Fuscus
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This is a wild coastal I got from Shelly beach in Caloundra. When I first saw her I thought "WOW" what an animal but there is "no more bang-bang for this babe"
id say its lost its tail tip due to a retained shed on the tail tip
Through her vent like any other snake except she doesn't lift her tail .how does she poo ???
No Idea and I am not game to speculate. A significant portion of coastals that I relocate have part of the tail missing.^^ good point :/
what happened to her? did she get attacked? or something else?
doesnt look like it is more than the tip to me just looks like its come off just after the clouca , fuscus you seen the snake in person did it still have its clouca like the scale part of it or had it lost it before that , i would think (with all my aps education ) that it it had lost it before the clouca then it would have some internal damage aswellI've seen this quite a few times, but that is a lot more than just the tip !
The break is only a scale or two behind the vent. You should be able to locate the vent in the attached photo. I'm amazed that not only that she survived but she is very healthy. Her constriction strength is world class. I very much doubt if she could breed. There was some damage during the capture , I scratched up my arms but the snake was unharmed .that it it had lost it before the clouca then it would have some internal damage aswell
doesnt look like it is more than the tip to me just looks like its come off just after the clouca
I think I better reiterate that it is a WILD snake from a relocation and has been re released
This is the first when relocating that has been anywhere near this this "speccy". Even my wife ( a snake phobic ) commented on how beautiful it was. I've seen photos of a DOR that was as good from Perigian Beach near NoosaDo you often come across wild animals that look like that ? It is amazing, almost looks selective bred.
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