Id from shed please

[Jessica_lee]

Hi,

I have had this sent to me and would like to know what it is. I have an idea but do not want to say as I am not 100% sure.

Thanks
jess

 

[diamondbling]

maybe a brown

 

[Jessica_lee]

that was not what i said. could you tell me why you think that?

 

[Origamislice]

can we get a pic f it upside down?

 

[Jessica_lee]

sorry not my picture, if it was I wouldve counted the scales.

 

[Matthew13]

I'm not posative but I think its a blue BIC

 

[-Matt-]

What do you think it is? Where was it found?

 

[Firepac]

Brown Tree Snake... or maybe Green

 

[Jessica_lee]

thanks david, not sure if you got my email. Is this because of the frontal scale? this is what i guessed but it is hard to tell from the picture, i also took into account it may be distorted. I havent had much experience in relocating skins to be honest.

 

[Firepac]

No I hadn't checked my emails (but I have now), and yes mainly from frontal scales, also the thumbnail shaped scales running down the middle of its back, as well as your location etc.

 

[Jessica_lee]

thanks they were the only two things i was going off. The email said "looks like a brown snake so be careful". I wasn't sure why they said this. And i know that they do change size (just witnessing this from my pythons) but it is very thin for its length, given those three things I voted tree snake.

 

[snakelady-viper]

Tree snake

 

[Jessica_lee]

snakelady can you tell me why? Just trying to improve my own knowledge at the same time.

Cheers

 

[Jessica_lee]

any more input ? cheers

 

[Kenshin]

the head scales look boiga to me

 

[Slats]

the head scales look boiga to me

I realise mid body isnt show well but it doesnt look like the scale count will be high enough for boiga.

 

[reptiledude1]

its a brown snake iv got a shed the same as that

 

[Jonno from ERD]

It's not Boiga - it doesn't have the hexagonal dorsal scales.

 

[Jessica_lee]

Reptile dude - Are your referring to boiga irregularis or pseudonaja (excuse spelling). Could you tell me why?

Johnno does this mean you thinks its a common tree snake, or something else entirely?

 

[Jonno from ERD]

G'day Jess,

It's a Green Tree Snake...with 95% certainty

Cheers