Herping over easter (6 Sundevalli in one night!!!)

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Herping over easter (6 Sundevalli in one night!!!)

Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:54 pm

We had a long weekend here in SA so I headed into the bush to see what I could find , I ended up finding some really interesting snakes that I had never come across before .. All in all , had an amazing time !!
Did not want to come back home , here are some pics..

Some shots of the locations where I found snakes during the night , I gps'd the locations , then returned during the day to get the Habbitat Shots.

Bitis Caudalis Habitat....
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Elapsoidia sundevalli habitat

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Bitis Caudalis habitat

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Aspidelaps scutatus habitat
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The first Snake I found was a big suprise , it was dor but belly up and at first I thaught it was a night adder , flipped it over and was very suprised !!Im not sure what sub species it is , but its an Elapsoidia..



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This was an awesome find but the next snake was even better and ALIVE !! an adult Elapsoidia longicauda

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I ended up on the night with 6 longicauda !! these snakes are seldom seen and to see so many was puzzling ... It was suggested to me that they are probably seasonal which would explain their high numbers over this period. AWESOME!!!

Next up was this scutatus ...
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Here are some other finds from that evening..

This snake was alive when I found him but was hit really bad , he was dead by morning ...
Telescopus semiannulatus

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This next guy was super tiny!! Im suprised I saw it , he was crossing the road at 3 in the morning and the temperature was 22'c at the time ...
Never seen one before !! I had to be carefull it was not a stilleto. looked very similar..

Quil snouted Snake

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This next guy was beautifull , somewhat resembling a Kenyan Sand Boa..
Blind Snake --- sp??
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Got some house snakes aswell which I had never seen before in this location , they are patternless with the white under belly coloring extending further up the body , really nice !!..
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Thats it for all the snakes I took pics of, there were a few more...heres the final list....

Shield Nose Snake (Aspidelaps scutatus) x 1
Rufous beaked snake (Rhamphiophis rostratus) x 1 dor
Long Tail Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevalli longicauda) x 5 (2dor 1 escape 3 live)
Garter Snake - Unidentified ?? x1
Tiger Snake (Telecopus semmiannulatus) x 1 (aor to dor)
Stilleto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii) x 1
Blind snake x ??1
Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) x 2 dor
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mozambicus) x 2
Bicolor quill snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus) x 1
House snake (lamprophis capensis)x 2
Blind Snake ??x 1
2 puff Adders (Bitis arietans)
sand snakes ??? x2 [dor]

Hope you enjoy the pics ...
peace
Natal Black


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Postby Alpaulo » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:04 pm

Thats pretty awesome NB, glad you managed to find some cool garters and other snakes.

*Hint* Now you can send me some Garters *Hint*
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Postby Mitton » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:19 pm

Great stuff NB, nice finds.
Send me the BHS in the shipment to Alpaulo.
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Postby Bushbaby » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:35 pm

Okay, I need to come herping with you!!!

Some awesome species there!!
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Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:40 pm

No shipment Im afraid :( all these animals were released.
Hey Bushbaby you can come with me any time !! just me and you though :)
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Postby elapid » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:44 pm

make sure to post them on sarca ;)
You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.
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Postby froot » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:47 pm

LOL I don't think BV will be doing any babysitting.

Dude I am awestruck! Excellent finds there.
I guess you'll be spending a couple of hours tonight posting on SARCA ;)
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Postby Bushbaby » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:50 pm

No shipment Im afraid :( all these animals were released.
Hey Bushbaby you can come with me any time !! just me and you though :)


HAHAHA!! Nah... it's okay... as they say, safety in numbers!!
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Postby elapid » Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:52 pm

Long Tail Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevalli longicauda) x 5 (2dor 1 escape 3 live)


=6 ;)
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Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:06 pm

Yes , I counted the juvenile banded garter as the sixth one.

I dont post finds on S.A.R.C.A :)
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Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:11 pm

Does anyone know anything about juvenile laungicauda , because I found one that was pretty small and it looked like an adult in appearance , surely such strong banding could not fade so rapidly ?
So the question is are they actually born banded or not?
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Postby froot » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:12 pm

You can also send one of the mods the info and we can do it for you. It is vital that this information is recorded!
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Postby Mongoose » Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:14 pm

NB, absolutely nice! Where abouts did you go?
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Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:21 pm

Thanks for the offer Froot but no thanks :), Im not interested in this s.a.r.c.a thing...

Hey mongy , It was dark so i cant quite remember the exact locality it might have been mozambique...
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Postby Natal Black » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:22 pm

Anyone got an ID on that Kenyan blind snake ?
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