K keithj New Member Joined Mar 14, 2008 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Location Blue Mountains May 3, 2009 #1 Hiya, This has been basking in the sun in a neighbours garden for a couple of days........ It's about 1.2-1.5m long in Blue Mountains. Wondering what it is ? Thanks Keith Attachments Snake12.jpg 49 KB · Views: 3,658
Hiya, This has been basking in the sun in a neighbours garden for a couple of days........ It's about 1.2-1.5m long in Blue Mountains. Wondering what it is ? Thanks Keith
Pike01 Very Well-Known Member Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 1,159 Reaction score 2 Location Brisbane May 3, 2009 #2 Highland copperhead ( Austrelaps ramsayi)
Australis Almost Legendary Joined Jun 8, 2006 Messages 5,468 Reaction score 6 Location Central Coast NSW May 3, 2009 #3 Copperhead.
Acrochordus Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 626 Reaction score 0 Location NSW, Central Coast May 3, 2009 #4 Yep Copperhead, nice shoot of it to, Thanks Tim.
swaddo Well-Known Member Joined Jan 30, 2008 Messages 684 Reaction score 0 Location ACT Hinterland May 3, 2009 #6 yep, highland copperhead. can tell by the stripey lips. Beautiful snake (my fav elapid), you're very lucky!! and yeah, venomous so stay at a safe distance as mentioned above.
yep, highland copperhead. can tell by the stripey lips. Beautiful snake (my fav elapid), you're very lucky!! and yeah, venomous so stay at a safe distance as mentioned above.
K keithj New Member Joined Mar 14, 2008 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Location Blue Mountains May 4, 2009 #7 Thanks for the ID. I came across this one in my garden back in March........ Attachments Copperhead1.jpg 60.2 KB · Views: 1,569 Copperhead2.jpg 144.5 KB · Views: 1,463 Copperhead3.jpg 69.7 KB · Views: 1,350
waruikazi Legendary Joined Mar 6, 2006 Messages 10,114 Reaction score 18 Location Gunbalanya NT May 4, 2009 #8 Nice pictures dude.
Bearded_Lady Well-Known Member Joined Oct 2, 2008 Messages 655 Reaction score 0 Location Sydney May 4, 2009 #9 Beautiful pics. Amazing animals.
Perko Well-Known Member Joined Aug 11, 2008 Messages 960 Reaction score 1 May 4, 2009 #10 Nice pics. How far up the mountains?
K keithj New Member Joined Mar 14, 2008 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Location Blue Mountains May 4, 2009 #11 CraigP said: Nice pics. How far up the mountains? Click to expand... Thanks - I took 30 or so pics. He's in Blackheath at 1000m - pretty chilly up here ATM - around 6C at night & just over 10C during the day.
CraigP said: Nice pics. How far up the mountains? Click to expand... Thanks - I took 30 or so pics. He's in Blackheath at 1000m - pretty chilly up here ATM - around 6C at night & just over 10C during the day.
Perko Well-Known Member Joined Aug 11, 2008 Messages 960 Reaction score 1 May 4, 2009 #12 amazing snakes arent they to withstand those temps.