Snoutie

[mailjvdb]

Caught this docile snoutie on our plot a while back. It was so terrified it regurgitated its meal after i placed it in the bucket. This is the most common snake on our plot, as i have a nursery and here's plenty of frogs and toads which they seem to love.

[MrG]

Yip, they love toads.

[Hustler]

Looks like it might be a young banded snouty pretty little guy.

[mailjvdb]

Lol, i've only seen it now, but there is a heart shaped shadow in the bottom of the tub, lol, weird! I don't think it's a banded(haha, the bandit...), but we do get them here on occasion. this one had normal coloration in sun, a bit speckled though, but did not show any dark bands yet, so i doubt, as sub adults usually starts showing faint bands I just love snouties!

[mailjvdb]

I meant to say the shadow seems to be causing the banded appearance

[Hustler]

Ah... Now I see the shadow haha that heart really does bring out the 'bandit' in him lol. He's still a cute little guy nontheless

[Reinhard Booysen]

Ah cute little Snoutie one of my all time favourite Najas!
Did you keep him?

[mailjvdb]

Released him in a nature reserve not far from me