This aggro little Snoutie was hanging out on someones stoep. Smallest cobra i've ever seen, about 300mm..
Gauteng boomslang!! This was a big suprise. Right up in my area, not sure how i've missed them all these years, they must be rare here? Prey items and suitable habitat seem to be plentiful. Sadly a DOR. 300mm. 1500m asl, open savanna, tall grasses with scattered Acacia, Protea, Burkea etc. Two long-winded questions: How widely and how quickly do they disperse after hatching(are there likely more hatchlings in the immediate vicinity)? Is temperature or habitat suitability the major limiting factor on boomslang distribution on the highveld (are they likely to be more abundant lower down the slope and on warmer slopes or in more heavily wooded areas)? I'm keen to find some more hehe.
Another surprising find. perhaps a translocation. Little leopard tortoise