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Imberbe

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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:33 pm

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This is not a Black Mamba! The Black Mamba is rather grey. It is called black because of the pitch black inside its mouth.

From the photo it is actually impossible to say with any degree of certainty what it is, but the colour is quite consistent with that of a mole snake. :wink:

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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:48 pm

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Have to agree with others here that this is a Mole Snake, easily identified by its thick body shape. ( That's what the book says!)
I have seen them a few times in the KTP and the snakes in this region and all over the south west Cape are known to be jet black.

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:08 pm

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Thanks PP.. the only Mole Snake I have ever seen was one I had to take out of my great aunt's bedroom. It was brown, but then I was shaking so much that nothing of those moments remain accurate in my memory.
(I have a snake phobia :evil:

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Jumbo

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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:19 pm

Saw this lighter version near Nossob last year.

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Grim Reaper

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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:07 pm

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And a very young, new born speciamen. (From Windhoek, Nam.)
Note, the head not being very distinct from the rest of the body at all!

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Caracal

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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:01 pm

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Another KTP snake ID please...
Can anybody Id this snake for me. I may have already asked for an ID on this snake biut i cannot find the thread nor can I remember if anybody supplied me an answer...I aplologise if this is a repeat...

Not a very good photo I am afraid one cannot even see his head....please help!

Next one...am I correct in presuming that this is a mole snake ??

snake also seen in KTP
Thanks for help!

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Agama

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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:46 pm

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First one, Mole snake (Juvenile pattern). Some keep the pattern into adulthood. The other one correctly identified. Sincerely, Agama

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Caracal

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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:36 pm

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Thank you Agama..juvenile mole snake.... :shock:

No wonder I couldn't find that in my snake book. I have decided that snakes are way more difficult than birds to identify.

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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:50 pm

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Went to the Great Barrier Reef once, and paged through a tropical fish book. :shock:

Male, female, breeding, non-breeding, juveniles - and they all looked completely different.

Decided that I wouldn't take up fish identification as a hobby. :lol:

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walo

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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:38 pm

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We rescued this little guy from our swimming pool (Cape Peninsula) a few days ago. It seemed agitated (water too cold?) but not aggressive at all.

We set it free in a Eskom nature reserve not far from our house.

Can anyone ID the snake please? It is the third time one of these came for a visit.

Thanks!

Here is a pic:

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howard jacobson

Post subject: Re: Snake rescued from pool - need ID

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:06 pm

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Hi Walo

Your swimming pool snake is a juvenile Mole Snake.

Well rescued & released - nice pic!!

Regards

Howard Jacobson

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Mfezi

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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:59 pm

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Well done on the rescue and release, Walo!! :dance:

Glad it did not drown.

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Meandering Mouse

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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:07 pm

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Walo

good for you.

There was an excellent feature on "Groen" this week where the Mole Snake was seen in all its beauty.

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Rusty Justy

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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:22 pm

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Great Sighting!!

Still yet to see one of these guys!!

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Bannavdm

Post subject: Snake: Mole

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:50 am

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Hi, we visited the KTP during September and found this strange colored snake at the site. It had a pink underside, was quite slow and did not rear its head like a cobra would when we approached it for the photo's.
We saw some Pitchblack molesnakes and YELLOW cobra's, but this pale yellow one ...we cannot find any reference to in any of the information brochures and books on the KTP. Can someone please help with the id. Thanx

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