz Spitting , probably 30 or more , but never a Snouted .

thanks for all the explanations
once more, a very interesting thread

This link provides info on the snouted cobra in Kruger.

http://www.weg.co.za/knp_146/wildlife_a ... nakes.html

Fantastic sighting, and great pic, of a snouted cobra, Arks!

Hi

I know nothing about snakes and can probably only recognise a Cobra or a Puff Adder, so would like some help on identifying this snake that we saw recently near Bedinkt waterhole in Kgalagadi.



Thanks

Hi Rookie.
It looks like a mole snake.

Mole snake indeed! Nice pic except for some grass covering part of the face!

Is it posible to ID this snake?

The picture was taken from the Lower Sabie restaurant.

Pedro, that looks like an Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)..... not dangerous to humans but the larger ones can give a nasty bite! The only other snake it could be is the Mozambique spitting cobra but it's headshape is not right for that!

Thanks a lot Bobbi Jane.

I support the olive grass snake identification. It's too slender for a spitting cobra as well.

Hi,
We saw this snake the week before last between Nkuhlu and Lower Sabie. We assumed it is a python, but it seems very dark. Is this a usual colour, or is it not well or something.
Dave

It's definitely a python, but pythons vary quite a bit in colour. If the pattern on a snake like this is not very clear, then it may indicate that the snake is getting ready to shed its skin. This one looks like quite a big one, and maybe around 3 metres in length?

Were you in one of those green tourist vans Dave? We waited patiently behind a greenie at python siting (same date and road) and only caught a glimpse of the tail when the van eventually drove off.

We were in our Silver Condor. 12th Sept about 1315. It was on the river side of the road just lying there. Jan took pics from the passenger side, I could see from the other side but difficult to photo cos it was low down.
Must have been near 3 metres, also looked like it was digesting food.