What snake is this?

What snake is this?

Postby JamesGreaves » Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:34 pm

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Found at Kenton-on-Sea, South Africa.
It was not aggressive at all, but then again I am not sure what effect the cat had on it.
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Re: What snake is this?

Postby reptile » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:34 am

Taht looks like a harmless Brown House snake. I could be wrong though...
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Re: What snake is this?

Postby reptile » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:35 am

reptile wrote:That looks like a harmless Brown House Snake. I could be wrong though...
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Re: What snake is this?

Postby Warren Klein » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:46 am

Olive house snake Lamprophis inornatus or Lycodonomorphus inornatus
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Re: What snake is this?

Postby rolandslf » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:45 am

Warren is correct, please note that under the new classification, it is now commonly known as an Olive Ground Snake.
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Re: What snake is this?

Postby reptile » Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:05 pm

whoops... yes Warren is right...
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