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15-Mar-07, 10:51 AM
| | | is this a yellow faced whip snake?
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i found this snake this morning
i live far north coast nsw
he is about 3-3 1/2 inches
any help would be greatful
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15-Mar-07, 10:53 AM
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yep sure looks like it to me
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15-Mar-07, 10:54 AM
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yes it is.
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15-Mar-07, 11:00 AM
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sweet thanks alot guys
are its bites dangerous?
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15-Mar-07, 11:03 AM
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Yes it is,
Bites can be local swelling varies person to person, i've been bitten twice with no reaction at all.
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15-Mar-07, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by gillsy  Yes it is,
Bites can be local swelling varies person to person, i've been bitten twice with no reaction at all. |
so just swelling.
could they be fatal
its looks more like a hatchling does that make it more dangerous ?
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15-Mar-07, 11:14 AM
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No,
Anything can be fatal if you have an allergic reaction to it, but there are no known fatalities.
I don't even think there would be an antivenom, due to the low toxicity of the venom.
No smaller snake, means lower venom yields but same strength.
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15-Mar-07, 11:19 AM
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Yellow Faced Whipsnake. We get them here too.
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15-Mar-07, 12:05 PM
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They are tagged brown snakes and shoveled by their thousands, a very common snake on the edges of suburbia, average size in my area would be around 50cm.
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15-Mar-07, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonL They are tagged brown snakes and shoveled by their thousands, a very common snake on the edges of suburbia, average size in my area would be around 50cm. |
thats wat i thought it mite of been when i 1st seen it
just gave him a skink
gobbled it up no problem haha
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15-Mar-07, 02:22 PM
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They're very active, and you see them heaps in long grass.
I would say one of the most common snakes seen.
Very very fast to.
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15-Mar-07, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by gillsy They're very active, and you see them heaps in long grass.
I would say one of the most common snakes seen.
Very very fast to. |
yea i was just trying to hold him to take some pic wouldt stay still haha
wat is there tempermant like?
will they strike at humans
cause i was just holding him and was frigidity but did seem to wana bite me?
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15-Mar-07, 03:11 PM
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You were holding a snake you didn't know what it was. hmmm.
Lol, i can't remember its been a while since i use to catch them as a kid.
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15-Mar-07, 03:16 PM
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well i new wat it was sorta
just came here to double check
im letting him go in the morning 
this is the second one i have seen
hes so cute
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18-Mar-07, 02:38 PM
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yeah my sister got bitten by a white lipped whip snake (same family) and just made her slighty oozy
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