keelback?

[hornet]

omg, this is the smallest snake i have ever seen, a friend found it in a spider web, is it a keelback?

 

[Possum]

Poor little bugger! Is he OK? I don't know what he is but he is cute.....;-)

 

[hornet]

he seems fine, i'm amazed at his size, never seen one this small

 

[kelly]

He is a cutie, I've never seen any snakes that small before!

 

[craig.a.c]

Looks like it could be a rough-scaled snake!?!?

 

[hornet]

i'm afraid to handle him, he looks so fragile

 

[hornet]

nah, anal and subcaudal scales are divided so not a roughie

 

[craig.a.c]

Looks like it could be a rough-scaled snake!?!?!?

 

[craig.a.c]

Don't know what happened then. My bad.

 

[hornet]

double posting, happens to the best of us lol

 

[swingonthespiral]

keelbacks are very varied in colour and im not quite sure where they are normally found but its pretty easy to tell the scales apart cos keels are raised rather than flat...from the looks of it i'd say it was..... hes definately a cutie whatever he is!!!!

 

[hornet]

yea, we get keelbacks here, used to find alot of adults after good rain in the puddles

 

[TrueBlue]

keelback.

 

[hornet]

thanks trueblue looks to be a newborn at that size?

 

[Kali7]

mmm.... keelbacks are on my "wanted" list....

 

[TrueBlue]

yes its a hatchie, arnt they small little critters when young.

 

[Mrs Mac]

sure is a keelback, they can be found at the tip of wa, nt, qld and all down the qld coast to the very tip of nsw coast. according to A Photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles in australia. one of the best books i ever bought.

 

[hornet]

david reed is on the lookout for a red keelback for me, hope he finds me one, would love to breed them one day, such little cuties, i thought they were live bearers but just looked it up they are egg layers

 

[moosenoose]

:lol: The bigger question Hornet, is what kind of coin are you using??? It works really well when having to draw comparisons! :lol:

Very cute little snake though - and good save!!

 

[hornet]

lol thats a aussie 20c coin