First Time??

[BROWNS]

Went for a quick herp last night and have herped the area for years and it was the first time I have ever seen one of these a few minutes from my place.I've seen them out of Mackay heading west and had a play with one once,they have a very interesting defense mechanism and sort of go like a figure 8 with only 2 parts of the body touching the ground and rest of body raised.They can also spin round when you hold them by the tail and what a most beautiful snake.The unfortunate part was it was well alive but had some sort of damage and I doubt it survived the night..enjoy as I did takeing some pics!!!

 

[naledge]

It's beautiful, apart from the blood. What is it?

 

[chickensnake]

Its a bandy bandy. Insnt it??

 

[BROWNS]

Yeah bandy bandy,shame it was injured,such awesome looking snakes!

 

[chickensnake]

yes it is a shame. I know someone that was cleaning their pool filter and there was a black and white necklace in it so they went to pick it up and it swims off lol it was a lil Bandy Bandy

 

[JasonL]

Yeah, they are really pretty snakes... they are usually very placid snakes.

 

[shlanger]

They are venomous.........dont let one bite you!!!!!!

 

[pyrodarknessanny]

awe you lucky S.O.B ! bandy bandys are so awesome.

 

[JasonL]

Here's my son holding one that I rescued from someones house once..

 

[chickensnake]

iv seen that on doccos and stuff, how they arch the middle of their body. Why do they do it?

 

[Kris]

Threat display. "I'm big and scary....back off"

 

[chickensnake]

Oh ok lol thanks for that kris. Is that because they stand out so much with the black and white? also is that why they are so venemous?

 

[JasonL]

some pics of some of the ones I have come across in recent times

 

[JasonL]

They arn't very venomous..

 

[chickensnake]

Oh lol i saw somewhere that they were highly toxic JAS. but DW lol

 

[BROWNS]

Might be thinking of a milk snake is it?Saw a adult spotted another 10 metres after the bandy bandy,a bts and all in an hour on full moon!!

 

[chickensnake]

To your question BROWNS (the milksnake) it prob was what i was thinking of i cant really remember properly because it was a while ago, but nice pics to all

 

[Jay84]

Awww..... poor thing, should have put it out its misery

 

[BROWNS]

Well I actually couldn't see the blood until in the pics and it was moving around pretty well still,still doubt it would have made it to the next morning.

 

[snake_boy]

To your question BROWNS (the milksnake) it prob was what i was thinking of i cant really remember properly because it was a while ago, but nice pics to all

Milk snakes are harmless.
but it does have a highly venomous look alike. I believe its called the king snake?