Elapid ID Confirmation

[vhqpa]

My sister and I discovered this snake bush walking near Montville, QLD. Initially we thought Keelback however reviewing pictures it's quite clear it lacks a loreal scale. The scales also look different from an Eastern Brown. We're quite confident that it is an Rough Scaled Snake.


IMG_0616 by vhqpa99, on Flickr


IMG_0617 by vhqpa99, on Flickr

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Thanks,

 

[butters]

I tend to agree from those pictures.

 

[snakefreak16]

rough scaled snake

 

[cadwallader]

He is Stunning great find

 

[imported_Varanus]

great pics, nice looking Rough scale.

 

[Bluetongue1]

Your ID is correct. It is definitely a Rough-scaled snake Tropidechis carinatus. The keeled scales, the straight line of the jaw angle and the olive-brown base colour with feint but visible irregular banding plus the allimportant lackof a loreal scale.

Congratulations on the clarity and focus of the photos. It makes it so much easy to make a positive ID. Well done.

Blue

 

[eipper]

Gorgeous roughie

 

[Barrett]

Awesome job ID'ing that beautiful Roughy and great photos.