fordonia leucobalia

I didnt put this in the ID section because I dont have a photo yet. One of the punters at Darlyn's fishing camp took a photo of a bright orange snake in the mangroves. (Arnhem Land) He says it had a distinct head (python like) and the head was spotted. The rest of the snake was bright orange. He...

I started this thread so other people wouldn't get upset obout us changing the subject so if you want to talk about fish or show your setups this is the place. :D

Hey... Ive just got a baby Green Tree Snake. He's beautiful. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on favourite foods for him? He's definitely too small for pinkies at the moment. Hes been eating crickets for now... but just wanting to get some other ideas from people with little Green Trees so...

I came across this guy and i took a quick picture and i was wondering what it is? i found it at the adi site in Penrith:):)

I couldn't stand some of the internet drivvle (yes some of it was my own!) this morning so i decided i needed to go out into herp reality. I went to a spot where i had seen a Myron richardsoni a few years ago hoping to find another one. This spot is smack in the middle of the Darwin suburbs...

Is it legal in any state to keep these beautiful colubrids? The photo I saw on AROD is amazing!

Hi, just wondering if anyone can come up with a list of as many australian snakes that reproduce either ovoviviparous, oviparous and viviparous.. there are many sites that state some snakes 'bear live young' but they dont seem to differentiate between viviparous and ovoviviparous snakes.. can...

I thought I'd have some fun and post some shots of a snake i recently caught and see who can ID it first. For the newbs, so you hard core seasoned herps with venom in your veins keep it to yourself eh! ok first photo will put another one up tomorrow!

Im bored so i thought id do a GTH Clues: Not Exotic Not an amphibian

hey guys quiz me on reps as im 15 and dont give me way easy qs either im gonna show my parents just how much i know as im on my way to getting a snake. btw im not gonna cheat as u will see in my responses

Righto. I want to usurp The Other Thread and make a new 'longest running thread' on this site. Who wants to help? Unfortunately I've only seen four out of Australia's approximately eleven species. Hopefully I'll add to my count later this year with a trip up north. Brown tree snakes (Boiga...

Ok people I need a hand. How do we tell the difference between some of the whip snakes that are all over the place with some of the similar looking colubrids? Usually the eyes are a give away for colubrids but from the photos of whip snakes I have seen that look very similar. What are the...

be fair let the newbies answer.... Are there insectivorous (eats insects) snakes in Australia?

Different Sp. of pythons are there? Or rather how many different Pythons i.e Morelia Spilota Chenyei and Morelia Spilota McDowelli count as two not one. Obviously not including morphs, also say scrubs for example they come from different parts like the tanimbar, and halmahera and Moluccan...

Post from doc after judgement. All in all, that was a good effort. When you give out the scores could you point out that I rewarded points for picking the differences and for pointing out the exceptions to the rule as well (e.g. snakes have forked tongues and lizards don?t ? except goannas...

Score after 1st round steve6610 1 JandC_Reptiles 1 craig.a.c 1 OuZo 2 soulweaver 2 staffsrule 1 Dicco 2 danep 1 munkee 1 newtosnakes 1 jonno 1 southy 1 junglemad 1 westaussie 1 What a great answers we have here. Impossible to judge fairly this first one. I marked all post...

Hi all, I am currently looking for information on the clinical effects of bites by a range of snake species including: Demansia papuensis and Demansia vestigiata (black whipsnakes) Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus (black-striped snake) or any other Rhinoplocephalus spp. Furina tristis...

Hello everyone OK a bit of fun now GUESS WHO I AM what snake is it who can guess right without looking at snake pics. PK

hi all, i was just looking at snakesnt sight and i sore a The Bockadam (Cerberus rynchops), i went looking on the net and all i could find was pic. just wondering does anyone keep them if so what are they like, how do you keep the and are they any good as a pet? Thanks-heaps ashley

I will run trivia in kidz forum now. every evening after 7 pm i will put question to our young members in this forum. First correct answer will get the point. I know that some of you will be lucky to get the question first but it is just fun and please do not take this to seriously. Please only...