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04-May-05, 02:21 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 57  | | |
One of my workmates saw this snake near his house (Sydney area) and I was wondering if anyone could help ID it. The markings on the head are particularly interesting.
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04-May-05, 02:27 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
it looks to me to be a white crowned snake "Cacophis harrietae "
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04-May-05, 02:29 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
oops missed a t it is "Cacophis harriettae"
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04-May-05, 02:30 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
proberly white crowned snake Cacophis harriettae |
04-May-05, 02:32 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
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04-May-05, 02:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 45 | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
a bit south for this guy if he is a white crown,,must be a hitchhiker huh?
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04-May-05, 02:34 PM
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glad we agree fuscus ol' boy
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04-May-05, 02:35 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne Gender: | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
their range extends right down from rocky to the outskirts of sydney
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04-May-05, 02:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 45 | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
oh my books are so out of date.lol
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04-May-05, 02:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-04 Location: Nth QLD | | | | Help with snake identity
It is a goldern crowned snake Cacophis squamulosus.
brian
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04-May-05, 02:38 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 45 | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
that was my first guess to bwana
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04-May-05, 02:39 PM
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Its a golden crowned.
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04-May-05, 02:39 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: melbourne australia Age: 45 | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
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04-May-05, 02:40 PM
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yep your spot on white crowns join at the back of the head golden crowns dont..... well done that man
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04-May-05, 02:55 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | | RE: Help with snake identity
cool looking snakes. Are they able to be kept in captivity?
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