Red Belly Probe depth

[daniel1234]

Hi, its been a while between posts. Just curious to know how what depth will a male and female RBB probe? Has anything been written about probing/sexing elapids?

 

[Pitttownboy]

Various between individuals but if you probe over 7 scales usually boy

 

[Stuart]

Eippers book, "A guide to Australian Snakes in Captivity: Elapids and Colubrids" mentions females probe between 2-6 scales and males between 5-11 scales.

 

[daniel1234]

Cheers for that. Saw Eippers on reptilepublications.com last night and figured it must be good with an author like that. I like reads that you can get your teeth into a bit rather than just what to expect if I see them in the wild. Not in a hurry to probe a RBB but just curious.

 

[eipper]

Pseudechis tail shape really easily. Look for the subtle thickening of the tail base just after the vent in males. The females are a gradual taper.

As far as my book goes...I went to great pains to keep it as readable as possible.

Cheers,
Scott