Snake ID needed

[cosmicwolf4]

My daughter's boyfriend found this guy thisafternoon, can you guys tell me what he is please and if I should let him go or hand him over.
Thanks guys

 

[Niall]

Looks alot like a Mallee Black Headed Snake,
Not 100% sure, do you have any other pictures?

 

[jordo]

Spot on Niall, Parasuta spectabilis.
Let it go where you found it, they're mildly venomous so be careful - but relatively harmless to humans.

 

[cosmicwolf4]

I will let him go, but have to get there and won't be till the weekend. He's in beautful condition so should be fine till then. He'll be kept in a container on a heat mat till then.
Thank you so much for your help.

 

[whyme]

little whip snake. Some people confuse them with baby eb's

 

[cosmicwolf4]

Change of plan, he's going tomorrow, daughter's boyfriend is picking him up and taking him back to where he was found. He wasn't sure if it was a native to here or was brought down in a truck, so he thought it best to check to be sure.
Thanks again everyone

 

[jordo]

little whip snake. Some people confuse them with baby eb's

Good point, count midbody scales to be sure. P. flagellum have 17, spectabilis have 15. I'm not sure which one occurs around Adelaide?

 

[waruikazi]

Agree with little whip. They do have a death under their name so be careful.

 

[eipper]

That is Parasuta spectabilis...not flaggellum....head marking are different
Cheers,
Scott