what type of snake ?
Jan 16th 2009, 8:29 am
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what type of snake ?
Anybody got an idea which type of snake this is ? I have tried googling, but I can only assume it "might" be a tiger, but doesnt seem quite the right colour & rings.
Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers
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Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers
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Jan 16th 2009, 8:36 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
No idea, but I am backing slowly away from the monitor as I type !
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Jan 16th 2009, 9:12 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
Nah not a Tiger, most site only seem to show the nasty ones so I assume it's harmless.
Anybody got an idea which type of snake this is ? I have tried googling, but I can only assume it "might" be a tiger, but doesnt seem quite the right colour & rings.
Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers)
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...kew2/snake.jpg
Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers
)http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...kew2/snake.jpg
Jan 16th 2009, 9:15 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
Have you got a reptile park or anything near you?
We saw a snake once and showed the photo to the snake handler at Manly Aquarium & they told us what it was.
We saw a snake once and showed the photo to the snake handler at Manly Aquarium & they told us what it was.
Jan 16th 2009, 9:23 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
OMG I'm going to have such nightmares tonight! Snakes REALLY give me the creeps...
Jan 16th 2009, 9:30 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
Anybody got an idea which type of snake this is ? I have tried googling, but I can only assume it "might" be a tiger, but doesnt seem quite the right colour & rings.
Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers)
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...kew2/snake.jpg
Anybody ?
The wife saw it last week while camping (just outside the showers
)http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...kew2/snake.jpg
Large snake with broad, strong body. Upper surface brown, brown green or blackish with pale bands. Underside Cream, Yellow or grey. Found mostly by damp, cool habitats etc.
My OH has said, that the colours/markings/rings etc vary from region to region so a picture on Google may be different from your picture. You should go from mostly the head shape.
Jan 16th 2009, 10:23 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
I reckon its a tiger snake.
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Jan 16th 2009, 11:08 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
That's definately a tiger Notechis scutatus
Great snake to look at and photograph from a distance, make no attempt to remove/pickup. Highly venomous but also highly fascinating. Count yourself lucky to see them, we don't get them up here
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Great snake to look at and photograph from a distance, make no attempt to remove/pickup. Highly venomous but also highly fascinating. Count yourself lucky to see them, we don't get them up here
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Jan 16th 2009, 11:13 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
OK, snake experts, can you tell me what type this is? Snapped it in late August in south Queensland. Was taking a photo of a waterfall, looked over the ledge and saw it, curled up in the sun not 4ft from our feet
Jan 16th 2009, 11:16 am
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Jan 16th 2009, 11:54 am
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OK, snake experts, can you tell me what type this is? Snapped it in late August in south Queensland. Was taking a photo of a waterfall, looked over the ledge and saw it, curled up in the sun not 4ft from our feet
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here's a pic. By the way, it is very dangerous, like the tiger snake.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/...3242dedffd.jpg
Jan 16th 2009, 11:56 am
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OK, snake experts, can you tell me what type this is? Snapped it in late August in south Queensland. Was taking a photo of a waterfall, looked over the ledge and saw it, curled up in the sun not 4ft from our feet
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ok, another google photo... look at the head on this one, and compare to your photo...pretty sure its a red bellied black.
http://www.walkaboutpark.com.au/User...1160096730.jpg
don't get bitten by these ones!
Jan 16th 2009, 11:58 am
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Re: what type of snake ?
OK, snake experts, can you tell me what type this is? Snapped it in late August in south Queensland. Was taking a photo of a waterfall, looked over the ledge and saw it, curled up in the sun not 4ft from our feet
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Jan 16th 2009, 12:43 pm
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Re: what type of snake ?
OK, snake experts, can you tell me what type this is? Snapped it in late August in south Queensland. Was taking a photo of a waterfall, looked over the ledge and saw it, curled up in the sun not 4ft from our feet
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Since they took up residence in stack of tree stumps we've hardly seen a brown snake around the place.