2013/2014 Juveniles on the move

[Mehelya]

Well, got a call late afternoon yesterday, to collect a small "grey snake" that a chap had in his passageway. Went out, and found the chap sitting in his lounge, feet up, and a smoke in the mouth, with a preservation jar, with holes in the lid, sitting on the table next to his feet.

Greetings were exchanged, and then I picked up the bottle, checked for keeled dorsal scales, and confirmed a juvenile Rinkhals, possibly female.

It was rather cheesed, and when I asked how he got it into the bottle, he grinned, and said two words, "Braai tongs". I shuddered in the anticipation of a broken neck, or ribs, and blood pouring out the mouth, so I inspected it again, and it seemed fine, albeit a tad narked...

Took it home, put it into a holding box, and then put it in a rack in the outside quarantine room, along with the other temp visitors that are to be relocated from other calls this week.

Without further ado, here is the little beggar...

Top down, or should I say back while running away?


Half-hearted, showing she's ok...



Side of face showing "stitch" marks and coloration/scalation of head.


Will take some photos after feeding tonight, and release on saturday/sunday.

Enjoy, and thanks for looking.

[Bushviper]

Try to release them as quickly as possible. It would be best if they never even get into your snake room. The transmission of diseases is much higher if you bring them home compared to just driving a bit further and tossing them out immediately.

I am not saying your snakes are sickly but captivity does make some snakes resistant to diseases that wild animals have no defence against.

[Kennyakagera]

Awesome little guy, well done on saving the little guy.
Kenny.

[Mehelya]

Thanks BV, the ones for relocation don't go anywhere near my captive specimens. I have taken an outside room,and done up a section away from them. Own tools, own boxes etc. Decided it was for the best for all the animals. And if I work on the captives, I don't go near the release ones. This one has been released already, and will upload release shots when I can get to a pc again.

Thanks Kenny, feisty little chap for it's size. Have to say this chap had the heart of a lion, and then some.