ID of this snake?

[Skelhorn]

Afternoon Guys,

Found this little guy yesterday and he looked different so I snagged him (gently
Had a close look. He looks like a whip snake. Am I correct?


let us know what you think!

 

[GeckPhotographer]

It's a whip snake. Obligatory mention that picking up without ID doesn't seem smart... ah well. Looks like a nice one.

 

[Beard]

Yup

 

[Webless]

Yep! Yellow-Faced Whipsnake I miss those guys! used to catch them a lot in my teens

 

[Skelhorn]

I presumed it was a whip snake, I know picking up a un ID'd snake is not technically a smart move, but he was also in the area of work and it was easier to remove him then try and shoo him away! Mind you I wouldn't be picking up a full grown one, this one was easier to control

Cheers

 

[Webless]

They only get to about 1 meter mate Yellowfaced whipsnakes arnt big.. but jesus they are fast Awesome fun to wrangle with, I've taken a few bites from them in the past and only had some minor swelling and localised pain for a short period... about 30 minutes

 

[Skelhorn]

They only get to about 1 meter mate Yellowfaced whipsnakes arnt big.. but jesus they are fast Awesome fun to wrangle with, I've taken a few bites from them in the past and only had some minor swelling and localised pain for a short period... about 30 minutes

Yeah I was aware that the pain was localised and not too intense...Mind you the smaller you are probably the more you are affected but I'm not a runt lol He was bloody quick and fun to catch haha!

 

[Fuscus]

Defiantly a YFWS. there are lots around on the sunny coast ATM, I've had a couple of call outs, ids and even saw one in my carport. You did well to catch it, they are fast little sods

 

[Skelhorn]

Well i was actually "working" in Noosa collecting some Groundwater Samples etc etc so when i saw it I jumped on the chance to get a closer look lol can't help myself haha. First one I have ever seen