what snake is this

[markinaus]

Any idea what this snake is .It was found in Blackwater central qld.
it is yellow underneath.

 

[Renee]

Dont no what it is, but its a cute little fella...

 

[rexs1]

Looks like an Ornamental snake

 

[MrBredli]

Cute hey? Yeah, give him a little rub under the chin, see what happens..

 

[beardy_boy99]

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?

 

[ytamarin]

A particularly short water python body but yeh I see what you are getting at. So what is it??

 

[rexs1]

An Ornamental snake. Denisonia maculata. Venomous!!!!

 

[beardy_boy99]

venomous?didnt no that, or wat it was but........yeah anyway..................venomous?.......................

 

[markinaus]

yeah i thought it was Ornamental snake.but i havent seen them in flesh.They are like a death adder with children python head

 

[ytamarin]

Why are they named thus? 'Ornamental'

 

[PhilK]

Why is a whip snake named a whip snake? It's just what somebody named it, hahaha

 

[ytamarin]

Haha you are no help! I'll have to go look it up now

 

[dintony]

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.

 

[lilmissrazz]

ornamental.... look but don't touch?? possibly lol

 

[smacdonald]

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?

Stewart