Identification please?

Identification please?

Postby Clay » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:44 am

Friends of ours found this snake in their house in Hillcrest?

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Re: Identification please?

Postby Primogen » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:46 am

Juvenile Boomslang, with a rather bad head injury and swelling.
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Re: Identification please?

Postby Clay » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:52 am

I thought so as well... I had a look at some other pics of juvenile boomslangs and they seemed to have green rings around their eyes and this looks more orange/red, so I wasn't sure after that.
But cheers thanks for the confirmation.
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Re: Identification please?

Postby Fooble » Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:33 am

Definitely a juvi Boomslang with some severe damage to the eye.
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