There are certain people on this forum who I would trust for such a project. However, with regards to collecting in the wild it will continue as collecting the specimens is half the fun for some groups/individuals. I can quote certain species, Bitis parviocula for example. Even the more common speci...

Thanks (I think) Warren completing one's three score years and ten is a pain when you still do what you were doing when you had completed one score year plus five!!!!!

This sounds very wrong to me - what do KZN Wildlife say about this, do they have an input? And why so selective with species? That whole dune ecosystem is delicate. What does the Enviro impact study conclude? I would love to see it. I assume a study was done to include the ecosystem as a whole, if n...

I know you should not speak ill of the dead, but I stayed with Ionides for a while and I have to say he was not the most genrlest of snake-handlers. Yes he did use those tongs but most often he just tapped a gaboon on the head, if it did not respond aggressively then he just picked it up. In Mtwara ...

Now why didn't I thjink of that!! a beer would be good right now!

Not a dangerous snake.
But Andre Botha who lives in Louis Trichardt has lost a corn snake inside his vehicle.

Can anyone assist who lives close
His cell is 082 758 6280

Thanks

Those books mentioned are a must and we all have them. But ID can still be a problem- recognising an unhooded cobra, or a baby boomslang from a whipsnake when moving. Also the books do not go deep into habits and behaviour. When is peak activity, climatic influence. Also distribution is a rough guid...

Like Warren says its a personal thing, I used Pilstrom for years but now love my Whitneys.
Then again I don't use them much (not living in mamba country) occasionally getting boomslang out of a roofspace or a cobra out of a swimming pool- the hook stick is no 1 tool.

Fantastic frog stuff Tyrone, good fieldguide photos and good that you got some subspecies.

BTW I think the jury is still out on that house snake revision????

Yes, the green tree pyhon def - the white background on the stimsons kills that photo, sorry.

Nice concept - and the lighting is spot on, and that is not easy - good stuff.

The next Cape Reptile Institute two day course will be held last weekend of Feb 2012. You can pm me and I will pass you on to our admin who will confirm your booking if you are interested. With regard my Cape cobra bite in Oudtshoorn - I was treated at medi Clinic and it was the docs first case of s...

Well I saw you last weekend and you looked your old usual self and toting a beer or two.

And well, thats two of us, experienced guys at least who have been tagged this year, I can only repeat that this is a wake up call to all those out there.

See you soon boet.

One way to get this shot is after a snake has fed and is adjusting it's jaws. same after a strike for a wild one.

Wild guess - Heloderm