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Fanta
 Post subject: Re: ID for this snake
Unread postPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:11 am 
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I know what you mean I'm up here in the Lowveld and hear how many mambas and puff adders are being killed by the contruction workers working on the new high way for 2010.

Will PM you! Thanks once agian...I have new one to ask be must get the pic's off my phone 1st to post them.

Thanks to all :D

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ils
 Post subject: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:29 am 
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Hi Guys,

Can anyone help me to id a snake? I have 2 pictures, but can not upload them. I can email them to anyone that can then upload them for me...
Short discription of the snake: Brown, whitish spots on the back, small black stripe by the eyes and under this black strip there is a orange stripe.....

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 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:16 am 
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ils wrote:
Hi Guys,

Can anyone help me to id a snake? I have 2 pictures, but can not upload them. I can email them to anyone that can then upload them for me...
Short discription of the snake: Brown, whitish spots on the back, small black stripe by the eyes and under this black strip there is a orange stripe.....

pm sent :D


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ils
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:31 pm 
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Hi Umtali,

I sent a mail to you with the pics a few minutes ago, you should be receiving them shortly!

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umtali1
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:26 pm 
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ils wrote:
Hi Guys,

Can anyone help me to id a snake? I have 2 pictures, but can not upload them. I can email them to anyone that can then upload them for me...
Short discription of the snake: Brown, whitish spots on the back, small black stripe by the eyes and under this black strip there is a orange stripe.....


uploaded from ISL's Nokia (hence a little pixelated)...
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and
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ISL please advise the length of it...

over to the snakesperts


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ils
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:55 am 
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The snake was about 25cm

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Canis Lupus
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
Unread postPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:57 pm 
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ils wrote:
Short discription of the snake: Brown, whitish spots on the back, small black stripe by the eyes and under this black strip there is a orange stripe.....


It is difficult to be 100% sure on the photo but if I go by your discription of the stripes next to the eyes I would say that this is a young brown house snake.

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Bennievis
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
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My thoughts too Canis Lupus, brown house snake.

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BushSnake
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Its a little red-lipped herald. You can see the characteristic black cheeks in the last photograph, The snake is also a little bit fatter than what a house snake of the same size would be.

Even though they are venomous, the venom has no effect on humans and the snakes are still COMPLETELY harmless!

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blackmambaman
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
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definate juvenile brown house snake


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Bobbi Jane
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DEFINITELY a Herald snake!

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Bush hugger
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
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Mfezi
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
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I agree with BushSanke and Bobbi Jane - a Herald snake. Your Brown House snake does not have whitish spots on the back and also you would have seen a beige / cream stripe in a V shape from the tip of the nose running to the back of the head through the eye if it was a Brown House Snake. This is not visible in either of the photos.


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o-dog
 Post subject: Re: help to id a snake
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Mfezi wrote:
you would have seen a beige / cream stripe in a V shape from the tip of the nose running to the back of the head through the eye if it was a Brown House Snake. This is not visible in either of the photos.


Exactly!

Im going definitely not a brown house snake :thumbs_up:

Blackmambaman...you sure its not a Black Mamba hey? :wink: :twisted:

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