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23-Jul-08, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Beano05  taipan | Def a western, looks like quite a large one too. How big was it?
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23-Jul-08, 09:31 AM
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nice brown snake..........but...........CLEAN YOUR BIN OUT WITH BLEACH!!!!!! its disgusting and I felt sorry for that brown I bet he was happy to be out of that stinking hell hole ........lol
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23-Jul-08, 10:06 AM
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nice find
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26-Jul-08, 04:01 PM
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I need to get more Id books, I have the complete guide to Aust reptiles of oz and I was going back and forth with the pictures of the brown and tiapan and I went with what looked closest to the pictures.
Thank you all for giving the right info  .
I did know it was a deadly little bugger!
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26-Jul-08, 04:28 PM
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They do look similar both species. They both are similarly coloured on the top of the head and both have creamy colouration under their chins.
It is hard to distinguish but yes. A Western Brown - Pseudonaja nuchalis would be the correct ID.
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26-Jul-08, 05:15 PM
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Nice looking snake.
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26-Jul-08, 05:23 PM
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Ha ha haaaa. Go the MIGHTY BOMBERS!!!
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26-Jul-08, 05:25 PM
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nice snake, thats the good thing about up north, snakes are always active unlike down here. when we were at darwin a few years back my mum nearly trod on a western brown snake. pseudonaja species never seem to be happy either, just look at the cranky  look hes giving us
thanks for sharing
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26-Jul-08, 05:29 PM
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To be honest I had NO idea what sort of snake it was (only that it had a big "don't muck with me" look about it )
And boy...weren't you guys wrong about the Collywobbles!! They sucked to perfection today GO SAINTS!  |
26-Jul-08, 05:38 PM
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The saints arent too flash at the moment either!!! Moosenoose.
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26-Jul-08, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Ducky The saints arent too flash at the moment either!!! Moosenoose. |
Don't you worry about the Saints. We're playing games with the West Coke Needles  We're gonna "Hawk" that bunch in the end |
26-Jul-08, 06:09 PM
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Essendon is the worst team ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go the pies and tigers wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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26-Jul-08, 06:13 PM
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love the cute little snake come on u should have given him a hug LOL!!!!
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26-Jul-08, 07:29 PM
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27-Jul-08, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by FNQ_Snake They do look similar both species. They both are similarly coloured on the top of the head and both have creamy colouration under their chins.
It is hard to distinguish but yes. A Western Brown - Pseudonaja nuchalis would be the correct ID. | G'day mate,
Western Browns are highly variable...probably one of thoe most variable elapids in Australia, up there with Tiger Snakes. Attached is a couple of photos of ones that aren't all that uncommon in the wild...and these are just the ones that I have photographed. There's over 35 recorded distinct colouration/patterns involved with Western Browns, and the last I heard, research had discovered that there were at least 5 different species within the complex.
Photo 1 - Wild caught Alice Springs "blackheaded morph"small adult (75cm)
Photo 2 - Wild caught Mildura large adult (1.6m)
Photo 3 - Wild caught Eyre Peninsula large adult (1.4m)
Photo 4 - Wild caught Katherine "regular morph" small adult (1.1m)
Photo 5 - Wild caught from between Innamincka and Birdsville near Cordillo Downs small adult (1.2m)
I'm sure some others like moloch05, jamgo, Nephrurus etc will have some shorts of some of the other morphs of Western.
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