Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share I may have hit this fellow trail user with my back wheel today at Red Barn. Definitely a dark grey or dirty black in colour. Photo suggested about 1.5m? Apologies for the potato photo. It’s mostly just to see the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted February 27, 2021 Share Did it have whitesish colors under its neck? . I ask cause I work in midstream and we catch A rinkals almost weekly BigDL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share Did it have whitesish colors under its neck? . I ask cause I work in midstream and we catch A rinkals almost weeklyIt was in the big jump line so I was going a far speed. The next frame on that video (at 25fps) has his head a cm or so from my tire. Didn’t see his neck. Research suggests mole snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIrishZues Posted February 27, 2021 Share That definitely looks like a blind mole snake J∆kk∆ls and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share That definitely looks like a blind mole snakeBlind enough to moer straight in front of me. I almost ruined a good pair of shorts ???? I was hoping it wasn’t the blind one. I need a good danger story! TheoG and Dexter-morgan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 27, 2021 Share you will soil your shorts when you know what snake it is and its a cape cobra doing the slithering between your wheels. bought the OMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share you will soil your shorts when you know what snake it is and its a cape cobra doing the slithering between your wheels. bought the OMO???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Bru Posted February 27, 2021 Share Did it have whitesish colors under its neck? . I ask cause I work in midstream and we catch A rinkals almost weekly Note to self... Never go to midstream Steady Spin and OVERDRIVE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoG Posted February 27, 2021 Share Difficult to ID from that shot, but head shape do suggest a mole snake. Edit: If so, they have a nasty bite but not venomous at all. Edited February 27, 2021 by TheoG DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share My GoPro is as old as I am. 1 megapixel screenshot basically. Wasn’t a pointy head. More a wider head tapering to round front. Edited February 27, 2021 by Steady Spin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinmug Posted February 27, 2021 Share Agree: tapering head suggest mole snake. Steady Spin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted February 27, 2021 Share Black Mamba. Deadly fanievb and NickGM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokeonabike Posted February 27, 2021 Share Lucky...I've been riding there weekly for the last 6+ years and I've never seen a snake there. I've Always wanted to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted February 27, 2021 Share Blind enough to moer straight in front of me. I almost ruined a good pair of shorts I was hoping it wasn’t the blind one. I need a good danger story! NEVER EVER let facts ruin a good braai story .... Not sure I will wait to identify it before ruining my pants ... Few weeks back we are doing B Spot, just past the horse stables .... And Maritz STOPS in the trail, when I ask him why .... "Ek dink hier het nou n slang in die bos in gegaan" - Right NEXT to where he is standing .... Thankfully I managed to keep my pitch ... when I suggested we carry on riding as others are catching up .... Most importantly, he has not mentioned this to his mom .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 27, 2021 Share Maybe i’ll post a clip to youtube later. Just need to beep out a few words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Hansen Posted February 27, 2021 Share We were also at BRB today. Was in a group with 4 kids - they would have crapped their pants. What were you riding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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