Brown Babies

[Hawkei]

Just thought I'd share a couple of (somewhat dodgy) photos just taken of some baby Eastern Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) I picked up the other day. They are about 9 inches long and are yet to have their first shed.

Cheers.

 

[FROGGIESrCUTEo_O]

Very nice

 

[cracksinthepitch]

Such lovely hatchlings. At what age do they lose their coloured heads?

 

[Surfcop24]

They are Gorgeous..... I want .... he he...

 

[m.punja]

nice hawkie, im getting some babies soon, are yours feeding?

 

[Dipcdame]

Seems impossible to think they are as venomous as their parents (with less amounts of venom though, obviously!) They are really cute!

 

[Hawkei]

Thanks for the kind remarks.

The head markings fade over time as the snake becomes a subadult. This will depend pretty highly on feeding habits, etc. It can take up to a couple of years to completely disappear.

They are not feeding, but have had their first slough, and been forcefed this evening.

Cheers.

 

[TWENTY B]

force feeding there little timebomb's would be an interesting thing to see.
Any chance of you doing a vid on youtube?

 

[Hawkei]

Hey Twenty B -

I don't have a video camera here but I'll get my missus to take some shots during the next feed.

Cheers.

 

[TWENTY B]

i use my phone to take video of everything, nokia N05..