Picture quiz 2 2007 (easier)

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Postby Quintin » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:33 pm

Thanx Rob,

I will definately have a look into that book. Speaking of which... my lovely girlfriend bought me a late Christmass present. Mark O' Shea's Venomouse Snakes of the World. Brilliant info and personal encounters and Great Pics!!!

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Postby mfezi » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:37 pm

To me those red rufous as juveniles look like womas, The yellow head changes to peach and they have spots instead of the stripes. Super beautifull animal!!

Horridus has a mean mean picture of one!! Will try get it posted here pronto.

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Postby Rob » Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:18 pm

Yeah that's what I heard. Never seen one before. Sounds amazing though. Someone phone Horridus!
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Postby WW » Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:33 pm

Does any one have pics or more information on the Green night adder? Apparently its found somewhere in tropical africa??!!? I once saw Steve Irwin on TV catch one!

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Here is a couple of pics of one from eastern Kenya. They are absolutely stunning little snakes!

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Postby Quintin » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:09 pm

Brilliant... thanx for the pics...

I WANT, I WANT, WANT


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Postby Zeek » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:24 pm

I have read about the Green Night adder before I know they occur in Africa not to sure where i will try find the book.In the libery of snake books i own
When one goes in search of honey
One must expect to be stung
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Postby Pythonodipsas » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:30 pm

WW? Is that in Wolfgang Wuster? From the University in Wales? I recognise the quality of your pics from other forums. Welcome here. Its an honour to have your knowledge here.
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Postby Pythonodipsas » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:47 pm

Another brilliant book for East Africa is "A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa" by: Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell, Robert C. Drewes and James Ashe.

They show several species of night adder including two brilliant green ones (lichtensteini, resimus) and others like: spotted? (maculatus) and two-striped (bilineatus?) and maybe others I cant remember.
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Postby horridus » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:17 am

here are some of the coolest beaked snake photos you will ever see

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adult red beaked

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head shot

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size comparison

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baby red beaked

Image cb rufous (i win bushviper :) )

Image baby rufous

i will be continuing to breed rufous and hopefully start on red beaked snakes soon

stay tuned
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Postby Pythonodipsas » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:32 am

Very nice! I am starting to really like those red beaked snakes.

How do the babies (rufous and red) do for you? Are they eating anything willingly? have you tried crickets?
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Postby Rob » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:52 am

Man that's impressive. The babies are awesome. Very slender snake isn't it. Nice horridus.
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Postby Bushviper » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:32 am

Yeah yeah so you win. It does not matter really I just hope you get them feeding. If I had won I would have been far happier!!!! Congratulations.

It seems as if insects may be the way to go. I had some babies last year and they had to be force fed by the previous owner and by the time I got them they were stressed and died within a few days.

The red beaked snakes look more like Psammophis than beaked snakes.

I know of someone who had a rufous beaked snake bite him and he left it to chew. It was worse than an Atractaspis bite! Dont underestimate these guys.
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Postby Pythonodipsas » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:51 pm

The red beaked snakes look more like Psammophis than beaked snakes.


As you know they belong to the subfamily Psammophinae so in fact they are just glorified psammophines. Personally I think they are glorious!!!.
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Postby horridus » Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:04 pm

these are all voracious rodent eaters. i have no problems with them and unlike everyone says, they are kept at normal temps. i may end up eating my words, but at the moment i have 17 in a rack with my file snakes and they are doing fine

the red beaked snakes are longer, but not as heavy bodied as the rufous. i have a bunch of those in transit and should be able to have some breeding data soon, and who knows, maybe some on www.mfezi.co.za


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Postby Rob » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:46 pm

Don, You have 17 beaked snakes in a rack with Filesnakes? By tomorrow you will be lucky to have 2 in that rack. But look on the bright side, you can save on rats for a few weeks.
Hehe kidding
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