Psammophis brevirostris - Short-snouted whip snake

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Psammophis brevirostris - Short-snouted whip snake

Postby Fooble » Mon Nov 08, 2010 9:29 am

A nice large one was 820mm

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Re: Psammophis brevirostris - Short-snouted whip snake

Postby MISA » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:16 am

:shock: WOW!

Awesome photo's Fooble...

I see you managed to get that "docile" little chap to sit still for a pic or two? :lol:
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Postby Scavenger » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:31 am

Haha nice looking one as well seen a couple of these lately on the roads unfortunately :(
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Postby RustyJusty » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:37 am

Very nice Fooble! Not easy to get this family of snakes to sit still for photographs!
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Postby nvlooi » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:56 am

LMFAO
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Re: Psammophis brevirostris - Short-snouted whip snake

Postby Wolf777 » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:39 am

Getting a pic is a great feat, especially when it's warm. Great pics T.
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Postby John Rees » Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:46 pm

Beautiful. Do you own it or did you find it?
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Re: Psammophis brevirostris - Short-snouted whip snake

Postby Fooble » Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:53 pm

It came from the Botha's hill area, nah i just took some photo's these guys well the whole Genus are very wirey i cant imagine that would be rewarding captives nor do too well.
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Postby jka » Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:02 pm

Looking go0d Foob! Any other finds? And was she out basking or under a rock?

Ja I cant see how they can do well in captivity.
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Postby alexander » Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:33 pm

I don't know, I've often thought it would be quite rewarding to keep a number of this genus in a large outdoor enclosure, be quite fun watching them. Not in a small basic cage though.
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Postby MrG » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:22 am

Great images.
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