snake ID

[Shano92]

hey i was wondering if anybody could help me figure out wat sort of snake this is, bit hard to tell from the photo. i spotted it on Moreton island, and it was about 30cm long.

Cheers Shane

 

[Acrochordus]

Small-eyed Snake Cryptophis nigrescens.
Thanks Tim.

 

[Gecko75]

eastern small eyed snake, (cryptophis nigrescens)

edit, looks like tim beat me to it.

 

[Guest]

It looks like it could be a smalleyed snake to me but I dont really know the area and its hard to say from those pics! look up Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens and see if they look like that one did

 

[Guest]

wow I obviously write slow

 

[Gecko75]

yes it is hard, but couldnt see any head markings which really cuts the options down. its now cryptophis, dont know why they keep changing name I cant keep up half the time lol.

would you be able to give a bit of description to it to help us back up or change our ID's?

 

[Guest]

yes it is hard, but couldnt see any head markings which really cuts the options down. its now cryptophis, dont know why they keep changing name I cant keep up half the time lol.

would you be able to give a bit of description to it to help us back up or change our ID's?

Yeah and im a bit old school too! is moreton island just off brissy?? at first glance the glossy black says smalleyed to me but it is hard to say without a close up

 

[Shano92]

yea moreton is off redcliff. ummm no paterns at all, the stomach had a bit of a redy tinge to it but not enough to say it had a red belly or anythin. but i think yous are right with the smalleye snake, i couldnt think of anything it could be as i am a bit rusty on identications. i need some inspiration to get back into it

Cheers Shane

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

well that was an open and shut case

 

[Shano92]

yea, i mean if anyone else has a different opinion on it feel free to say so but i do agree that it possibly was a smalleye snake wen i heard it.

 

[Guest]

nocturnal,Glossy black with pink ventral scales is more than likley a smalleyed!!