Found some friends, ID please.

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Found some friends, ID please.

Postby mrVynes » Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:47 am

Found these on a quick rock-flip on border of Swaziland in the mountains. Please ID the snake (about 30cm long), thanks.

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Postby Fooble » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:14 am

Snake is Psammophis brevirostris - Short Snouted Whip Snake.
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Postby Adriaan » Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:28 pm

3 - Uroplectes olivaceus
4 - Opisthacanthus validus
5 - Agama aculeata distanti
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Postby mrVynes » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:31 pm

thanks!

there are thousands of scorpions up there. almost every rock had something underneath it!
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Postby shadowfoot » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:26 pm

Nice scorpion finds man.
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