SA hots ....

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ok chaps , i have been clearing out my pics on my pc and realised i have a few that might be interesting to everyone . I warn that there are several so if you get bored , just say the words and i will lay off for a bit ! these are a combination of pics i have taken when herping in sa and of specimans i have seen in several collections . Some are common and others not so common hence i figured i would share them .
thelotornis capensis



SA garter snakes (elapsoidae)
sundevals

long tails

Aspidelaps scutatus and lubricus

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pics cont...




forest (east african) N.melanoleuca

and a silouette pic of the same snake


east african gaboon

west african



and a shed fang

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last for now ....
kenyan vipers





i have a few issues with regards to hots and in perticular what can and cant be shown on forums as it either upsets some or isn't viewed as apropriate practise eventhough these pics could be used for educational purposes . Anycase , hope you guys like these pics and if you wanna see more , i have loads !

[R.E.P.07]

Lovin the snakes.

[carpy]

some great snakes mate, keep them coming in!

[DASSIE]

cool . no probs . I have some pics of my first puffie i caught last year and some others that i will post up when i get in later tonight . I will have to filter out the handling shots and certain feeding spics thought , which is a pity as most were for medicinal purposes like dosing wc specimans for worms etc .

[tiffa]

kool pics

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ok , the habitat that i found my first puff adder in was recently burned (a common practise in africa to keep the population of ticks etc down) . The burn happened about 3 months prior so the grass had already began growing back ) . The area is known as Hillcrest and is in Kwazulu Natal on the east coast of SA . some pics of him and where he was found ...





and the choice of footwear ...



this is in no way a recomendation nor a god idea but quite often more than not , herping trips are spur of the moment and like this was , i had no other shoes with me when we came across this ideal spot to look for snakes . In fact , we were not in search of snakes , more food items for difficult feeders .

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The next snake species is a bit of a weird one for me cos as kids , it was often a starter hot as its bite was painful but not considered lethal (although i have been told it has been responsible for 1 death so far) . The common or rhombic night adder . As kids , we searched our entire area (within foot range cos we didnt have a car or ought like that) and never came across any . My bro and i wanted one a lot so decied to catch as many snakes as we could and take them to the snake park to swop them for our first night adder . The deal was done and we got a large female. Made up we were eventhough we had to travel on the bus there and back with first a bag full of snakes and then our first hot ) . That weekend , we went to a place called bellair and murphys law , the only 3 snakes we found were night adders . Now we had 4 ! its always the way things go , never seen 1 in all our years and we end up with 4 in the same week . This speciman was found crossing the lawn so they are indeed very common in areas where they occur .
Causus rhombeatus ...



and a collective shot of some in a collection ..

[rob-stl-07]

cool pics love the green mamba