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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:41 PM
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what snake is this

Any idea what this snake is .It was found in Blackwater central qld.
it is yellow underneath.
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:42 PM
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Dont no what it is, but its a cute little fella...
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:42 PM
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Looks like an Ornamental snake
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:44 PM
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Cute hey? Yeah, give him a little rub under the chin, see what happens..
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:49 PM
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OMG, that snakes a beauty, is it just me or does any1 else think it looks like a water python body with a completely diff. head?
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:54 PM
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A particularly short water python body but yeh I see what you are getting at. So what is it??
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:57 PM
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An Ornamental snake. Denisonia maculata. Venomous!!!!
 
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Old 08-Oct-07, 07:58 PM
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venomous?didnt no that, or wat it was but........yeah anyway..................venomous?................. ......
 
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yeah i thought it was Ornamental snake.but i havent seen them in flesh.They are like a death adder with children python head
 
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Why are they named thus? 'Ornamental'
 
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Why is a whip snake named a whip snake? It's just what somebody named it, hahaha
 
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Haha you are no help! I'll have to go look it up now
 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamental_Snake

Yep ornamental is right! Never even heard of them before...lol

Hows Blackwater? I'm sorta close by in Clermont.
 
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ornamental.... look but don't touch?? possibly lol
 
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How weird is that? I'm going to Theodore tomorrow to look for ornamental snakes. I needn't bother going - you can just email some to me!

Is/was the snake alive?

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