Umbral Very Well-Known Member Joined Feb 2, 2011 Messages 1,345 Reaction score 0 Location Aberdare NSW Mar 10, 2014 #1 Not 100% sure what this is, my first thought was some sort of blind snake?
C canidaevulpes Not so new Member Joined Mar 30, 2013 Messages 27 Reaction score 0 Mar 10, 2014 #2 Bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata).
Umbral Very Well-Known Member Joined Feb 2, 2011 Messages 1,345 Reaction score 0 Location Aberdare NSW Mar 10, 2014 #3 I had a look at the Bandy Bandys range and they arn't shown this far south. The tail also didn't look as stubby.
I had a look at the Bandy Bandys range and they arn't shown this far south. The tail also didn't look as stubby.
J jacevy Active Member Joined Apr 16, 2013 Messages 274 Reaction score 0 Location QLD Mar 10, 2014 #4 Was it dead?
ryanbichel Not so new Member Joined Jan 21, 2014 Messages 52 Reaction score 0 Location bororen/gladstone Mar 10, 2014 #5 definitely with you on your theory of a blind snake, would it be a form of legless lizard maybe?
Umbral Very Well-Known Member Joined Feb 2, 2011 Messages 1,345 Reaction score 0 Location Aberdare NSW Mar 10, 2014 #6 No it was alive, I didn't find it but was told it was on a concrete slab. I probably should have posted this in the id area.
No it was alive, I didn't find it but was told it was on a concrete slab. I probably should have posted this in the id area.
eipper Very Well-Known Member Joined Sep 5, 2007 Messages 2,265 Reaction score 86 Location SEQ Mar 10, 2014 #7 It's Vermicella annulata, the Bandy bandy. They are found along the eastern seaboard including in the hunter valley
It's Vermicella annulata, the Bandy bandy. They are found along the eastern seaboard including in the hunter valley
J jacevy Active Member Joined Apr 16, 2013 Messages 274 Reaction score 0 Location QLD Mar 10, 2014 #8 I just did a quick google and found that there have been quite a few Bandy Bandy sightings in Yengo National Park, which is I presume the Wollombi you are talking about. What a nice looking snake
I just did a quick google and found that there have been quite a few Bandy Bandy sightings in Yengo National Park, which is I presume the Wollombi you are talking about. What a nice looking snake
Umbral Very Well-Known Member Joined Feb 2, 2011 Messages 1,345 Reaction score 0 Location Aberdare NSW Mar 10, 2014 #9 I just looked at a few more sites and some had a much larger distribution range than others and included Wollombi. Thanks for the help.
I just looked at a few more sites and some had a much larger distribution range than others and included Wollombi. Thanks for the help.