What kind of snake is this?

[Hetty]

My friend found this on the mid-north coast of NSW (Coffs Harbour).

Sorry, the picture isn't very clear.

 

[MrBredli]

Looks like a Kreft's Dwarf Snake (i think that's what they're called).

 

[Hetty]

Thanks Mr B

 

[mitchdiamond]

i think it looks like a crown snake.Cant be sure though the pic is a bit dark on my computer

 

[Chrisreptile]

i cant see a thing on my computer, its pretty dark

 

[Hetty]

I can't find any pics of those Krefft's Dawrf Snakes on the net. I should look through my reptile books, want to see a better picture of one.

 

[Hetty]

Yeah, I know. It was in a pool leaf catcher thing, they wanted to release it pretty fast so I couldn't ask them to stay around taking pics all day

 

[Scleropages]

looks close to the one that I found...

http://www.aussiepythons.com/showthread.php?t=45896

 

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

isnt it a yellow collared whipsnake?

just my opinion

 

[Hetty]

Yeah, I found that it was rare too That's why there are no pics anywhere.

 

[Hetty]

looks close to the one that I found...

http://www.aussiepythons.com/showthread.php?t=45896

The band was thinner than that and was gold. Other than that though, it's really close.

 

[MrBredli]

Not so rare, just rarely seen, like Bandy Bandy's. Search for Cacophis krefftii, Krefft's Dwarf-crowned Snake i think it's called.

 

[Hetty]

yea so either the snake that mr b said or a golden crowned snake

Yup, sounds good I'm thinking it's the golden crowned snake, they look more similar.

Found this pic of the Cacophis krefftii http://www.wiresnr.org/images/blakes_.jpg

 

[MrBredli]

I think the pic (link) above is actually a Golden-crowned Snake, not a Krefft's.

 

[slim6y]

I was just testing my skills and I narrowed it down to the following two possiblities - I haven't looked or read any posts but I say either a collared whip snake or a Kreft's Crowned Snake.

Now I will read back and see if anyone else said the same.

 

[Hetty]

I think the pic (link) above is actually a Golden-crowned Snake, not a Krefft's.

http://www.wiresnr.org/reptiles.html I got it from there. Got any Krefft's pics by any chance? I'd love to see some.

 

[Oxyuranus microlepid]

I haven't looked or read any posts but I say either a collared whip snake quote]

thats what i said

 

[Hetty]

collard whip snake : http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbiol/zoology/herp/fullsize/SF Demansia torquata.jpg

Had one band

 

[slim6y]

I haven't looked or read any posts but I say either a collared whip snake quote]

thats what i said

*great minds* However - the writer is from Sydney - and I'm not sure that the collared whip snake occurs that far down the country side... I think they're Qld and NT based. So I think I will go with the latter of Krefts Crowned Snake.

I only have a pic in a book of a Krefft's Crowned Snake... Sorry - no scanner

 

[Hetty]

*great minds* However - the writer is from Sydney - and I'm not sure that the collared whip snake occurs that far down the country side... I think they're Qld and NT based. So I think I will go with the latter of Krefts Crowned Snake.

I only have a pic in a book of a Krefft's Crowned Snake... Sorry - no scanner

My friend in Coffs Harbour (mid north coast NSW) found him/her