some elapid picts

ryanharvey1993 · Mar 26, 2009

its belly is very red:?

dpeica · Mar 26, 2009

MathewD · Mar 26, 2009

Here is a little wild Black-Bellied Swamp Snake (Hemiasspis signata) in my backyard

Kurama · Mar 26, 2009

some more.

waruikazi · Mar 27, 2009

Road killed black whip

Ant killed Northern Shovel nose

Had a gorgeous pattern and different to the only other one i've seen

And I do know what this one is... but i want to see if any of you know lol.

ssssmithy · Mar 27, 2009

i dont know my elapids all that well but maybe a collared whip snake?

waruikazi · Mar 27, 2009

ssssmithy said:
i dont know my elapids all that well but maybe a collared whip snake?

Nope

waruikazi · Mar 27, 2009

The one person who i thought would pic it did. It is a Demansia Quaesitor. A recently described species that is apparently reasonably common around the Hodgson Downs area, which just happen to be about where i was.

redbellybite · Mar 28, 2009

-Peter said:
I have never heard this one before, must be true though if a herper told you.

Well Peter there ya go there is some truth to the matter ...Thanks EIPPER

....sometimes the truth is there amongst the overall crap now :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Sturdy · Mar 28, 2009

just one of the tai pics that alot of peeps like
and my new death adder

cheers
sturdy

redbellybite · Mar 29, 2009

I love that taipan shot ...makes you wanna give it a good head scratch ...lol ..your adder is a sweet baby sturdy ...cant wait to see more as your collection gets bigger

Sturdy · Mar 29, 2009

redbellybite said:
I love that taipan shot ...makes you wanna give it a good head scratch ...lol ..your adder is a sweet baby sturdy ...cant wait to see more as your collection gets bigger

hehe well

ive just sold some non ven stuff to make room for a bank of 3 enclosures, and im tossing up the idea of moving some of the pythons around the house to free up another wall in the herp room to fit another bank of 3 URS large vivs.

-Peter · Mar 31, 2009

redbellybite said:
Well Peter there ya go there is some truth to the matter ...Thanks EIPPER ....sometimes the truth is there amongst the overall crap now :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

So there is data?

redbellybite · Mar 31, 2009

eipper said:
ON Pseudechis porphyriacus....

I have worked with P. p from Gippsland, Barmah area, Bendigo, Nagambie in Vic, ones from Syd, Scone, Tenterfield and Eden in NSW and from Lake Barrine, Airlie Beach, Kroombit tops, Gold Coast area in QLD.

As a general rule most specimens from Victoria are smaller on average in length but tend to be stockier, there snouts (nasal, rostrals and first and second supralabials are black to dark brown, however one specimen had a lighter snout) the specimens from Eden in NSW are also similar. Often the red is not as bright as specimens from further north.

One from around Syd and North to Kroombit Tops are larger than Southern ones often with brown to light brown snouts however the colouration seems to travel further along the head, up to the third supralabial and on to the internasals as well as the nasal, rostral, mental and both first and second supralabials. Usually bright red on sides.

From 4 specimens I have seen from the Northern extent of their range they have had cream to white on the prefrontals, internasals, rostral, supralabials, mental and labial scales, the extent of this makes them look quite distinctive. The white to cream may almost replace the red "belly" along the body, however most don't have the bright red seen in the mid range specimens. They can be quite long however their build is similar to that of the mid range specimens.

I cannot comment of the population from the Adelaide hills, SA as I have not seen a confirmed specimen from that local.

Hope this Helps,
Scott Eipper

well peter i wouldnt say this is something he made up now ....

-Peter · Apr 1, 2009

redbellybite said:
well peter i wouldnt say this is something he made up now ....

I, unlike you obviously, am interested to see research data. Thats what I am interested in. I dont doubt Scott and from what he says he has obviously weighed and measured the snakes.

redbellybite · Apr 1, 2009

As I said Peter ...is it myth? or is there some truth to it? and after reading Scott's post ,I really am satisfied ,and yeah dont care for the research data as such...I would presume that Scott wouldve recorded his finds anyway ,so for me, thats good enough to say that the possibility of these finds is true .

pythons73 · Apr 1, 2009

That picture of the Taipan Sturdy is awesome,i honestly cant beleive this threat is still going...Anyone that has a pictures of Stephens Banded could you please post a few,cheers.