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17-Mar-08, 07:46 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Rosanna, Melbourne Gender:  | | | | I really like him. |
17-Mar-08, 08:39 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-07 Gender: | | | Glad you have a sense of humor Dave, i wasnt having a dig.
You could be running them over like all the non herpers.
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17-Mar-08, 08:52 PM
| | Moderator Moderator | Join Date: Jun-03 Location: Sydney, NSW,Australia | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by PilbaraPythons  NCHERPS
There are some patches of white as you can see. It isn’t that unusual to find stimsons over here with partial scale pigmentation oddities but it is usually just on the odd scales.
Cheers Dave | I thought my eyes were deceiving my for a minute. 
Interesting that you say that it isn't unusual, do you think it might be from damaged scales that have left area's of scales without pigment??
Your in a good position over there Dave, many a new morph has come about from wild caught snakes, must be exciting going out every night, not knowing what you will come across.
Cheers Neil |
17-Mar-08, 08:55 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Pilbara Region W.A. | | | | hawktime
It’s a shame we aren't allowed to collect off the main roads as this would be a far more sensible use of wildlife under threat. It’s just that the public liability nightmares the department of main roads have, make it impossible to consider. |
17-Mar-08, 09:13 PM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Pilbara Region W.A. | | | NCHERPS
It is exciting for the exact reason you stated. In fact three nights ago I just saw the most amazing western brown snake I have ever laid eyes upon and this includes any pic in any book I have ever seen.
Besides having the opportunity to collect specimens when required, I just enjoy visiting the Pilbara habitat, very addictive.
As far as white scalation being burns, they don’t appear damaged at all.
I actually have a woma that shows similar strange pigmentation including white scales but in the head region only. I originally suspected it was caused by burns but I am
now not so convinced. |
17-Mar-08, 09:14 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Land before time | | | | Thats a real shame PilbraPythons...
Collecting from the road would be very sustainable long term.
Lots of crow tucka around.
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17-Mar-08, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PilbaraPythons NCHERPS
It is exciting for the exact reason you stated. In fact three nights ago I just saw the most amazing western brown snake I have ever laid eyes upon and this includes any pic in any book I have ever seen.
Besides having the opportunity to collect specimens when required, I just enjoy visiting the Pilbara habitat, very addictive.
As far as white scalation being burns, they don’t appear damaged at all.
I actually have a woma that shows similar strange pigmentation including white scales but in the head region only. I originally suspected it was caused by burns but I am
now not so convinced. | I am envious, as I am sure many are. Any pic's of the western brown??
It would be interesting to see in the future if any of the same type of patches occur in captive bred offspring.
Cheers Neil |
17-Mar-08, 09:40 PM
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17-Mar-08, 10:24 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Alexandria - Sydney Gender: | | | | Love the adders.
Never seen any with that colouration. What I would love to see an adder in the wild.
Dave, how do you find them and this is a general interest thing, are usually found on the move or while concealed.
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27-Mar-08, 02:11 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: In a dark room... Gender:  | | | | I reckon he looks part pygmy. I'm basing it on the few pictures that I have seen of pygmies that don't look like childrens or spotteds.
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Originally Posted by reptilesDownUnder Snakes get run over in the wild, but that's not a good reason to start driving your car through your snake's enclosure. | |
27-Mar-08, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Australis Thats a real shame PilbraPythons...
Collecting from the road would be very sustainable long term.
Lots of crow tucka around. | My herping trip on the roads two nights ago produced 4 dead snakes, one green tree snake, one rough scaled snake, one red belly black snake and one taipan (which i think had been cleaned up that afternoon). The following morning, one dead carpet python on the same road.
But god forbid i make any comments about collecting from roads otherwise i may upset people 
For such an "ugly" snake there seem to be alot of people offering to give it a home |
27-Mar-08, 09:50 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Age: 27 | | | | You are showing off now. I love those Adders. |
28-Mar-08, 10:49 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Melbourne Age/Gender: 21 | | | Quote: |
bet he wishes he'd been left in the bush too!!
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If you cover the head at the bottom, it looks like a dog's turd...LOL
But a good one, if there's such a thing!
| There is such a thing |
28-Mar-08, 09:44 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Perth Age: 22 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tatelina I was thinking the same thing...instead of allowing a big company to profit.... | Maybe so. But if you feel so strongly about the matter you should really sell all your animals to demonstrate your disgust. They were all wild once, without wild collection you wouldnt have your 'pets'. Its easy for you lot with captive bred animals available to you to take the moral high ground. Your 'big company' comment alone shows your ignorance......grow up, or if thats not possle atleast do some research before opening your mouth.
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28-Mar-08, 09:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Sydney | | | | oh that is ugly.. ill take it off your hands.. just give me a pm and ur nightmare will be gone!
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