I've been lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time in Zululand over the past few months, mainly at Umkhumbi Lodge in Hluhluwe, and Amangwane in Kosi Bay, but I also visited St.Lucia and the Ongoye Forest. Managed to find some interesting things...
Intermediate Shield-nose Snake (Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius). The last snake I expected to see in KZN! Definitely the highlight of the year for me so far, and I think it may stay that away!
East-African Egg-eater (Dasypeltis medicii)
East-African Shovel-snout (Prosymna stuhlmanii)
Marbled Tree Snake (Dipsadoboa aulica)
Common Purple-glossed Snake (Amblyodipsas polylepis)
Southern Stiletto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii)
Olive Grass Snake (Psammophis mossambicus)
Herald Snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia)
Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
Juvenile
Forest Cobra (Naja melanoleuca)
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica)
Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)
Brown Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus) eating a Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus taeniatus)
Some interesting but sad DOR's...
Floodplain Water Snake (Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris)
Decoster's Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevalli decosteri)
Umlalazi Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion caeruleogula)
Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion setaroi)
Giant Legless Skink (Acontius plumbeus)
Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink (Panaspis wahlbergi)
Van Dam's Round-headed Worm Lizard (Zygaspis vandami)
Rock Monitor (Varanus albigularis)
Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)
Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus)
Delicate Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus delicatus)
Red-legged Kassina (Kassina maculata)
Bushsqueaker (Arthroleptis wahlbergi)
Carrion Beetles eating a Rock Monitor
Ongoye Forest
Isimangaliso Wetland Park
View from Bat's Cave
Inside the cave...
False Bay
Kosi Bay
Working with the Blue Planet film crew filming Spitters in Hluhluwe.
Definitely my favourite part of the world!