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 Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus

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Tyrone Ping
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PostSubject: Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus    Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus  Icon_minitimeTue 7 Feb - 17:47

Aspidelaps lubricus - Cape Coral Snake

This I found interesting, we came across this snake crossing the road when we confronted it it hooded and hissed like most do, after a short while it fell flat to the ground rolled up into a loose 8 shape ( much like the Shovel Snout snakes do) and just lay still. At this point we thought it was dead upon closer inspection and rolling the snake out it then returned to the loose 8 position once more. I handled the snake and it showed no signs of life at all.
Thinking we could use the snake as a nice preserved specimen we put it in a small container only to notice upon closing the lid the snake raised up hooded and started to hiss as almost back to normal. Has any one ever heard or seen these snakes display this type of behavior almost as if it shammed death?

In the almost comatose position (this snake is the same one pictured in natural surrounds)

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Common Pancake Phase - Cape Coral Snake
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Some live shots
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Thanks For Looking.
Tyrone.
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Alex Forzudo
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PostSubject: Re: Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus    Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus  Icon_minitimeThu 9 Feb - 1:13

Hi Tyrone, I didn't know this kind of reaction on this snake, and never heard about tanatosis in Aspidelaps lubricus. A. Scutats species as you said do it for sure.
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PostSubject: Re: Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus    Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus  Icon_minitimeThu 9 Feb - 4:53

Very nice pics Smile Its cool to see them in a natural setting Smile shammed death death that is very interesting.
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PostSubject: Re: Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus    Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus  Icon_minitimeMon 8 Oct - 3:49

The last picture is beautifully! And snake good known Wink
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Paul Nicholas Dunn
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PostSubject: Re: Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus    Eastern Cape - Aspidelaps lubricus  Icon_minitimeMon 8 Oct - 4:23

God thats stunning i wish i still had mine. Love the character of these little snakes
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