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what kind of snake is this
28 January 2010, 00:58
375 fanaticwhat kind of snake is this
what kind of snake do you think this is
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28 January 2010, 01:04
SaeedWalter says it is a dead snake.
28 January 2010, 01:05
375 fanaticWell done walter you are 100% right
what calibre was used
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28 January 2010, 01:10
Michael RobinsonLooks like a deadly Cape cobra.
[Edited in deference to Walter:]
Correction: A dead deadly Cape cobra.
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28 January 2010, 01:12
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28 January 2010, 01:35
ddrhook kind of snake a well killed snake.
28 January 2010, 02:08
daleWBlack Mamba...a young one. Can you open his mouth and take a picture to confirm?
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28 January 2010, 02:10
Jorge400If it were in the Southeast it would be a rattle-headed-copper-moccasin. I don't know what the hell you call those things over there.
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28 January 2010, 03:31
Mike SmithI have to agree. It looks like a dead cape cobra to me. Whatever the caliber used it obviously wasnt "enough gun". If it was all you would see in the picture would be little cobra pieces parts.
The thing is cobras range from a light yellow/brown all the way through black. Some are solid in colour others are speckled. Unless they raise up to a striking position and you see the typical "cobra hood" the unexperienced might not realize they are the same snake.
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28 January 2010, 03:36
L. David KeithIt's either a deadly Cobbler or an Applely Piethon
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28 January 2010, 04:00
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28 January 2010, 05:38
retreeverI agree with Mike. Dead Cape Cobra.
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28 January 2010, 06:07
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28 January 2010, 06:24
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28 January 2010, 06:34
RobinOLocksleyMy guess is it's a non-poisonous Rat Snake.
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28 January 2010, 08:02
snowymthunterI have to go with DaleW on this one: a juvenile black mamba.
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28 January 2010, 09:02
.458AubsLooks like Mozambique Spitting Cobra? my 2 c
28 January 2010, 09:12
kibokolambogoOne very lifeless Cape Cobra
28 January 2010, 09:56
SliderI also thought it was a Rat Snake er I meant a Dead Rat Snake.
28 January 2010, 10:46
MuletrainA diamond backed rattle mossican.
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28 January 2010, 16:06
ross jDefinatley not a black mamba it is one of the cobras would help to see the underside if it has a black band on its neck then it will be a spitting cobra no band I would go with a cape cobra .
28 January 2010, 16:37
eurocentricI don't care who you are that's just funny right there..LOL
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Walter says it is a dead snake.
28 January 2010, 23:23
ScriptusI will go with a cobra. Location will tell which one.
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28 January 2010, 23:36
kudu4uI agree with the cobra. Cape or Mozambique spitter? The only Egyptian cobra I've seen was very dark olive. The head is too large, I believe, for a mamba.
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29 January 2010, 01:20
armbarI'd have to taste it to be sure but, yes a Cape Cobra.
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29 January 2010, 01:56
kudu4uquote:
Originally posted by armbar:
I'd have to taste it to be sure but, yes a Cape Cobra.
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29 January 2010, 04:10
Mike SmithYes the head is more indicative of a cobra. Mambas have a more streamlined coffin shape head. Also the colour is wrong even for a juvenile. It would be more of an olive colour. The only way to know what type of cobra is to see the underside.
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29 January 2010, 08:57
Matt NormanDefinetly one of the four kinds of snakes I don't like: big ones, little ones, dead ones, and live ones. But this one appears to be of the (preferred) 'dead ones' category.
29 January 2010, 09:39
Mike SmithYou and me both Matt! Damn things give me the willies. I guess by definition a phobia is an irrational fear, then in this case is it all that irrational? Yet somehow I am equally fascinated by them.
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29 January 2010, 12:40
Stephen PalosMozambique Spitting Cobra I think.
Location of 375 Fanatic seems right and
Look at the image of this one on Google just before the cameraman shot it...
Moz Spitting Cobra29 January 2010, 12:45
eagle27Here in NZ we call them 'nightmares'
We don't have snakes here and we lynch anyone attempting to bring one in.
29 January 2010, 13:46
boomer453the very best kind-deceased
29 January 2010, 13:47
Stephen Palosquote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
Here in NZ we call them 'nightmares'
We don't have snakes here and we lynch anyone attempting to bring one in.
From what I've heard living in New Zealand is extremely boring....
29 January 2010, 14:14
eagle27No it's not boring here, the lynchings provide the excitement.
29 January 2010, 17:17
Stephen Palosquote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
No it's not boring here, the lynchings provide the excitement.
That sounds great! Wana swap a few lynchings for a couple of snakes?
29 January 2010, 18:24
375 fanaticPellet gun and it a mfezi or mozambiqcan spitting cobra
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30 January 2010, 23:16
NzouIt is certainly a cobra, did it have a single black band under it's throat? An mfezi will have several irregular dark bands under it's neck, never just one. I think that it is a juvenile snouted cobra, but it could be an mfezi. It seems to have a very stumpy nose for an mfezi, and colouration fits both snouted cobra and mfezi, but looks more speckled than I would like for an mfezi. If it had a dark eye overall as opposed to a light eye with a dark pupil then it is likely to be a snouted cobra. It is hard to tell from the photo, it looks almost as if it is about to shed it's skin! A young cape cobra is usually a much brighter yellow colour, although there is a lot of variation, especially when they get bigger. I still think that it is a young snouted cobra!
30 January 2010, 23:32
CHWineI have my African hunter here visiting and he says its a Mozambique forest cobra
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31 January 2010, 05:40
retreeverBoy am I glad I wear glassed...
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31 January 2010, 17:26
NzouThe more I look at the snake, the more I see it as a snouted cobra. Take a look at the speckled area on it's back and look at the yellow belly scales...an mfezi is usually pinky white underneath. Stephen's pic is a classic mfezi, you can see the light eye, the bands under it's neck and the uniform tan brown, with dark skin imbetween the scales with no speckling! Snouted/Egyptian cobras extend far down into the lowveld as well...again I am pretty sure it is a snouted cobra, but would need to see more pics from different angles to be sure.