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annapangolin

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:00 am

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That's a real tough one for me :hmz:

It's definitely a Mole snake or a cobra, but which? I'm leaning towards mole snake because of the way it looks in the second pic, and you said in the other thread that it didn't act like a cobra. Mole snakes do come in a huge variety of colours...

I'm going with Mole, but I want to hear what the experts say!

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Penny

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:17 am

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Location: Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, SA

That is definitely a mole snake and they come in a very large range of colours from almost black through to brown and the colour seen here!

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Bannavdm

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:17 pm

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Thanx for your responses. Our first choice was Mole, but all the others that we have seen were black, so we wondered.

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jasojaso

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:45 pm

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Hi Bannavdm,

I agree with the others. 100% sure its a mole snake. They do come in very light coloration in the northern parts of SA. The darker ones are usually found in the south(Cape)

It is defenitely not a cobra

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Spotted Cat

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:36 pm

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Had a look in my "Snakes of Southern Africa" - definitely looks like a Mole Snake

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cptphotographer

Post subject: Snake : Mole

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:36 am

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Location: Heart, mind and soul on an early morning drive close to Satara, unfortunately the body is in CPT!

Came across this beauty in West Coast National Park recently....

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Bennievis

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:31 pm

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Location: Testing the sand, so to speak

Its a big one too!!
Looks like its made of beads. Are these snakes aggressive? Can they give a nasty bite?
Nice photo. :thumbs_up:

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cptphotographer

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:32 am

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Location: Heart, mind and soul on an early morning drive close to Satara, unfortunately the body is in CPT!

I am by no means a snake expert by any stretch.....

As far as I know these guys are not very agressive but can deliver a very nasty bite indeed, will rather wait for the snake experts on this forum to comment.

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BushSnake

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:41 am

Joined: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:42 pm
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Location: Waar die enigste slang 'n tuinslang is...Joburg

They're not venomous, but they can be REALLY aggressive and a bite will probably hurt a lot. They tend to bite and then twist, so you can imagine what happens if he gets hold of your arm... :shock:

But in the majority of cases that I've seen they quickly become shy and then they try to hide their heads in the coils.

Lovely snake and this is a great photo!

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cptphotographer

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:14 pm

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Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:11 pm
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Location: Heart, mind and soul on an early morning drive close to Satara, unfortunately the body is in CPT!

Hi BushSnake,

Thanks for the info and compliment, So they bite with bit of a tearing action... charming! :shock:

I have a serious fear of snakes and this was by far the closest I have ever come to a live snake (I was still probably about 1 and a half meters away from him).

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Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:23 pm

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Location: Sunninghill(JHB), Vaalwater & Beauty(Waterberg), Grahamstown(E.C)

Mole Snake, and a nice pale one too :thumbs_up:

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Rusty Justy

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:25 pm

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Great Photo! :clap:

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Mfezi

Post subject: Re: Unknown Snake at Dikbaarskolk picnic site

Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:09 am

Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:27 pm
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Location: Somewhere

I agree that this is a Mole snake!! Why don't I ever see these

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cptphotographer

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:55 pm

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Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:11 pm
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Location: Heart, mind and soul on an early morning drive close to Satara, unfortunately the body is in CPT!

Thanks RJ.

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Mfezi

Post subject: Re: Mole Snake

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:08 pm

Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:27 pm
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Location: Somewhere

Nice shot cptphotographer :thumbs_up:

. It is known that during the mating season, the male will in their fight for the female, bite each other exposing the ribs. And they are good competition for the Puff Adders when it comes to hissing :twisted:

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