I.D. KZN

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I.D. KZN

Postby rolandslf » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:46 pm

Greetings All

A colleague of mine at work mailed me this pic of a snake killed by her gardener on Tuesday, while she was at work.
She lives in the Glen Anil Area of Durban.
Please I.D. for me, I at first thought Gravid Female BHS, but the length suggests otherwise.

A positive out of this is that the gardener got fired for killing the snake.

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Re: I.D. KZN

Postby Westley Price » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:45 pm

I think it looks big coz it is being held close to the camera, while the post is in the background, further away, making the snake look very long.

Very difficult to see any distinguishing features, but the head looks like a Herald to me.
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Re: I.D. KZN

Postby rolandslf » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:52 pm

Another Pic

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Re: I.D. KZN

Postby Westley Price » Fri Mar 03, 2017 7:18 pm

Yeah that looks like a BHS
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