what kind of snake is this?

[Snakeaholic]

it was showering on and off on friday and sat but on sunday it all cleard up and it got quite hot

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

yes it is a fatty too

 

[Snakeaholic]

yes i totaly agree,colour can vary so much in individual species
but copperhead is most likely candidate in the mountains and of that appearance

by the way there a lovely snake

thanks

 

[RevDaniel]

Nice lookign snake what ever it is

 

[Aslan]

yes i totaly agree,colour can vary so much in individual species
but copperhead is most likely candidate in the mountains and of that appearance

by the way there a lovely snake

...Yeah, I think it is a Copperhead - taking into account location, and broadness of the head and body I would say it is almost certainly a Copperhead...

...sounds like a good trip with a few nice Herps - any other photos?

 

[Snakeaholic]

there are some more pics but only lizards

 

[Inkslinger]

my location was the blue mountains (near sydney for those who dont know where that is) and the snake would probably have been around 1-2m in length. here is another pic
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Try this site
http://wildlifeatlas.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/wildlifeatlas/watlas.jsp

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

we need more threads on copperheads
there an awsome snake and most of the ones ive met have a good nature

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

Try this site
http://wildlifeatlas.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/wildlifeatlas/watlas.jsp

interesting that site listed in the sydney area that there is cornsnakes!

i didnt think there would be enough in the wild to get a mention?

 

[Snakeaholic]

hers a lizard pic i got on a walking track



and heres the blue tounge

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[dunno103]

Yep I agree with pimp and aslan, and if it was cool then it definately was a copperhead.

I have found them a very docile and nice looking snake but do not recommend catching them.

Cheers

Steve

 

[pugsly]

Looks gravid too!

 

[JasonL]

def a copperhead, they have a slang name "yellow bellied black snakes" which is what they are often called in country areas from people who don't know what they are talking about. They can grow quite large, this one is from the Snowy's, and is around 5 feet.

 

[mrmikk]

Nice pic JasonL, is that a wild snake, or one of yours?

 

[PimmsPythons]

intergrade

 

[Jonno from ERD]

I'll agree with some of the previous posters, it's a Copperhead Austrelaps ramsayi. It's a female, and certainly looks gravid.

 

[salebrosus]

MMMMMMMMMM i just love Copperheads

Simone

 

[JasonL]

Nice pic JasonL, is that a wild snake, or one of yours?

Wild, found about 10 of them that day, around a pond the size of a football field. In an area I've photographed frogs at about 20 times and never seen any, just shows when the time is right they literally appear out of the woodwork to feast and reproduce.

 

[pugsly]

Nice pic mate, 10 in a day! Crikey happy days!

 

[JasonL]

and 3/4's of them were monsters!, it had rained alot and the grass was 2 foot high, snakes were coiled everywhere, had to look very carefully with each step. My son was sooooo close to treading on the one in the grass that looks a bit tigerish (though it's a def copperhead).