T-Bob Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Just found this lil fella wandering across my stoop and wondered what type it was. He obviously a juvenile but he was quite grumpy when being collected and had a couple of cracks at the glove I was wearing. Dark charcoal grey with a light grey to milky underbelly
Kranswurm Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Just found this lil fella wandering across my stoop and wondered what type it was. He obviously a juvenile but he was quite grumpy when being collected and had a couple of cracks at the glove I was wearing. Dark charcoal grey with a light grey to milky underbelly IMG_9231.jpg IMG_9233.jpg IMG_9232.jpgWhere are you?
Stretch Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Snakes of South Africa Facebook page is you friend.. They will tell you P.s...Gloves are about as useful as tits on a bull... And if that was a stiletto you would be screaming right now Probably a brown water snake... Actually.. No idea
wildwindfr Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Think it is a "rooilippie". Think the English name is Herold snake.I could be wrong!
Stretch Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Think it is a "rooilippie". Think the English name is Herold snake.I could be wrong!Actually looks like red lipped herald... They are quite fiesty too
wildwindfr Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Adult photo. As with most snakes there is a lot of colour variation in different areas.The can be a little aggressive when handled.Quite common by us on the plot.
T-Bob Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 Lemon? She might be Mexican... actually a cumquat... my daughter thought she'd like. Probably more informed than me!
stefmeister Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Probably just a Common Brown Water Snake. Photo’s a bit unclear. But a pinkish belly will be the giveaway.
SwissVan Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Cape Town Hope you have released the little critter by now?
Straight Line Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 It's a red lipped snake. Wiki never fails... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotaphopeltis_hotamboeia
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