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+10Bob Herrington Patrick Waffek Peter van Issem Stefan Anthonijsz Nigel Sowter Ari Finsk Fabian Dirks Rainer Fesser Miro Voutilainen ralf webbink 14 posters |
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ralf webbink
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 44
Age : 39
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 5482
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| Subject: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead)  Sun 2 Jan - 13:25 | |
| Hi all! Here are some Copperhead picture i shot last week!  This was a pretty spastic customer and wouldnt sit still for a second  So as you can probably imagine,i had great fun here! Pictures are shot on the Mornington Peninsula,just south of Melbourne! Austrelaps superbus IMG_3904 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3900 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3906 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3920 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3885 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3848 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3868 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr  IMG_3859 (2) by Ralf2712, on Flickr Thats all for now! Hope that you all like the pictures that i shot, and if so please leave a comment  | |
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Miro Voutilainen
Newbie
Number of posts : 21
Age : 106
Location : earth
Points : 4916
Registration date : 2010-12-23
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 16:51 | |
| Oh my god, awesome pictures of a beautiful animal!
Thank you for sharing.
/M | |
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Rainer Fesser
Systematicus
Number of posts : 565
Age : 74
Location : Austria
Points : 6497
Registration date : 2008-03-13
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 17:03 | |
| Hello Ralf,
my comment: Beautiful! I´m looking forward to more pictures from your trip like these and those of the Notechis.
Thank you,
Rainer | |
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Fabian Dirks
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 766
Age : 42
Location : Germany
Points : 6531
Registration date : 2009-01-07
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 18:06 | |
| Excellent. What a nice specimen! | |
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Ari Finsk
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 266
Age : 66
Location : Finland
Points : 5800
Registration date : 2009-04-14
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 19:49 | |
| Exellent pics from beautiful snake ... those "snakes on the water" photos are really great and "rarely" seen (pic 1 is defenetly my faw of these) | |
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Nigel Sowter
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 406
Age : 60
Location : Australia
Points : 5405
Registration date : 2010-11-29
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 19:58 | |
| Excellent photo's there Ralf, although you have already sent me these pics I never get sick of looking at them. That fourth pic is my favorite. Keep them coming. | |
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Stefan Anthonijsz
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 556
Age : 37
Location : the Netherlands
Points : 6124
Registration date : 2009-09-29
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 21:43 | |
| Copperheads are very cool, but this snake is outstanding!!! Love the red how it looks at the 5th picture... I want to keep them  | |
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Peter van Issem
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 707
Age : 57
Location : GERMANY
Points : 6373
Registration date : 2009-03-08
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sun 2 Jan - 23:36 | |
| Very nice shots, and a outstanding snake too.
I know only the normal brownish ones, but I´ve never seen such an red one. Is this a special color morph from this region? Or did you find them all around the distribution area? Very cool! | |
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Patrick Waffek
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 160
Age : 46
Location : Osnabrück, Germany
Points : 5313
Registration date : 2010-06-07
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Mon 3 Jan - 0:30 | |
| Very nice photographs.
Is this a common species around Melbourne?
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Bob Herrington
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 159
Age : 76
Location : USA
Points : 5718
Registration date : 2009-02-26
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Mon 3 Jan - 5:48 | |
| Great pics, thanks for sharing. | |
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ralf webbink
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 44
Age : 39
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 5482
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Mon 3 Jan - 6:02 | |
| - Peter van Issem wrote:
- Very nice shots, and a outstanding snake too.
I know only the normal brownish ones, but I´ve never seen such an red one. Is this a special color morph from this region? Or did you find them all around the distribution area? Very cool! There are 2 subspecis of Copperhead in Australia. The pictures i took was from an ''Lowland Copperhead'' Austerlaps superbusHowever the other variety,the ''Highland Copperhead'' Austrelaps ramsayiis more brownish. These Highland copperheads are also a bit smaller and they are supposed to be less venomous. Ofcourse they occure in other places then the one i found. Check google on the name and you see a brown Copperhead @ Patrick Waffek, Yes,in some suburbs and regions around Melbourne they are pretty common! Together with tigersnakes ( Notechis scutatus),they are the most found snake in these regions! @all, thank you for all your kind and loving replys  | |
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Peter van Issem
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 707
Age : 57
Location : GERMANY
Points : 6373
Registration date : 2009-03-08
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Tue 4 Jan - 0:18 | |
| Thanks Ralf,
I see, my Literature about Australia´s venomous is not up-to-date, I have to manage it in the future... I have known only the A. superbus not the ramsayi.
Thanks for this information! | |
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Bostjan Kraner
Serpent Chief
Number of posts : 568
Age : 45
Location : Maribor - Slovenia
Points : 5910
Registration date : 2010-03-14
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Tue 4 Jan - 6:30 | |
| Breathtaking snake. On my wishlist. Probably never. Never heard for anyone keeping them in Europe.
Regards, BKK | |
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Kelly Chabak
Snakemaster
Number of posts : 348
Age : 55
Location : Phoenix, Az
Points : 5354
Registration date : 2010-09-29
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Wed 5 Jan - 23:18 | |
| Ralf That rocks. Excellent work. | |
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Jack Hinde
Newbie
Number of posts : 35
Age : 48
Location : Sassafras, NSW, Australia
Points : 5101
Registration date : 2010-07-07
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Sat 8 Jan - 16:55 | |
| there are currently three species of copperhead, there is an additional pygmy species to those listed above A. labialis.
there are a few locality colour/size forms of the highland species that i am aware of.
nice pics | |
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ralf webbink
Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 44
Age : 39
Location : The Netherlands
Points : 5482
Registration date : 2009-07-06
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Fri 14 Jan - 11:59 | |
| - Jack Hinde wrote:
- there are currently three species of copperhead, there is an additional pygmy species to those listed above A. labialis.
there are a few locality colour/size forms of the highland species that i am aware of.
nice pics Thanks for the extra info! | |
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Mike Spencer
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Points : 5495
Registration date : 2010-06-27
| | Subject: Re: Austrelaps superbus (Lowland Copperhead) Fri 14 Jan - 12:03 | |
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