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 Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]

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Andrew Hacket
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PostSubject: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeSat 1 Nov - 16:27
Hello Venomland !
This is a post from a few years ago but still interesting ...

We had a long weekend here in SA so I headed into the bush to see what I could find , I ended up finding some really interesting snakes that I had never come across before .. All in all , had an amazing time !!
Did not want to come back home , here are some pics..

Some shots of the locations where I found snakes during the night , I gps'd the locations , then returned during the day to get the Habbitat Shots.

Bitis Caudalis Habitat....
Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_habittat-00

Elapsoidia sundevalli habitat
Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_habittat-01

Bitis Caudalis habitat
Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_habittat-03

Aspidelaps scutatus habitat
Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_habittat-04

The first Snake I found was a big surprise , it was d.o.r but belly up and at first I thought it was a night adder , flipped it over and was very surprised , Baby elapsoidea ! Fantastic !

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_longicorda-juvenile-01

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_longicorda-juvenile-00

This was an awesome find but the next snake was even better , adult Elapsoidia longicauda !!!

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_longicorda-03

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_longicorda-00

I ended up on the night with 6 elapsoidea !! these snakes are seldom seen and to see so many was puzzling ...


Next up was this scutatus ...

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_shieldnose-01

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_shieldnose-02

Here are some other finds from that evening..

This snake was alive when I found him but was hit really bad , he was dead by morning ...
Telescopus semiannulatus

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_tiger-dor-01

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_tiger-dor-00

This next guy was super tiny!! I'm surprised I saw it , he was crossing the road at 3 in the morning and the temperature was 22'c at the time ...
Never seen one before !! I had to be careful it was not a actractaspis. looked very similar..

Quil snouted Snake

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_quil-snout-00

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_quil-snout-01

This next guy was beautiful , somewhat resembling a Kenyan Sand Boa..
Blind Snake --- sp??

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_bs-00

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_bs-01

Got some house snakes as well which I had never seen before in this location , they are patternless with the white under belly coloring extending further up the body , really nice !!.. different

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_bhs-02

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Th_bhs-04

That's it for all the snakes I took pics of, there were a few more...here's the final list....

Shield Nose Snake (Aspidelaps scutatus) x 1
Rufous beaked snake (Rhamphiophis rostratus) x 1 dor
Long Tail Garter Snake (Elapsoidea sundevalli longicauda) x 5 (2dor 1 escape 3 live)
Garter Snake - Unidentified ?? x1
Tiger Snake (Telecopus semmiannulatus) x 1 (aor to dor)
Stilleto Snake (Atractaspis bibronii) x 1
Blind snake x ??1
Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) x 2 dor
Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mozambicus) x 2
Bicolor quill snouted Snake (Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus) x 1
House snake (lamprophis capensis)x 2
Blind Snake ??x 1
2 puff Adders (Bitis arietans)
sand snakes ??? x2 [dor]

Hope you enjoy ...
Andrew


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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeSun 2 Nov - 20:34
Hi Andrew !

Great pictures from the field......remembers me on my own snake trip to Namibia in October 2006 Cool

Do you have pics from the caudalis you found there ? Would be interested to see how they look like....

Best whishes from Switzerland
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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeWed 5 Nov - 0:16
I love this post. Pity I havent seen such a variety of animals as Andrew has on my 3 trips to the area.

Marco - The caudalis from there are the brown ones posted elsewhere
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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeWed 5 Nov - 1:19
Cool Andrew! I love the snake photos AND the habitat shots. They're very educational for me and help me get a feel for the land. Thanks for sharing man!
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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeWed 5 Nov - 4:05
Rob , that is because for such skills you need to speak the language of the snake ! I will show you next time Razz

Hey Derek , habitat shots I enjoy sometimes more than the animals , check these bad boys out !!

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Kruger-national

this is very near where South Africa , Botswana and Zimbabwe meet (below)....

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Master

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Pontdrift

Berg Adders in the background mountains...

Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Wolkberg-pano
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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeSat 15 Nov - 19:03
Another great report, thanks for sharing Andrew Smile
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PostSubject: Re: Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006]   Limpopo River , South Africa. [2006] Icon_minitimeSat 15 Nov - 21:28
Hi Andrew

Great photographs, one place I would love to spend time.

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